Named characters

Major entities (proper, common)

FAC

61 here/Here
50 the room/The room
46 the house/the House/The House
44 home/Home
28 the castle/the Castle/The Castle
23 there
23 the Temple/The Temple
18 the chamber/the Chamber
14 the Abbey/the abbey/The Abbey
13 the House of Commons

GPE

58 the country/The country/the Country
24 this country
23 the town
9 the kingdom
8 the state/the State
8 town
8 this district
7 the county
6 the metropolis
6 the village

LOC

71 the world/The world
21 the land
16 the river
10 the country
8 the north/the North
6 his country
6 the dale
6 these parts
6 the north of England/the North of England
6 the moor/the Moor

PER

169 the people/the People/The people/the PEOPLE/The People/THE PEOPLE
71 her father/Her father
53 sir/Sir
52 one/One
49 my father/My father
42 the Bishop/the bishop/The Bishop
33 his wife/His wife
28 men/Men
28 no one/No one
28 your father/Your father

ORG

22 the government/the Government/The government
4 the Church/The church/the church
4 the House of Lords
3 the Venetian party
2 the government of the country
2 the House of Commons
2 the club
2 the army
2 the Treasury
1 a corrupt senate

VEH

4 the train
4 the coach/The coach
3 a hackney coach
3 the pony
3 the carriage
2 the cab
2 the boat
1 a graceful carriage
1 a cart
1 The railways

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“ [I]_6012-i ’ll take the odds against [Caravan]_259-caravan . ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ In poneys ? ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ Done . ”_{[260-lord milford]} And [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , [a young noble]_{777-a young noble} , entered in [his]_{260-lord milford} book the bet which [he]_{260-lord milford} had just made with [Mr Latour]_{261-mr latour} , [a grey headed member of the Jockey Club]_{778-a grey headed member of the jockey club} . It was the eve of the Derby of 1837 . In [a vast and golden saloon]_{779-a vast and golden saloon} , that in [its]_{779-a vast and golden saloon} decorations would have become , and in [its]_{779-a vast and golden saloon} splendour would not have disgraced , [Versailles]_{262-versailles} in the days of [the grand monarch]_{780-the grand monarch} , were assembled [many whose hearts beat at the thought of the morrow , and whose brains still laboured to control its]_{781-many whose hearts beat at the thought of the morrow , and whose brains still laboured to control its} fortunes to [their]_{781-many whose hearts beat at the thought of the morrow , and whose brains still laboured to control its} advantage . “ [They]_6013-they say that [Caravan]_259-caravan looks puffy , ”_{[782-a young man]} lisped in a low voice [a young man]_{782-a young man} , lounging on the edge of a buhl table that had once belonged to [a Mortemart]_{783-a mortemart} , and dangling a rich cane with affected indifference in order to conceal [his]_{782-a young man} anxiety from all , except [the person whom [he]_{782-a young man} addressed]_{784-the person whom he addressed} . “ [They]_6013-they are taking seven to two against [him]_259-caravan freely over the way , ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} was the reply . “ [I]_{785-the gentleman with the cane} believe it ’s all right . ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} “ Do [you]_{784-the person whom he addressed} know [I]_{785-the gentleman with the cane} dreamed last night something about [Mango]_263-mango , ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} continued [the gentleman with the cane]_{785-the gentleman with the cane} , and with a look of uneasy superstition . [[His]_{782-a young man} companion]_{786-his companion} shook [his]_{782-a young man} head . “ Well , ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} continued [the gentleman with the cane]_{785-the gentleman with the cane} , “ [I]_{785-the gentleman with the cane} have no opinion of [him]_259-caravan . [I]_{785-the gentleman with the cane} gave [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont the odds against [Mango]_263-mango this morning ; [he]_259-caravan goes with [us]_6014-us , [you]_{784-the person whom he addressed} know . By the bye , who is [our]_6014-us fourth ? ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} “ [I]_{785-the gentleman with the cane} thought of [Milford]_{260-lord milford} , ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} was the reply in an under tone . “ What say [you]_{260-lord milford} ? ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} “ [Milford]_{260-lord milford} is going with [St James]_{56-st james ’s street} and [Punch Hughes]_{266-punch hughes} . ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} “ Well , let [us]_6014-us come into supper , and [we]_6014-us shall see [some fellow [we]_6014-us like]_{6015-some fellow we like} . ”_{[785-the gentleman with the cane]} So saying , [the companions]_{788-the companions} , taking [their]_{788-the companions} course through more than [one chamber]_{789-one chamber} , entered [an apartment of less dimensions than [the principal saloon]_{791-the principal saloon} , but not less sumptuous in [its]_{790-an apartment of less dimensions than the principal saloon , but not less sumptuous in its general appearance} general appearance]_{790-an apartment of less dimensions than the principal saloon , but not less sumptuous in its general appearance} . The gleaming lustres poured a flood of soft yet brilliant light over a plateau glittering with gold plate , and fragrant with exotics embedded in vases of rare porcelain . The seats on each side of the table were occupied by persons consuming , with a heedless air , delicacies for which [they]_{788-the companions} had no appetite ; while the conversation in general consisted of flying phrases referring to the impending event of the great day that had already dawned . “ Come from [Lady St Julian]_{267-lady st julian} ’s , [Fitz]_{268-lord fitz - warene} ? ”_{[792-a youth of very tender years , and whose fair visage was as downy and as blooming as the peach from which with a languid air]} said [a youth of very tender years , and whose fair visage was as downy and as blooming as the peach from which with a languid air]_{792-a youth of very tender years , and whose fair visage was as downy and as blooming as the peach from which with a languid air} [he]_{792-a youth of very tender years , and whose fair visage was as downy and as blooming as the peach from which with a languid air} withdrew [his]_{792-a youth of very tender years , and whose fair visage was as downy and as blooming as the peach from which with a languid air} lips to make this inquiry of [the gentleman with the cane]_{785-the gentleman with the cane} . “ Yes ; why were not [you]_{268-lord fitz - warene} there ? ”_{[792-a youth of very tender years , and whose fair visage was as downy and as blooming as the peach from which with a languid air]} “ [I]_{269-the melancholy cupid} never go anywhere , ”_{[269-the melancholy cupid]} replied [the melancholy Cupid]_{269-the melancholy cupid} , “ everything bores [me]_{269-the melancholy cupid} so . ”_{[269-the melancholy cupid]} “ Well , will [you]_{268-lord fitz - warene} go to [Epsom]_1-epsom with [us]_{788-the companions} to - morrow , [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} ? ”_{[271-lord fitzheron]} said [Lord Fitzheron]_{271-lord fitzheron} . “ [I]_{271-lord fitzheron} take [Berners]_{272-mr berners} and [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont , and with [you]_{268-lord fitz - warene} [our]_{788-the companions} party will be perfect . ”_{[271-lord fitzheron]} “ [I]_{794-the boy} feel so cursed blase ! ”_{[794-the boy]} exclaimed [the boy]_{794-the boy} in a tone of elegant anguish . “ It will give [you]_{268-lord fitz - warene} a fillip , [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} ; “ do [you]_{268-lord fitz - warene} all the good in [the world]_{6016-the world} . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ Nothing can do [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} good , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} , throwing away [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} almost untasted peach , “ [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} should be quite content if anything could do [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} harm . [Waiter]_273-waiter , bring [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} a tumbler of Badminton . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ And bring [me]_{274-lord eugene de vere} one too , ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} sighed out [Lord Eugene De Vere]_{274-lord eugene de vere} , who was a year older than [Alfred Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} , [[his]_{274-lord eugene de vere} companion and brother]_{795-his companion and brother} in listlessness . [Both]_796-both had exhausted life in [their]_796-both teens , and all that remained for [them]_796-both was to mourn , amid the ruins of [their]_796-both reminiscences , over the extinction of excitement . “ Well , [Eugene]_{274-lord eugene de vere} , suppose [you]_{274-lord eugene de vere} come with [us]_6017-us . ”_{[271-lord fitzheron]} said [Lord Fitzheron]_{271-lord fitzheron} . “ [I]_{274-lord eugene de vere} think [I]_{274-lord eugene de vere} shall go down to [Hampton Court]_{2-hampton court} and play tennis , ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} said [Lord Eugene]_{274-lord eugene de vere} . “ As it is [the Derby]_{3-the derby} , [nobody]_6018-nobody will be [there]_6019-there . ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} “ And [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} will go with [you]_{274-lord eugene de vere} , [Eugene]_{274-lord eugene de vere} , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Alfred Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} , “ and [we]_6017-us will dine together afterwards at [the Toy]_{4-the toy} . Anything is better than dining in [this infernal]_{6020-this infernal} [London]_5-london . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ Well , for [my]_{272-mr berners} part , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} . “ [I]_{272-mr berners} do not like [your]_{274-lord eugene de vere} suburban dinners . [You]_{274-lord eugene de vere} always get something [you]_{274-lord eugene de vere} ca n’t eat , and cursed bad wine . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} rather like bad wine , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} ; “ [one]_6021-one gets so bored with good wine . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ Do [you]_{272-mr berners} want the odds against [Hybiscus]_275-hybiscus , [Berners]_{272-mr berners} ? ”_{[797-a guardsman]} said [a guardsman]_{797-a guardsman} looking up from [his]_{797-a guardsman} book , which [he]_{797-a guardsman} had been very intently studying . “ All [I]_{797-a guardsman} want is some supper , and as [you]_{272-mr berners} are not using [[your]_{272-mr berners} place]_{6022-your place} — ”_{[797-a guardsman]} “ [You]_{272-mr berners} shall have it . Oh ! here ’s [Milford]_{260-lord milford} , [he]_{260-lord milford} will give [them]_6023-them [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} And at this moment entered [the room]_{798-the room} [the young nobleman whom [we]_800-we have before mentioned]_{799-the young nobleman whom we have before mentioned} , accompanied by [an individual who was approaching perhaps the termination of [his]_{801-an individual who was approaching perhaps the termination of his fifth lustre but whose general air rather betokened even a less experienced time of life} fifth lustre but whose general air rather betokened even a less experienced time of life]_{801-an individual who was approaching perhaps the termination of his fifth lustre but whose general air rather betokened even a less experienced time of life} . Tall , with a well - proportioned figure and [a graceful carriage]_{802-a graceful carriage} , [his]_{801-an individual who was approaching perhaps the termination of his fifth lustre but whose general air rather betokened even a less experienced time of life} countenance touched with a sensibility that at once engages the affections . [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont was not only admired by that sex , whose approval generally secures [[men]_803-men enemies among [[their]_803-men fellows]_{805-their fellows} , but was at the same time [the favourite of [his]_264-egremont own]_{806-the favourite of his own}]_{804-men enemies among their fellows , but was at the same time the favourite of his own} . “ Ah , [Egremont]_264-egremont ! come and sit here , ”_{[807-more than one banqueter]} exclaimed [more than one banqueter]_{807-more than one banqueter} . “ [I]_{271-lord fitzheron} saw [you]_264-egremont waltzing with [the little Bertie]_{6024-the little bertie} , [old fellow]_{6025-old fellow} , ”_{[271-lord fitzheron]} said [Lord Fitzheron]_{271-lord fitzheron} , “ and therefore did not stay to speak to [you]_264-egremont , as [I]_{271-lord fitzheron} thought [we]_6026-we should meet [here]_6027-here . [I]_{271-lord fitzheron} am to call for [you]_264-egremont , mind . ”_{[271-lord fitzheron]} “ How shall [we]_6026-we all feel this time to - morrow ? ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , smiling . “ [The happiest fellow]_{6028-the happiest fellow} at this moment must be [Cockie Graves]_{276-cockie graves} , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} . “ [He]_{276-cockie graves} can have no suspense . [I]_{260-lord milford} have been looking over [his]_{276-cockie graves} book , and [I]_{260-lord milford} defy [him]_{276-cockie graves} , whatever happens , not to lose . ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ [Poor Cockie]_{277-poor cockie} . ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} ; “ [he]_{276-cockie graves} has asked [me]_{272-mr berners} to dine with [him]_{276-cockie graves} at [the Clarendon]_{6-the clarendon} on Saturday . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [Cockie]_{277-poor cockie} is [a very good Cockie]_{6029-a very good cockie} , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , “ and [Caravan]_6030-caravan is a very good horse ; and if [any gentleman sportsman present]_{6031-any gentleman sportsman present} wishes to give seven to two , [I]_{260-lord milford} will take [him]_{276-cockie graves} to any amount . ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ [My]_264-egremont book is made up , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont ; “ and [I]_264-egremont stand or fall by [Caravan]_6030-caravan . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ And [I.]_264-egremont ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ And [I.]_264-egremont ”_{[264-egremont]} “ And [I.]_264-egremont ”_{[264-egremont]} “ Well , mark [my]_{808-a fourth} words , ”_{[808-a fourth]} said [a fourth]_{808-a fourth} , rather solemnly , “ Rat - trap wins . ”_{[808-a fourth]} “ There is not a horse except [Caravan]_259-caravan , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , “ fit for a borough stake . ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ [You]_264-egremont used to be all for [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} , [Egremont]_264-egremont , ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} said [Lord Eugene de Vere]_{274-lord eugene de vere} . “ Yes ; but fortunately [I]_{274-lord eugene de vere} have got out of that scrape . [I]_{274-lord eugene de vere} owe [Phip Dormer]_{279-phip dormer} a good turn for that . [I]_{274-lord eugene de vere} was [the third man who knew [he]_{279-phip dormer} had gone lame]_{6033-the third man who knew he had gone lame} . ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} “ And what are the odds against [him]_{279-phip dormer} now . ”_{[808-a fourth]} “ Oh ! nominal ; forty to one,—what [you]_264-egremont please . ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} “ [He]_{279-phip dormer} wo n’t run , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , “ [John Day]_{280-john day} told [me]_{272-mr berners} [he]_{279-phip dormer} had refused to ride [him]_{279-phip dormer} . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [I]_{260-lord milford} believe [Cockie Graves]_{276-cockie graves} might win something if [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} came in first , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , laughing . “ How close it is to - night ! ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ [Waiter]_6034-waiter , give [me]_264-egremont some Seltzer water ; and open another window ; open them all . ”_{[264-egremont]} At this moment an influx of [guests]_809-guests intimated that the assembly at [Lady St Julian ’s]_{267-lady st julian} was broken up . [Many at the table]_{810-many at the table} rose and yielded [their]_{810-many at the table} places , clustering round the chimney - piece , or forming in various groups , and discussing the great question . Several of [those who had recently entered]_{811-those who had recently entered} were [votaries of Rat - trap]_{812-votaries of rat - trap} , [the favourite]_{813-the favourite} , and quite prepared , from all the information that had reached [them]_{810-many at the table} , to back [their]_{810-many at the table} opinions valiantly . The conversation had now become general and animated , or rather there was a medley of voices in which little was distinguished except the names of horses and the amount of odds . In the midst of all this , [waiters]_814-waiters glided about handing incomprehensible mixtures bearing aristocratic names ; mystical combinations of French wines and German waters , flavoured with slices of Portugal fruits , and cooled with lumps of American ice , compositions which immortalized the creative genius of some high patrician name . “ By [Jove]_281-jove ! that ’s a flash , ”_{[260-lord milford]} exclaimed [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , as a blaze of lightning seemed to suffuse [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} , and the beaming lustres turned white and ghastly in the glare . The thunder rolled over [the building]_{816-the building} . There was a dead silence . Was it going to rain ? Was it going to pour ? Was the storm confined to [the metropolis]_{817-the metropolis} ? Would it reach [Epsom]_1-epsom ? A deluge , and the course would be a quagmire , and strength might baffle speed . Another flash , another explosion , the hissing noise of rain . [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} moved aside , and jealous of the eye of another , read a letter from [Chifney]_282-chifney , and in a few minutes afterwards offered to take the odds against [Pocket Hercules]_{283-pocket hercules} . [Mr Latour]_{261-mr latour} walked to the window , surveyed the heavens , sighed that there was not time to send [his]_{261-mr latour} tiger from the door to [Epsom]_1-epsom , and get information whether the storm had reached [the Surrey hills]_{818-the surrey hills} , for to - night ’s operations . It was too late . So [he]_{261-mr latour} took a rusk and a glass of lemonade , and retired to rest with a cool head and a cooler heart . The storm raged , the incessant flash played as it were round the burnished cornice of [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} , and threw a lurid hue on the scenes of [Watteau]_284-watteau and Boucher that sparkled in the medallions over the lofty doors . The thunderbolts seemed to descend in clattering confusion upon the roof . Sometimes there was a moment of dead silence , broken only by the pattering of the rain in [the street without]_{820-the street without} , or the pattering of the dice in a chamber at hand . Then horses were backed , bets made , and there were loud and frequent calls for brimming goblets from [hurrying waiters , distracted by the lightning and deafened by the peal]_{821-hurrying waiters , distracted by the lightning and deafened by the peal} . It seemed a scene and a supper where [the marble guest of [Juan]_285-juan]_{822-the marble guest of juan} might have been expected , and had [he]_{261-mr latour} arrived , [he]_{261-mr latour} would have found probably hearts as bold and spirits as reckless as [he]_{261-mr latour} encountered in [Andalusia]_8-andalusia . “ Will [any one]_{6035-any one} do anything about [Hybiscus]_275-hybiscus ? ”_{[823-a gentleman in the ring at epsom]} sang out [a gentleman in the ring at [Epsom]_1-epsom]_{823-a gentleman in the ring at epsom} . [It]_824-it was full of [eager groups]_{825-eager groups} ; round the betting post a swarming cluster , while the magic circle itself was surrounded by a host of [horsemen]_826-horsemen shouting from [their]_826-horsemen saddles the odds [they]_826-horsemen were ready to receive or give , and the names of the horses [they]_826-horsemen were prepared to back or to oppose . “ Will [any one]_{6035-any one} do anything about [Hybiscus]_275-hybiscus ? ”_{[828-the tall , stiff peer in the white great coat]} “ [I]_{827-a tall , stiff saxon peer , in a white great coat} ’ll give [you]_{827-a tall , stiff saxon peer , in a white great coat} five to one , ”_{[827-a tall , stiff saxon peer , in a white great coat]} said [a tall , stiff Saxon peer , in a white great coat]_{827-a tall , stiff saxon peer , in a white great coat} . “ No ; [I]_{828-the tall , stiff peer in the white great coat} ’ll take six . ”_{[828-the tall , stiff peer in the white great coat]} [The tall , stiff peer in the white great coat]_{828-the tall , stiff peer in the white great coat} mused for a moment with [his]_{828-the tall , stiff peer in the white great coat} pencil at [his]_{828-the tall , stiff peer in the white great coat} lip , and then said , “ Well , [I]_{828-the tall , stiff peer in the white great coat} ’ll give [you]_{827-a tall , stiff saxon peer , in a white great coat} six . What do [you]_{827-a tall , stiff saxon peer , in a white great coat} say about [Mango]_263-mango ? ”_{[828-the tall , stiff peer in the white great coat]} “ Eleven to two against [Mango]_263-mango , ”_{[829-a little humpbacked man]} called out [a little humpbacked man]_{829-a little humpbacked man} in a shrill voice , but with the air of [one who was master of [his]_{830-one who was master of his work} work]_{830-one who was master of his work} . “ [I]_{260-lord milford} should like to do a little business with [you]_{827-a tall , stiff saxon peer , in a white great coat} , [Mr Chippendale]_{286-mr chippendale} , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} in a coaxing tone , “ but [I]_{260-lord milford} must have six to one . ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ Eleven to two , and no mistake , ”_{[831-this keeper of a second - rate gaming - house , who , known by the flattering appellation of hump chippendale]} said [this keeper of a second - rate gaming - house , who , known by the flattering appellation of [Hump Chippendale]_{287-hump chippendale}]_{831-this keeper of a second - rate gaming - house , who , known by the flattering appellation of hump chippendale} , now turned with malignant abruptness from [the heir apparent of an English earldom]_{832-the heir apparent of an english earldom} . “ [You]_{827-a tall , stiff saxon peer , in a white great coat} shall have six to one , [[my]_{288-captain spruce} Lord]_{6037-my lord} , ”_{[288-captain spruce]} said [Captain Spruce]_{288-captain spruce} , [a debonair personage with a well - turned silk hat arranged a little aside , [his]_{288-captain spruce} coloured cravat tied with precision , [his]_{288-captain spruce} whiskers trimmed like a quickset hedge]_{833-a debonair personage with a well - turned silk hat arranged a little aside , his coloured cravat tied with precision , his whiskers trimmed like a quickset hedge} . [Spruce]_{288-captain spruce} , who had earned [his]_{288-captain spruce} title of Captain on [the plains of [Newmarket]_9-newmarket]_{834-the plains of newmarket} , which had witnessed for many a year [his]_{288-captain spruce} successful exploits , had a weakness for [the aristocracy]_{835-the aristocracy} , who knowing [his]_{288-captain spruce} graceful infirmity patronized [him]_{288-captain spruce} with condescending dexterity , acknowledged [his]_{288-captain spruce} existence in [Pall Mall]_{10-pall mall} as well as at [Tattersalls]_{11-tattersalls} , and thus occasionally got a point more than the betting out of [him]_{288-captain spruce} . [Hump Chippendale]_{287-hump chippendale} had none of these gentle failings ; [he]_{287-hump chippendale} was a democratic leg , who loved to fleece [a noble]_{836-a noble} , and thought [all men]_{837-all men} were born equal — a consoling creed that was a hedge for [[his]_{287-hump chippendale} hump]_{838-his hump} . “ Seven to four against [the favourite]_{813-the favourite} ; seven to two against [Caravan]_259-caravan ; eleven to two against [Mango]_263-mango . What about [Benedict]_289-benedict ? Will [any one]_{6035-any one} do anything about [Pocket Hercules]_{283-pocket hercules} ? Thirty to one against [Dardanelles]_{13-dardanelles} . ”_{[287-hump chippendale]} “ Done . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ Five and thirty ponies to one against [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} , ”_{[839-a little man]} shouted [a little man]_{839-a little man} vociferously and repeatedly . “ [I]_{260-lord milford} will give forty , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} . No answer,—nothing done . “ Forty to one ! ”_{[264-egremont]} murmured [Egremont]_264-egremont who stood against [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} . A little nervous , [he]_264-egremont said to [the peer in the white great coat]_{840-the peer in the white great coat} , “ Do n’t [you]_{840-the peer in the white great coat} think that [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} may after all have some chance ? ”_{[264-egremont]} “ [I]_{841-the peer} should be cursed sorry to be deep against [him]_{278-phosphorus} , ”_{[841-the peer]} said [the peer]_{841-the peer} . [Egremont]_264-egremont with a quivering lip walked away . [He]_264-egremont consulted [his]_264-egremont book ; [he]_264-egremont meditated anxiously . Should [he]_264-egremont hedge ? It was scarcely worth while to mar the symmetry of [his]_264-egremont winnings ; [he]_264-egremont stood “ so well ”_{[842-all the favourites]} by [all the favourites]_{842-all the favourites} ; and for a horse at forty to one . No ; [he]_264-egremont would trust [[his]_264-egremont star]_{843-his star} , [he]_264-egremont would not hedge . “ [Mr Chippendale]_{286-mr chippendale} , ”_{[840-the peer in the white great coat]} whispered [the peer in the white great coat]_{840-the peer in the white great coat} , “ go and press [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont about [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} . [I]_{840-the peer in the white great coat} should not be surprised if [you]_{286-mr chippendale} got a good thing . ”_{[840-the peer in the white great coat]} At this moment , [a huge , broad - faced , rosy - gilled fellow , with one of those good - humoured yet cunning countenances that [we]_846-we meet occasionally on [the northern side of [the Trent]_{14-the trent}]_{847-the northern side of the trent}]_{845-a huge , broad - faced , rosy - gilled fellow , with one of those good - humoured yet cunning countenances that we meet occasionally on the northern side of the trent} , rode up to the ring on a square cob and dismounting entered the circle . [He]_{845-a huge , broad - faced , rosy - gilled fellow , with one of those good - humoured yet cunning countenances that we meet occasionally on the northern side of the trent} was [a carcase butcher]_{848-a carcase butcher} , famous in [[Carnaby]_15-carnaby market]_{849-carnaby market} , and [the prime councillor of [a distinguished nobleman for whom privately [he]_{845-a huge , broad - faced , rosy - gilled fellow , with one of those good - humoured yet cunning countenances that we meet occasionally on the northern side of the trent} betted on commission]_{851-a distinguished nobleman for whom privately he betted on commission}]_{850-the prime councillor of a distinguished nobleman for whom privately he betted on commission} . [His]_{845-a huge , broad - faced , rosy - gilled fellow , with one of those good - humoured yet cunning countenances that we meet occasionally on the northern side of the trent} secret service to - day was to bet against [[his]_{845-a huge , broad - faced , rosy - gilled fellow , with one of those good - humoured yet cunning countenances that we meet occasionally on the northern side of the trent} noble employer]_{852-his noble employer} ’s own horse , and so [he]_{845-a huge , broad - faced , rosy - gilled fellow , with one of those good - humoured yet cunning countenances that we meet occasionally on the northern side of the trent} at once sung out , “ Twenty to one against [Man - trap]_{6040-man - trap} . ”_{[845-a huge , broad - faced , rosy - gilled fellow , with one of those good - humoured yet cunning countenances that we meet occasionally on the northern side of the trent]} [A young gentleman]_{853-a young gentleman} just launched into [the world]_{6016-the world} , and who , proud of [his]_{853-a young gentleman} ancient and spreading acres , was now making [his]_{853-a young gentleman} first book , seeing Man - trap marked eighteen to one on the cards , jumped eagerly at this bargain , while [Lord Fitzheron]_{271-lord fitzheron} and [[Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} who were at hand and who in [their]_{855-mr berners who were at hand and who in their days had found their names in the book of the carcase butcher} days had found [their]_{855-mr berners who were at hand and who in their days had found their names in the book of the carcase butcher} names in the book of [the carcase butcher]_{856-the carcase butcher}]_{855-mr berners who were at hand and who in their days had found their names in the book of the carcase butcher} , and grown wise by it , interchanged a smile . “ [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont will not take , ”_{[287-hump chippendale]} said [Hump Chippendale]_{287-hump chippendale} to [the peer in the white great coat]_{840-the peer in the white great coat} . “ [You]_{858-his noble friend} must have been too eager , ”_{[858-his noble friend]} said [[his]_{287-hump chippendale} noble friend]_{858-his noble friend} . The ring is up ; the last odds declared ; all gallop away to [the Warren]_{859-the warren} . A few minutes , only a few minutes , and the event that for twelve months has been the pivot of so much calculation , of such subtile combinations , of such deep conspiracies , round which the thought and passion of the sporting world have hung like eagles , will be recorded in the fleeting tablets of the past . But what minutes ! Count them by sensation and not by calendars , and each moment is a day and the race a life . [Hogarth]_291-hogarth in a coarse and yet animated sketch has painted “ Before ”_{[291-hogarth]} and “ After . ”_{[291-hogarth]} A creative spirit of a higher vein might develop the simplicity of the idea with sublimer accessories . Pompeius before [Pharsalia]_16-pharsalia , [Harold before Hastings]_292-harold , [Napoleon]_293-napoleon before [Waterloo]_17-waterloo , might afford some striking contrasts to the immediate catastrophe of [their]_{855-mr berners who were at hand and who in their days had found their names in the book of the carcase butcher} fortunes . [Finer]_294-finer still [the inspired mariner who has just discovered [a new world]_{861-a new world}]_{860-the inspired mariner who has just discovered a new world} ; [the sage who has revealed [a new planet]_{863-a new planet}]_{862-the sage who has revealed a new planet} ; and yet the “ Before ”_[294-finer] and “ After ”_[294-finer] of a first - rate English race , in the degree of its excitement , and sometimes in the tragic emotions of its close , may vie even with these . [They]_{855-mr berners who were at hand and who in their days had found their names in the book of the carcase butcher} are saddling the horses ; [Caravan]_259-caravan looks in great condition ; and a scornful smile seems to play upon the handsome features of [Pavis]_295-pavis , as in the becoming colours of [[his]_295-pavis employer]_{864-his employer} , [he]_295-pavis gracefully gallops [his]_295-pavis horse before [[his]_295-pavis admiring supporters]_{865-his admiring supporters} . [Egremont]_264-egremont in the delight of [an English patrician]_{866-an english patrician} scarcely saw [Mango]_263-mango , and never even thought of [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} — [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} , who , by the bye , was the first horse that showed , with both [his]_{278-phosphorus} forelegs bandaged . [They]_{855-mr berners who were at hand and who in their days had found their names in the book of the carcase butcher} are off ! As soon as [they]_{855-mr berners who were at hand and who in their days had found their names in the book of the carcase butcher} are well away , [Chifney]_282-chifney makes the running with [Pocket Hercules]_{283-pocket hercules} . Up to [the Rubbing House]_{867-the rubbing house} [he]_282-chifney is leading ; this is the only point the eye can select . Higher up [the hill]_{868-the hill} , [Caravan]_259-caravan , [Hybiscus]_275-hybiscus , [Benedict]_289-benedict , [Mahometan]_{296-mahometan} , [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} , [Michel Fell]_{297-michel fell} , and [Rat - trap]_{869-rat - trap} are with the grey , forming a front rank , and at the new ground the pace has told its tale , for half a dozen are already out of the race . The summit is gained ; the tactics alter : here [Pavis]_295-pavis brings up [Caravan]_259-caravan , with extraordinary severity,—the pace round [Tattenham]_19-tattenham corner terrific ; [Caravan]_6030-caravan leading , then [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} a little above [him]_295-pavis , [Mahometan]_{296-mahometan} next , [Hybiscus]_275-hybiscus fourth . [Rat - trap]_{869-rat - trap} looking badly , [Wisdom]_298-wisdom , [Benedict]_289-benedict and another handy . By this time [Pocket Hercules]_{283-pocket hercules} has enough , and at [the road]_{872-the road} the tailing grows at every stride . Here [the favourite]_{813-the favourite} [himself]_{813-the favourite} is hors de combat , as well as [Dardanelles]_{13-dardanelles} , and [a crowd of lesser celebrities]_{874-a crowd of lesser celebrities} . There are now but four left in the race , and of these , two , [Hybiscus]_275-hybiscus and [Mahometan]_{296-mahometan} , are some lengths behind . Now it is neck and neck between [Caravan]_259-caravan and [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} . At [the stand Caravan]_{875-the stand caravan} has decidedly the best , but just at the post , [Edwards]_299-edwards , on [Phosphorus]_{278-phosphorus} , lifts [the gallant little horse]_{876-the gallant little horse} , and with an extraordinary effort contrives to shove [him]_{876-the gallant little horse} in by half a length . “ [You]_{876-the gallant little horse} look a little low , [Charley]_264-egremont , ”_{[271-lord fitzheron]} said [Lord Fitzheron]_{271-lord fitzheron} , as taking [their]_877-their lunch in [their]_877-their drag [he]_{271-lord fitzheron} poured the champagne into the glass of [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ By [Jove]_281-jove ! ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , “ Only think of [Cockie Graves]_{276-cockie graves} having gone and done it ! ”_{[260-lord milford]} [Egremont]_264-egremont was [the younger brother of [an English earl , whose nobility being of nearly three centuries ’ date]_{879-an english earl , whose nobility being of nearly three centuries ’ date} , ranked [him]_264-egremont among [[our]_880-our high and ancient peers]_{881-our high and ancient peers} , although its origin was more memorable than illustrious]_{878-the younger brother of an english earl , whose nobility being of nearly three centuries ’ date , ranked him among our high and ancient peers , although its origin was more memorable than illustrious} . [The founder of [the family]_{883-the family}]_{882-the founder of the family} had been [a confidential domestic of [one of the favourites of [Henry the Eighth]_{300-henry the eighth}]_{884-one of the favourites of henry the eighth} , and had contrived to be appointed one of [the commissioners for “ visiting and taking the surrenders of divers religious houses]_{6042-the commissioners for “ visiting and taking the surrenders of divers religious houses}]_{6041-a confidential domestic of one of the favourites of henry the eighth , and had contrived to be appointed one of the commissioners for “ visiting and taking the surrenders of divers religious houses} . ”_{[6042-the commissioners for “ visiting and taking the surrenders of divers religious houses]} It came to pass that [divers of [these religious houses]_{886-these religious houses}]_{885-divers of these religious houses} surrendered [themselves]_{885-divers of these religious houses} eventually to the use and benefit of [honest Baldwin Greymount]_{301-honest baldwin greymount} . [The king]_{887-the king} was touched with the activity and zeal of [[his]_{887-the king} commissioner]_{888-his commissioner} . [Not one of [them]_{885-divers of these religious houses} whose reports were so ample and satisfactory , who could baffle [a wily prior]_{890-a wily prior} with more dexterity , or control [a proud abbot]_{891-a proud abbot} with more firmness]_{889-not one of them whose reports were so ample and satisfactory , who could baffle a wily prior with more dexterity , or control a proud abbot with more firmness} . Nor were [they]_{885-divers of these religious houses} well - digested reports alone that were transmitted to [the sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} : [they]_{885-divers of these religious houses} came accompanied with many rare and curious articles , grateful to the taste of one who was not only [a religious reformer]_{893-a religious reformer} but [a dilettante]_{894-a dilettante} ; golden candlesticks and costly chalices ; sometimes a jewelled pix ; fantastic spoons and patens , rings for the fingers and the ear ; occasionally a fair - written and blazoned manuscript — suitable offering to [the royal scholar]_{895-the royal scholar} . [Greymount]_{301-honest baldwin greymount} was noticed ; sent for ; promoted in the household ; knighted ; might doubtless have been sworn of the council , and in due time have become [a minister]_{896-a minister} ; but [his]_897-his was a discreet ambition — of an accumulative rather than an aspiring character . [He]_897-his served [the king]_{887-the king} faithfully in all domestic matters that required [an unimpassioned , unscrupulous agent]_{899-an unimpassioned , unscrupulous agent} ; fashioned [his]_897-his creed and conscience according to the royal model in all its freaks ; seized the right moment to get sundry grants of [abbey lands]_{900-abbey lands} , and contrived in that dangerous age to save both [his]_897-his head and [[his]_897-his estate]_{901-his estate} . [The Greymount family]_{902-the greymount family} having planted [themselves]_{902-the greymount family} in [the land]_{903-the land} , faithful to the policy of [the founder]_{904-the founder} , avoided the public gaze during the troubled period that followed the reformation ; and even during the more orderly reign of [Elizabeth]_{302-liza gray} , rather sought [their]_{902-the greymount family} increase in alliances than in court favour . But at the commencement of the seventeenth century , [[their]_{902-the greymount family} abbey lands]_{905-their abbey lands} infinitely advanced in value , and [their]_{902-the greymount family} rental swollen by the prudent accumulation of more than seventy years , [a Greymount , who was then [a county member]_{907-a county member}]_{906-a greymount , who was then a county member} , was elevated to the peerage as [Baron Marney]_{303-baron marney} . [The heralds]_{908-the heralds} furnished [his]_897-his pedigree , and assured [the world]_{6016-the world} that although the exalted rank and extensive possessions enjoyed at present by [the Greymounts]_{304-the greymounts} , had [their]_{902-the greymount family} origin immediately in great territorial revolutions of a recent reign , it was not for a moment to be supposed , that [the remote ancestors of the Ecclesiastical Commissioner of 1530]_{910-the remote ancestors of the ecclesiastical commissioner of 1530} were by any means obscure . On the contrary , it appeared that [they]_{902-the greymount family} were both [Norman and baronial]_{911-norman and baronial} , [their]_{902-the greymount family} real name [Egremont]_264-egremont , which , in [their]_{902-the greymount family} patent of peerage [the family]_{883-the family} now resumed . In the civil wars , [the Egremonts]_{305-the egremonts} pricked by [their]_{305-the egremonts} Norman blood , were [cavaliers]_{913-cavaliers} and fought pretty well . But in 1688 , alarmed at the prevalent impression that [King James]_{306-king james} intended to insist on the restitution of the church estates to [their]_{902-the greymount family} original purposes , to wit , the education of [the people]_{914-the people} and the maintenance of [the poor]_{915-the poor} , [the Lord of [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey}]_{916-the lord of marney abbey} became a warm adherent of “ civil and religious liberty,”—the_{[916-the lord of marney abbey]} cause for which [Hampden]_307-hampden had died in [the field]_{917-the field} , and [Russell]_{308-lord john} on the scaffold,—and joined [the other whig lords]_{918-the other whig lords} , and [great lay impropriators]_{919-great lay impropriators} , in calling over [the Prince of Orange]_{920-the prince of orange} and [a Dutch army]_{921-a dutch army} , to vindicate those popular principles which , somehow or other , [the people]_{914-the people} would never support . Profiting by this last pregnant circumstance , [the lay Abbot of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{923-the lay abbot of marney} also in this instance like [the other whig lords]_{918-the other whig lords} , was careful to maintain , while [he]_{923-the lay abbot of marney} vindicated the cause of civil and religious liberty , a very loyal and dutiful though secret correspondence with [the court of [St Germains]_{23-st germains}]_{925-the court of st germains} . [The great deliverer King William the Third , to whom [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} was [a systematic traitor]_{926-a systematic traitor}]_{402-lord marney} , made [the descendant of [the Ecclesiastical Commissioner of Henry the Eighth an English earl]_{928-the ecclesiastical commissioner of henry the eighth an english earl}]_{927-the descendant of the ecclesiastical commissioner of henry the eighth an english earl} ; and from that time until the period of [our]_929-our history , though [the Marney family]_{930-the marney family} had never produced [one individual eminent for civil or military abilities]_{931-one individual eminent for civil or military abilities} , though [the country]_{932-the country} was not indebted to [them]_{930-the marney family} for [a single statesman]_{933-a single statesman} , orator , [successful warrior]_{934-successful warrior} , [great lawyer]_{935-great lawyer} , [learned divine]_{936-learned divine} , [eminent author]_{937-eminent author} , [illustrious man of science]_{938-illustrious man of science} , [they]_{930-the marney family} had contrived , if not to engross any great share of public admiration and love , at least to monopolise no contemptible portion of public money and public dignities . During the seventy years of almost unbroken whig rule , from the accession of [the House of [Hanover]_24-hanover]_{939-the house of hanover} to the fall of [Mr Fox]_{310-mr fox} , [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} had furnished a never - failing crop of [lord privy seals]_{940-lord privy seals} , [lord presidents]_{941-lord presidents} , and [lord lieutenants]_{942-lord lieutenants} . [The family]_{883-the family} had had [their]_{883-the family} due quota of garters and governments and [bishoprics]_{944-bishoprics} ; [admirals without fleets]_{945-admirals without fleets} , and [generals who fought only in [America]_25-america]_{946-generals who fought only in america} . [They]_{883-the family} had glittered in great embassies with [clever secretaries at [their]_{883-the family} elbow]_{947-clever secretaries at their elbow} , and had once governed [Ireland]_26-ireland when to govern [Ireland]_26-ireland was only to apportion the public plunder to [a corrupt senate]_{948-a corrupt senate} . Notwithstanding however this prolonged enjoyment of undeserved prosperity , [the lay abbots of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{949-the lay abbots of marney} were not content . Not that it was satiety that induced dissatisfaction . [The Egremonts]_{305-the egremonts} could feed on . [They]_{305-the egremonts} wanted something more . Not to be [prime ministers]_{950-prime ministers} or [secretaries of state]_{951-secretaries of state} , for [they]_{883-the family} were [a shrewd race who knew the length of [their]_{883-the family} tether , and notwithstanding the encouraging example of [his]_953-his grace of [Newcastle]_{311-newcastle}]_{952-a shrewd race who knew the length of their tether , and notwithstanding the encouraging example of his grace of newcastle} , [they]_{883-the family} could not resist the persuasion that some knowledge of the interests and resources of [nations]_954-nations , some power of expressing opinions with propriety , some degree of respect for [the public]_{955-the public} and for [himself]_953-his , were not altogether indispensable qualifications , even under a Venetian constitution , in [an individual who aspired to a post so eminent and responsible]_{956-an individual who aspired to a post so eminent and responsible} . Satisfied with the stars and mitres and official seals , which were periodically apportioned to [them]_{305-the egremonts} , [the Marney family]_{930-the marney family} did not aspire to the somewhat graceless office of being [[their]_{930-the marney family} distributor]_{958-their distributor} . What [they]_{930-the marney family} aimed at was promotion in [their]_{930-the marney family} order ; and promotion to the highest class . [They]_{930-the marney family} observed that more than one of [the other great “ civil and religious liberty ”_{[930-the marney family]} families,—the families who in one century plundered the church]_{959-the other great “ civil and religious liberty ” families,—the families who in one century plundered the church} to gain the property of [the people]_{914-the people} , and in another century changed [the dynasty]_{961-the dynasty} to gain the power of the crown,—had [their]_{930-the marney family} brows circled with the strawberry leaf . And why should not this distinction be the high lot also of [the descendants of [the old gentleman usher of one of [King Henry]_{312-king henry} ’s plundering [vicar - generals]_{964-vicar - generals}]_{963-the old gentleman usher of one of king henry ’s plundering vicar - generals}]_{962-the descendants of the old gentleman usher of one of king henry ’s plundering vicar - generals} ? Why not ? True it is , that [a grateful sovereign]_{965-a grateful sovereign} in [our]_966-our days has deemed such distinction the only reward for half a hundred victories . True it is , that [Nelson]_313-nelson , after conquering [the Mediterranean]_{27-the mediterranean} , died only [a Viscount]_{967-a viscount} ! But [the house of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{968-the house of marney} had risen to high rank ; counted [themselves]_{968-the house of marney} [ancient nobility]_{969-ancient nobility} ; and turned up [their]_{968-the house of marney} noses at [the Pratts]_{314-the pratts} and [the Smiths]_{970-the smiths} , [the Jenkinsons]_{315-the jenkinsons} and [the Robinsons of [our]_966-our degenerate days]_{971-the robinsons of our degenerate days} ; and never had done anything for [the nation]_{972-the nation} or for [their]_{968-the house of marney} honours . And why should [they]_{968-the house of marney} now ? It was unreasonable to expect it . Civil and religious liberty , that had given [them]_{968-the house of marney} [a broad estate]_{973-a broad estate} and [a glittering coronet]_{974-a glittering coronet} , to say nothing of half - a - dozen close seats in parliament , ought clearly to make [them]_{968-the house of marney} [dukes]_975-dukes . But [the other great whig families who had obtained this honour]_{976-the other great whig families who had obtained this honour} , and who had done something more for it than spoliate [their]_{976-the other great whig families who had obtained this honour} church and betray [[their]_{976-the other great whig families who had obtained this honour} king]_{977-their king} , set up [their]_{976-the other great whig families who had obtained this honour} backs against this claim of [the Egremonts]_{305-the egremonts} . [The Egremonts]_{305-the egremonts} had done none of the work of the last hundred years of political mystification , during which [a people without power or education]_{978-a people without power or education} , had been induced to believe [themselves]_{305-the egremonts} [the freest and most enlightened nation in [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{979-the freest and most enlightened nation in the world} , and had submitted to lavish [their]_{305-the egremonts} blood and treasure , to see [their]_{305-the egremonts} industry crippled and [their]_{305-the egremonts} labour mortgaged , in order to maintain an oligarchy , that had neither ancient memories to soften nor present services to justify [their]_{968-the house of marney} unprecedented usurpation . How had [the Egremonts]_{305-the egremonts} contributed to this prodigious result ? [[Their]_{305-the egremonts} family]_{981-their family} had furnished none of [those artful orators whose bewildering phrase had fascinated the public intelligence]_{982-those artful orators whose bewildering phrase had fascinated the public intelligence} ; [none of [those toilsome patricians whose assiduity in affairs]_{984-those toilsome patricians whose assiduity in affairs} had convinced [[their]_{976-the other great whig families who had obtained this honour} unprivileged fellow - subjects]_{985-their unprivileged fellow - subjects} that government was a science , and administration an art , which demanded the devotion of [a peculiar class in [the state]_{987-the state} for [their]_{986-a peculiar class in the state for their fulfilment and pursuit} fulfilment and pursuit]_{986-a peculiar class in the state for their fulfilment and pursuit}]_{983-none of those toilsome patricians whose assiduity in affairs had convinced their unprivileged fellow - subjects that government was a science , and administration an art , which demanded the devotion of a peculiar class in the state for their fulfilment and pursuit} . [The Egremonts]_{305-the egremonts} had never said anything that was remembered , or done anything that could be recalled . It was decided by [the Great Revolution families]_{988-the great revolution families} , that [they]_{988-the great revolution families} should not be dukes . [Infinite]_316-infinite was the indignation of [the lay Abbot of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{923-the lay abbot of marney} . [He]_{923-the lay abbot of marney} counted [[his]_{923-the lay abbot of marney} boroughs]_{990-his boroughs} , consulted [[his]_{923-the lay abbot of marney} cousins]_{991-his cousins} , and muttered revenge . The opportunity soon offered for the gratification of [his]_{923-the lay abbot of marney} passion . The situation of [the Venetian party]_{992-the venetian party} in the wane of the eighteenth century had become extremely critical . [A young king]_{993-a young king} was making often fruitless , but always energetic , struggles to emancipate [[his]_{993-a young king} national royalty]_{994-his national royalty} from the trammels of the factious dogeship . More than sixty years of [a government of singular corruption]_{995-a government of singular corruption} had alienated all hearts from [the oligarchy]_{996-the oligarchy} ; never indeed much affected by [the great body of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{997-the great body of the people} . It could no longer be concealed , that by virtue of a plausible phrase power had been transferred from the crown to a parliament , [the members of which]_{999-the members of which} were appointed by [an extremely limited and exclusive class , who owned no responsibility to [the country]_{932-the country} , who debated and voted in secret , and who were regularly paid by [the small knot of great families that by this machinery had secured the permanent possession of [the king]_{887-the king} ’s treasury]_{1002-the small knot of great families that by this machinery had secured the permanent possession of the king ’s treasury}]_{1000-an extremely limited and exclusive class , who owned no responsibility to the country , who debated and voted in secret , and who were regularly paid by the small knot of great families that by this machinery had secured the permanent possession of the king ’s treasury} . Whiggism was putrescent in the nostrils of [the nation]_{972-the nation} ; [we]_1005-we were probably on the eve of a bloodless yet important revolution ; when [Rockingham]_{317-rockingham} , [a virtuous magnifico]_{1006-a virtuous magnifico} , alarmed and disgusted , resolved to revive something of the pristine purity and high - toned energy of [the old whig connection]_{1007-the old whig connection} ; appealed to [his]_{317-rockingham} “ new generation ”_{[317-rockingham]} from a degenerate age , arrayed under [his]_{317-rockingham} banner the generous youth of [the whig families]_{1008-the whig families} , and was fortunate to enlist in the service the supreme genius of [Edmund Burke]_318-burke . [Burke]_318-burke effected for [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} what [Bolingbroke]_{319-bolingbroke} in a preceding age had done for [the tories]_{1010-the tories} : [he]_318-burke restored the moral existence of [the party]_{1011-the party} . [He]_318-burke taught [them]_{1009-the whigs} to recur to the ancient principles of [their]_{1009-the whigs} connection , and suffused those principles with all the delusive splendour of [his]_318-burke imagination . [He]_318-burke raised the tone of [their]_{1009-the whigs} public discourse ; [he]_318-burke breathed a high spirit into [their]_{1009-the whigs} public acts . It was in [his]_318-burke power to do more for [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} than [St John]_{320-st john} could do for [[his]_318-burke party]_{1013-his party} . [The oligarchy]_{996-the oligarchy} , who had found it convenient to [attaint Bolingbroke]_{319-bolingbroke} for being [the avowed minister of [the English Prince with whom [they]_{1009-the whigs} were always in secret communication , when opinion forced [them]_{1009-the whigs} to consent to [his]_318-burke restitution]_{321-the english prince with whom they were always in secret communication , when opinion forced them to consent to his restitution}]_{1015-the avowed minister of the english prince with whom they were always in secret communication , when opinion forced them to consent to his restitution} , had tacked to the amnesty a clause as cowardly as it was unconstitutional , and declared [his]_318-burke incompetence to sit in [the parliament of [[his]_318-burke country]_{1017-his country}]_{1016-the parliament of his country} . [Burke]_318-burke on the contrary fought the whig fight with a two - edged weapon : [he]_318-burke was [a great writer]_{1018-a great writer} ; as [an orator]_{1019-an orator} [he]_318-burke was transcendent . In a dearth of that public talent for the possession of which [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} have generally been distinguished , [Burke]_318-burke came forward and established [them]_{1009-the whigs} alike in the parliament and [the country]_{932-the country} . And what was [his]_318-burke reward ? No sooner had [a young and dissolute noble , who with some of the aspirations of [a Caesar oftener]_{1023-a caesar oftener} realised the conduct of [a Catiline]_{1024-a catiline}]_{1022-a young and dissolute noble , who with some of the aspirations of a caesar oftener realised the conduct of a catiline} , appeared on the stage , and after some inglorious tergiversation adopted [their]_{1009-the whigs} colours , than [they]_{1009-the whigs} transferred to [him]_318-burke the command which had been won by wisdom and genius , vindicated by unrivalled knowledge , and adorned by accomplished eloquence . When the hour arrived for the triumph which [he]_318-burke had prepared , [he]_318-burke was not even admitted into the Cabinet , virtually presided over by [[his]_318-burke graceless pupil]_{1025-his graceless pupil} , and who , in the profuse suggestions of [his]_318-burke teeming converse , had found the principles and the information which were among the chief claims to public confidence of [Mr Fox]_{310-mr fox} . Hard necessity made [Mr Burke]_322-burke submit to the yoke , but the humiliation could never be forgotten . Nemesis favours genius : the inevitable hour at length arrived . A voice like [the Apocalypse]_{323-the apocalypse} sounded over [England]_28-england and even echoed in [all the courts of [Europe]_29-europe]_{1026-all the courts of europe} . [Burke]_322-burke poured forth the vials of [his]_322-burke hoarded vengeance into the agitated heart of [Christendom]_{30-christendom} ; [he]_322-burke stimulated the panic of [a world]_{1027-a world} by the wild pictures of [his]_322-burke inspired imagination ; [he]_322-burke dashed to the ground [the rival who had robbed [him]_322-burke of [his]_322-burke hard - earned greatness]_{1028-the rival who had robbed him of his hard - earned greatness} ; rended in twain [the proud oligarchy that had dared to use and to insult [him]_322-burke]_{1029-the proud oligarchy that had dared to use and to insult him} ; and followed with servility by [the haughtiest and the most timid of its members]_{1030-the haughtiest and the most timid of its members} , amid the frantic exultation of [[his]_322-burke country]_{1017-his country} , [he]_322-burke placed [his]_322-burke heel upon the neck of the ancient serpent . Among [the whig followers of [Mr Burke]_322-burke]_{1032-the whig followers of mr burke} in this memorable defection , among [the Devonshires]_{324-the devonshires} and [the Portlands]_{1033-the portlands} , [the Spencers]_{325-the spencers} and [the Fitzwilliams]_{326-the fitzwilliams} , was [the Earl of [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , whom [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} would not make [a duke]_{1035-a duke}]_{327-the earl of marney} . What was [his]_322-burke chance of success from [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} ? If the history of [England]_28-england be ever written by [one who has the knowledge and the courage]_{1036-one who has the knowledge and the courage} , and both qualities are equally requisite for the undertaking , [the world]_{6016-the world} would be more astonished than when reading the Roman annals by [Niebuhr]_329-niebuhr . Generally speaking , all the great events have been distorted , most of the important causes concealed , some of [the principal characters]_{1038-the principal characters} never appear , and [all who figure]_{1039-all who figure} are so misunderstood and misrepresented , that the result is a complete mystification , and the perusal of the narrative about as profitable to [an Englishman]_{1040-an englishman} as reading the Republic of [Plato]_330-plato or the Utopia of More , the pages of [Gaudentio di Lucca]_{331-gaudentio di lucca} or the adventures of [Peter Wilkins]_332-wilkins . The influence of races in [our]_1041-our early ages , of the church in [our]_1041-our middle , and of parties in [our]_1041-our modern history , are three great moving and modifying powers , that must be pursued and analyzed with an untiring , profound , and unimpassioned spirit , before a guiding ray can be secured . A remarkable feature of [our]_1041-our written history is the absence in [its]_1042-its pages of some of [the most influential personages]_{1043-the most influential personages} . [Not one man in a thousand for instance]_{1044-not one man in a thousand for instance} has ever heard of [Major Wildman]_{333-major wildman} : yet [he]_{333-major wildman} was the soul of English politics in the most eventful period of [this kingdom]_{1045-this kingdom} , and one most interesting to this age , from 1640 to 1688 ; and seemed more than once to hold the balance which was to decide the permanent form of [our]_1041-our government . But [he]_{333-major wildman} was [the leader of [an unsuccessful party]_{1047-an unsuccessful party}]_{1046-the leader of an unsuccessful party} . Even , comparatively speaking , in [our]_1041-our own times , [the same mysterious oblivion]_{1048-the same mysterious oblivion} is sometimes encouraged to creep over [personages of great social distinction as well as political importance]_{1049-personages of great social distinction as well as political importance} . The name of [the second Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} remains , fresh after forty years of great events , [a parliamentary beacon]_{1050-a parliamentary beacon} . [He]_{333-major wildman} was [the Chatterton of politics]_{1051-the chatterton of politics} ; [the “ marvellous boy]_{6043-the “ marvellous boy} . ”_{[6043-the “ marvellous boy]} Some have a vague impression that [he]_{333-major wildman} was mysteriously moulded by [[his]_{333-major wildman} great father]_{1052-his great father} : that [he]_{333-major wildman} inherited the genius , the eloquence , the state craft of [Chatham]_31-chatham . [His]_{333-major wildman} genius was of a different bent , [his]_{333-major wildman} eloquence of a different class , [his]_{333-major wildman} state craft of [a different school]_{1053-a different school} . To understand [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} , [one]_6021-one must understand one of the suppressed characters of English history , and that is [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} . When [the fine genius of [the injured Bolingbroke]_{319-bolingbroke}]_{1055-the fine genius of the injured bolingbroke} , [the only peer of [his]_{1056-the only peer of his century} century]_{1056-the only peer of his century} who was educated , and proscribed by [the oligarchy]_{996-the oligarchy} because [they]_{996-the oligarchy} were afraid of [his]_{333-major wildman} eloquence , “ the glory of [his]_{333-major wildman} order and the shame , ”_{[1055-the fine genius of the injured bolingbroke]} shut out from Parliament , found vent in those writings which recalled to [the English people]_{1058-the english people} the inherent blessings of [their]_{1058-the english people} old free monarchy , and painted in immortal hues [his]_{333-major wildman} picture of [a patriot king]_{1059-a patriot king} , the spirit that [he]_{333-major wildman} raised at length touched the heart of [Carteret]_335-carteret , born [a whig]_{1060-a whig} , yet sceptical of the advantages of that patrician constitution which made [the Duke of]_{1061-the duke of} [Newcastle]_{311-newcastle} , [the most incompetent of [men]_803-men]_{1062-the most incompetent of men} , but [the chosen leader of [the Venetian party]_{992-the venetian party} , virtually sovereign of [England]_28-england]_{1064-the chosen leader of the venetian party , virtually sovereign of england} . [Lord Carteret]_335-carteret had many brilliant qualities : [he]_335-carteret was undaunted , enterprising , eloquent ; had considerable knowledge of continental politics , was [a great linguist]_{1066-a great linguist} , [a master of public law]_{1067-a master of public law} ; and though [he]_335-carteret failed in [his]_335-carteret premature effort to terminate the dogeship of [George the Second]_{336-george the second} , [he]_335-carteret succeeded in maintaining a considerable though secondary position in public life . [The young Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} married [[his]_{333-major wildman} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} . Of [him]_{334-lord shelburne} it is singular [we]_1069-we know less than of [[his]_{334-lord shelburne} father - in - law]_{1070-his father - in - law} , yet from the scattered traits some idea may be formed of [the ablest and most accomplished minister of the eighteenth century]_{1071-the ablest and most accomplished minister of the eighteenth century} . [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} , influenced probably by the example and the traditionary precepts of [[his]_{334-lord shelburne} eminent father - in - law]_{1072-his eminent father - in - law} , appears early to have held [himself]_{334-lord shelburne} aloof from the patrician connection , and entered public life as [the follower of [Bute]_337-bute]_{1073-the follower of bute} in the first great effort of [George the Third]_338-george to rescue the sovereignty from what [Lord Chatham]_{339-lord chatham} called “ [the Great Revolution families]_{988-the great revolution families} . ”_{[334-lord shelburne]} [He]_{334-lord shelburne} became in time a member of [Lord Chatham]_{339-lord chatham} ’s last administration : one of the strangest and most unsuccessful efforts to aid [the grandson of [George the Second]_{336-george the second}]_{1074-the grandson of george the second} in [his]_{1074-the grandson of george the second} struggle for political emancipation . [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} adopted from the first the Bolingbroke system : [a real royalty]_{1075-a real royalty} , in lieu of [the chief magistracy]_{1076-the chief magistracy} ; a permanent alliance with [France]_33-france , instead of the whig scheme of viewing in that power [the natural enemy of [England]_28-england]_{1077-the natural enemy of england} : and , above all , a plan of commercial freedom , the germ of which may be found in the long - maligned negotiations of [Utrecht]_34-utrecht , but which in the instance of [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} were soon in time matured by all the economical science of [Europe]_29-europe , in which [he]_{334-lord shelburne} was a proficient . [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} seems to have been of a reserved and somewhat astute disposition : deep and adroit , [he]_{334-lord shelburne} was however brave and firm . [His]_{334-lord shelburne} knowledge was extensive and even profound . [He]_{334-lord shelburne} was [a great linguist]_{1066-a great linguist} ; [he]_{334-lord shelburne} pursued both literary and scientific investigations ; [[his]_{334-lord shelburne} house]_{1079-his house} was frequented by [men of letters]_{1080-men of letters} , especially those distinguished by [their]_{1080-men of letters} political abilities or economical attainments . [He]_{334-lord shelburne} maintained the most extensive private correspondence of [any public man of]_{1081-any public man of} [his]_{334-lord shelburne} time . The earliest and most authentic information reached [him]_{334-lord shelburne} from [all courts and quarters of [Europe]_29-europe]_{1082-all courts and quarters of europe} : and it was a common phrase , that [the minister of the day]_{1083-the minister of the day} sent to [him]_{334-lord shelburne} often for the important information which [the cabinet]_{1084-the cabinet} could not itself command . [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} was [the first great minister who comprehended the rising importance of [the middle class]_{1086-the middle class}]_{1085-the first great minister who comprehended the rising importance of the middle class} ; and foresaw in [its]_1087-its future power a bulwark for the throne against “ [the Great Revolution families . ”]_{6045-the great revolution families . ”[334-lord shelburne]} Of [his]_{334-lord shelburne} qualities in [council]_1088-council [we]_1089-we have no record ; there is reason to believe that [his]_{334-lord shelburne} administrative ability was conspicuous : [his]_{334-lord shelburne} speeches prove that , if not supreme , [he]_{334-lord shelburne} was eminent , in the art of parliamentary disputation , while they show on all the questions discussed a richness and variety of information with which the speeches of [no statesman of that age]_{1090-no statesman of that age} except [Mr Burke]_322-burke can compare . Such was [the man selected by [George the Third]_338-george as [his]_338-george champion against [the Venetian party]_{992-the venetian party} after the termination of the American war]_{1091-the man selected by george the third as his champion against the venetian party after the termination of the american war} . The prosecution of that war [they]_1093-they had violently opposed , though it had originated in [their]_1093-they own policy . [First minister in the House of Lords]_{1094-first minister in the house of lords} , [Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} entrusted the lead in [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} to [[his]_{334-lord shelburne} Chancellor of [the Exchequer]_{1097-the exchequer}]_{1096-his chancellor of the exchequer} , [the youthful Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} . The administration was brief , but it was not inglorious . [It]_1098-it obtained peace , and for the first time since the Revolution introduced into modern debate the legitimate principles on which commerce should be conducted . It fell before the famous Coalition with which “ [the Great Revolution families ”]_{6046-the great revolution families ”[1099-their]} commenced [their]_1099-their fiercest and [their]_1099-their last contention for [the patrician government of [royal England]_{1101-royal england}]_{1100-the patrician government of royal england} . In the heat of that great strife , [the king]_{887-the king} in the second hazardous exercise of [his]_{887-the king} prerogative entrusted the perilous command to [Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} . Why [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} on that occasion was set aside , will perhaps always remain a mysterious passage of [our]_1103-our political history , nor have [we]_1103-our space on the present occasion to attempt to penetrate its motives . Perhaps [the monarch]_{1104-the monarch} , with a sense of the rising sympathies of [[his]_{1104-the monarch} people]_{1105-his people} , was prescient of the magic power of youth in touching the heart of [a nation]_{1106-a nation} . Yet it would not be an unprofitable speculation if for a moment [we]_1103-our paused to consider what might have been the consequences to [[our]_1103-our country]_{1107-our country} if [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} had been content for a season again to lead [the Commons under [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne}]_{1108-the commons under lord shelburne} , and have secured for [England]_28-england the unrivalled knowledge and dexterity of [that statesman]_{1109-that statesman} in the conduct of [our]_1103-our affairs during the confounding fortunes of the French revolution . [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} was [the only English minister competent to the task]_{1110-the only english minister competent to the task} ; [he]_{334-lord shelburne} was [the only public man who had the previous knowledge requisite to form accurate conclusions on such a conjuncture]_{1111-the only public man who had the previous knowledge requisite to form accurate conclusions on such a conjuncture} : [his]_{334-lord shelburne} remaining speeches on the subject attest the amplitude of [his]_{334-lord shelburne} knowledge and the accuracy of [his]_{334-lord shelburne} views : and in the rout of [Jena]_340-jena , or the agony of [Austerlitz]_{35-austerlitz} , one can not refrain from picturing the shade of [Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} haunting [the cabinet of [Pitt]_{328-mr pitt}]_{1112-the cabinet of pitt} , as the ghost of [Canning]_{341-mr canning} is said occasionally to linger about [the speaker]_{1113-the speaker} ’s chair , and smile sarcastically on the conscientious mediocrities who pilfered [his]_{334-lord shelburne} hard - earned honours . But during the happier years of [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} , the influence of the mind of [Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} may be traced throughout [his]_{328-mr pitt} policy . It was [Lansdowne House]_{36-lansdowne house} that made [Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} acquainted with [Dr Price]_{342-dr price} , [a dissenting minister]_{1114-a dissenting minister} , whom [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} when at the head of affairs courageously offered to make [[his]_{328-mr pitt} private secretary]_{1115-his private secretary} , and who furnished [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} , among many other important suggestions , with [his]_{328-mr pitt} original plan of the sinking fund . The commercial treaties of ‘ 87 were struck in the same mint , and are notable as the first effort made by [the English government]_{1116-the english government} to emancipate [the country]_{932-the country} from the restrictive policy which had been introduced by the “ glorious revolution ; ”_{[1119-his pupil]} memorable epoch , that presented [England]_28-england at the same time with a corn law and a public debt . But on no subject was the magnetic influence of [the descendant of [Sir William Petty]_{343-sir william petty}]_{1118-the descendant of sir william petty} more decided , than in the resolution of [[his]_{343-sir william petty} pupil]_{1119-his pupil} to curb the power of the patrician party by an infusion from [the middle classes]_{1120-the middle classes} into [the government of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{1121-the government of the country} . Hence the origin of [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} ’s famous and long - misconceived plans of parliamentary reform . Was [he]_{328-mr pitt} sincere , is often asked by [those who neither seek to discover the causes nor are capable of calculating the effects of public transactions]_{1123-those who neither seek to discover the causes nor are capable of calculating the effects of public transactions} . Sincere ! Why , [he]_{328-mr pitt} was struggling for [his]_{328-mr pitt} existence ! And when baffled , first by [the Venetian party]_{992-the venetian party} , and afterwards by the panic of Jacobinism , [he]_{328-mr pitt} was forced to forego [his]_{328-mr pitt} direct purpose , [he]_{328-mr pitt} still endeavoured partially to effect it by a circuitous process . [He]_{328-mr pitt} created [a plebeian aristocracy]_{1125-a plebeian aristocracy} and blended it with [the patrician oligarchy]_{1126-the patrician oligarchy} . [He]_{328-mr pitt} made [peers of]_{1127-peers of} [second - rate squires]_{1128-second - rate squires} and [fat graziers]_{1129-fat graziers} . [He]_{328-mr pitt} caught [them]_{1127-peers of} in [the alleys of [Lombard Street]_{37-lombard street}]_{1130-the alleys of lombard street} , and clutched [them]_{1127-peers of} from [the counting - houses of [Cornhill]_38-cornhill]_{1131-the counting - houses of cornhill} . When [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} in an age of bank restriction declared that [every man with an estate of ten thousand a - year]_{1132-every man with an estate of ten thousand a - year} had a right to be [a peer]_{1133-a peer} , [he]_{328-mr pitt} sounded the knell of “ the cause for which [Hampden]_307-hampden had died on the field , and [Sydney]_344-sydney on the scaffold . ”_{[328-mr pitt]} In ordinary times [the pupil of [Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne}]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} would have raised [this country]_{1135-this country} to a state of great material prosperity , and removed or avoided many of those anomalies which now perplex [us]_1136-us ; but [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} was not destined for ordinary times ; and though [his]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} capacity was vast and [his]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} spirit lofty , [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} had not that passionate and creative genius required by an age of revolution . The French outbreak was [his]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} evil daemon : [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} had not the means of calculating its effects upon [Europe]_29-europe . [He]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} had but a meagre knowledge [himself]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} of continental politics : [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} was assisted by a very inefficient diplomacy . [His]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} mind was lost in a convulsion of which [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} neither could comprehend the causes nor calculate the consequences ; and forced to act , [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} acted not only violently , but in exact opposition to the very system [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} was called into political existence to combat ; [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} appealed to the fears , the prejudices , and the passions of [a privileged class]_{1137-a privileged class} , revived the old policy of the oligarchy [he]_{1134-the pupil of shelburne} had extinguished , and plunged into all the ruinous excesses of French war and Dutch finance . If it be a salutary principle in the investigation of historical transactions to be careful in discriminating the cause from the pretext , there is scarcely any instance in which the application of this principle is more fertile in results , than in that of the Dutch invasion of 1688 . The real cause of this invasion was financial . [The Prince of Orange]_{345-the prince of orange} had found that the resources of [Holland]_40-holland , however considerable , were inadequate to sustain [him]_{345-the prince of orange} in [his]_{345-the prince of orange} internecine rivalry with [the great sovereign of [France]_33-france]_{1138-the great sovereign of france} . In an authentic conversation which has descended to [us]_1139-us , held by [William]_{343-sir william petty} at [the Hague]_{1140-the hague} with [one of [the prime abettors of the invasion]_{1142-the prime abettors of the invasion}]_{1141-one of the prime abettors of the invasion} , [the prince]_{1143-the prince} did not disguise [his]_{1143-the prince} motives ; [he]_{1143-the prince} said , “ nothing but such a constitution as [you]_6047-you have in [England]_28-england can have the credit that is necessary to raise such sums as a great war requires . ”_{[1143-the prince]} [The prince]_{1143-the prince} came , and used [our]_1139-us constitution for [his]_{1143-the prince} purpose : [he]_{1143-the prince} introduced into [England]_28-england the system of Dutch finance . The principle of that system was to mortgage industry in order to protect property : abstractedly , nothing can be conceived more unjust ; its practice in [England]_28-england has been equally injurious . In [Holland]_40-holland , with [a small population engaged in the same pursuits]_{1145-a small population engaged in the same pursuits} , in fact [a nation of bankers]_{1146-a nation of bankers} , the system was adapted to the circumstances which had created it . All shared in the present spoil , and therefore could endure the future burthen . And so to this day [Holland]_40-holland is sustained , almost solely sustained , by [the vast capital thus created which still lingers amongst [its]_40-holland dykes]_{1147-the vast capital thus created which still lingers amongst its dykes} . But applied to [a country in which the circumstances were entirely different]_{1148-a country in which the circumstances were entirely different} ; to [a considerable and rapidly - increasing population]_{1149-a considerable and rapidly - increasing population} ; where there was [a numerous peasantry]_{1150-a numerous peasantry} , [a trading middle class]_{1151-a trading middle class} struggling into existence ; the system of Dutch finance , pursued more or less for nearly a century and a half , has ended in the degradation of [a fettered and burthened multitude]_{1152-a fettered and burthened multitude} . Nor have the demoralizing consequences of the funding system on [the more favoured classes]_{1153-the more favoured classes} been less decided . It has made debt a national habit ; it has made credit [the ruling power]_{1154-the ruling power} , not the exceptional auxiliary , of all transactions ; it has introduced a loose , inexact , haphazard , and dishonest spirit in the conduct of both public and private life ; a spirit dazzling and yet dastardly : reckless of consequences and yet shrinking from responsibility . And in the end , it has so overstimulated the energies of [the population]_{1155-the population} to maintain the material engagements of [the state]_{987-the state} , and of society at large , that the moral condition of [the people]_{914-the people} has been entirely lost sight of . [A mortgaged aristocracy]_{1158-a mortgaged aristocracy} , a gambling foreign commerce , a home trade founded on a morbid competition , and [a degraded people]_{1159-a degraded people} ; these are great evils , but ought perhaps cheerfully to be encountered for the greater blessings of civil and religious liberty . Yet the first would seem in some degree to depend upon [our]_1160-our Saxon mode of trial by [[our]_1160-our peers]_{1161-our peers} , upon the stipulations of the great Norman charters , upon the practice and the statute of Habeas Corpus,—a principle native to [our]_1160-our common law , but established by [the Stuarts]_{346-the stuarts} ; nor in a careful perusal of the Bill of Rights , or in an impartial scrutiny of the subsequent legislation of those times , though some diminution of [our]_1160-our political franchises must be confessed , is it easy to discover any increase of [our]_1160-our civil privileges . To those indeed who believe that the English nation,—at all times [a religious and Catholic people]_{1162-a religious and catholic people} , but who even in the days of [the Plantagenets]_{347-the plantagenets} were anti - papal,—were in any danger of again falling under the yoke of [the Pope of [Rome]_41-rome]_{1163-the pope of rome} in the reign of [James the Second]_{348-james the second} , religious liberty was perhaps acceptable , though it took the shape of a discipline which at once anathematized a great portion of [the nation]_{972-the nation} , and virtually establishing Puritanism in [Ireland]_26-ireland , laid the foundation of those mischiefs which are now endangering [the empire]_{1165-the empire} . That [the last of [the Stuarts]_{346-the stuarts}]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} had any other object in [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} impolitic manoeuvres , than an impracticable scheme to blend the two churches , there is now authority to disbelieve . [He]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} certainly was guilty of the offence of sending [an envoy]_{1167-an envoy} openly to [Rome]_41-rome , who , by the bye , was received by [the Pope]_{1168-the pope} with great discourtesy ; and [[her]_1169-her Majesty]_{1170-her majesty} [Queen Victoria]_349-victoria , whose Protestantism can not be doubted , for it is one of [her]_349-victoria chief titles to [our]_1160-our homage , has at this time [a secret envoy at the same court]_{1171-a secret envoy at the same court} : and that is the difference between [them]_1172-them : [both ministers]_{1173-both ministers} doubtless working however fruitlessly for the same object : the termination of those terrible misconceptions , political and religious , that have occasioned so many martyrdoms , and so many crimes alike to [sovereigns]_{1174-sovereigns} and to [subjects]_{1175-subjects} . If [James the Second]_{348-james the second} had really attempted to re - establish Popery in [this country]_{1135-this country} , [the English people]_{1058-the english people} , who had no hand in [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} overthrow , would doubtless soon have stirred and secured [their]_{1058-the english people} “ [Catholic and Apostolic church , ”_{[348-james the second]} independent of any foreign dictation]_{6048-catholic and apostolic church , ” independent of any foreign dictation} ; [the church to which [they]_{1058-the english people} still regularly profess [their]_{1058-the english people} adherence]_{1178-the church to which they still regularly profess their adherence} ; and being [a practical people]_{1179-a practical people} , it is possible that [they]_{1058-the english people} might have achieved [their]_{1058-the english people} object and yet retained [[their]_{1058-the english people} native princes]_{1180-their native princes} ; under which circumstances [we]_1160-our might have been saved from the triple blessings of Venetian politics , Dutch finance , and French wars : against which , in [their]_{1058-the english people} happiest days , and with [their]_{1058-the english people} happiest powers , struggled [the three greatest of English statesmen,—Bolingbroke]_{1181-the three greatest of english statesmen,—bolingbroke} , [Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} , and lastly [the son of Chatham]_{1182-the son of chatham} . [We]_1160-our have endeavoured in another work , not [we]_1160-our hope without something of the impartiality of the future , to sketch the character and career of [[his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} successors]_{1183-his successors} . From [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} death to 1825 , the political history of [England]_28-england is a history of great events and [little men]_{1184-little men} . The rise of [Mr Canning]_{341-mr canning} , long kept down by [the plebeian aristocracy of [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} as [an adventurer]_{1186-an adventurer}]_{1185-the plebeian aristocracy of mr pitt as an adventurer} , had shaken parties to [their]_1187-their centre . [His]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} rapid disappearance from the scene left both [whigs]_1188-whigs and [tories]_1189-tories in a state of disorganization . The distinctive principles of these connexions were now difficult to trace . That period of public languor which intervenes between the breaking up of parties and the formation of [factions]_{1190-factions} now transpired in [England]_28-england . [An exhausted sensualist on the throne]_{1191-an exhausted sensualist on the throne} , who only demanded from [[his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} ministers]_{1192-his ministers} repose , [a voluptuous aristocracy]_{1193-a voluptuous aristocracy} , and [a listless people]_{1194-a listless people} , were content , in the absence of all public conviction and national passion , to consign [the government of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{1121-the government of the country} to [a great man]_{1197-a great man} , whose decision relieved [the sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} , whose prejudices pleased [the nobles]_{1199-the nobles} , and whose achievements dazzled [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} . [The DUKE OF WELLINGTON]_{350-the duke of wellington} brought to the post of [first minister immortal fame]_{1201-first minister immortal fame} ; a quality of success which would almost seem to include all others . [His]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} public knowledge was such as might be expected from [one whose conduct already formed an important portion of the history of [[his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} country]_{1017-his country}]_{1202-one whose conduct already formed an important portion of the history of his country} . [He]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} had a personal and intimate acquaintance with [the sovereigns and [chief statesmen of [Europe]_29-europe]_{1205-chief statesmen of europe}]_{1204-the sovereigns and chief statesmen of europe} , a kind of information in which [English ministers]_{1206-english ministers} have generally been deficient , but without which the management of [our]_1207-our external affairs must at the best be haphazard . [He]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} possessed administrative talents of the highest order . The tone of the age , the temper of [the country]_{932-the country} , the great qualities and the high character of [the minister]_{1209-the minister} , indicated a long and prosperous administration . [The only individual in [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} cabinet who , from a combination of circumstances rather than from any intellectual supremacy over [[his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} colleagues]_{1211-his colleagues} , was competent to be [[his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} rival]_{1212-his rival}]_{1210-the only individual in his cabinet who , from a combination of circumstances rather than from any intellectual supremacy over his colleagues , was competent to be his rival} , was content to be [[his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} successor]_{1213-his successor} . In [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} most aspiring moments , [Mr Peel]_{351-mr peel} in all probability aimed at no higher reach ; and with youth and the leadership of [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , [one]_6021-one has no reason to be surprised at [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} moderation . The conviction that [the duke]_{1216-the duke} ’s government would only cease with the termination of [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} public career was so general , that the moment [he]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} was installed in office , [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} smiled on [him]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} ; political conciliation became the slang of the day , and the fusion of parties the babble of clubs and the tattle of boudoirs . How comes it then that so great [a man]_{1218-a man} , in so great a position , should have so signally failed ? Should have broken up [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} government , wrecked [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} party , and so completely annihilated [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} political position , that , even with [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} historical reputation to sustain [him]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} , [he]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} can since only re - appear in the councils of [[his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} sovereign]_{1219-his sovereign} in a subordinate , not to say equivocal , character ? With all those great qualities which will secure [him]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} a place in [our]_1220-our history not perhaps inferior even to [Marlborough]_{352-marlborough} , [the Duke of Wellington]_{350-the duke of wellington} has one deficiency which has been the stumbling - block of [his]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} civil career . [Bishop Burnet]_{353-bishop burnet} , in speculating on the extraordinary influence of [Lord Shaftesbury]_{354-lord shaftesbury} , and accounting how [a statesman]_{1221-a statesman} , so inconsistent in [his]_{1221-a statesman} conduct and so false to [[his]_{1221-a statesman} confederates]_{1222-his confederates} , should have so powerfully controlled [[his]_{1221-a statesman} country]_{1017-his country} , observes , “ [HIS]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} STRENGTH LAY IN [HIS]_{1166-the last of the stuarts} KNOWLEDGE OF [ENGLAND]_28-england . ”_{[887-the king]} Now that is exactly the kind of knowledge which [the Duke of Wellington]_{350-the duke of wellington} never possessed . When [the king]_{887-the king} , finding that in [Lord Goderich]_{355-lord goderich} [he]_{887-the king} had [a minister who , instead of deciding , asked [[his]_{1225-a minister who , instead of deciding , asked his royal master} royal master]_{1226-his royal master}]_{1225-a minister who , instead of deciding , asked his royal master} for advice , sent for [the Duke of [Wellington]_{350-the duke of wellington}]_{1227-the duke of wellington} to undertake the government , a change in the carriage of [his]_{1227-the duke of wellington} grace was perceived by [some who had the opportunity to form an opinion on such a subject]_{1228-some who had the opportunity to form an opinion on such a subject} . If [one]_6021-one might venture to use such a word in reference to [such a man]_{1230-such a man} , [we]_1231-we might remark , that [the duke]_{1216-the duke} had been somewhat daunted by the selection of [Mr Canning]_{341-mr canning} . It disappointed great hopes , it baffled great plans , and dispelled for a season the conviction that , it is believed , had been long maturing in [[his]_{1227-the duke of wellington} grace]_{1233-his grace} ’s mind ; that [he]_{1227-the duke of wellington} was [the man of the age]_{1234-the man of the age} , that [his]_{1227-the duke of wellington} military career had been only a preparation for a civil course not less illustrious ; and that it was reserved for [him]_{1227-the duke of wellington} to control for the rest of [his]_{1227-the duke of wellington} life undisputed the destinies of [a country]_{1235-a country} , which was indebted to [him]_{1227-the duke of wellington} in no slight degree for [its]_{1235-a country} European pre - eminence . The death of [Mr Canning]_{341-mr canning} revived , the rout of [Lord Goderich]_{355-lord goderich} restored , these views . [Napoleon]_293-napoleon , at [St Helena]_{43-st helena} , speculating in conversation on the future career of [[his]_293-napoleon conqueror]_{1236-his conqueror} , asked , “ What will [Wellington]_{350-the duke of wellington} do ? After all [he]_{350-the duke of wellington} has done , [he]_{350-the duke of wellington} will not be content to be quiet . [He]_{350-the duke of wellington} will change the dynasty . ”_{[293-napoleon]} Had [the great exile]_{1237-the great exile} been better acquainted with the real character of [our]_1238-our Venetian constitution , [he]_{1237-the great exile} would have known that to govern [England]_28-england in 1820 , it was not necessary to change [its]_28-england dynasty . But [the Emperor]_{1239-the emperor} , though wrong in the main , was right by the bye . It was clear that the energies that had twice entered [Paris]_44-paris as [a conqueror]_{1240-a conqueror} , and had made [kings]_1241-kings and [mediatised princes]_{1242-mediatised princes} at [Vienna]_45-vienna , would not be content to subside into ermined insignificance . [The duke]_{1216-the duke} commenced [his]_{1216-the duke} political tactics early . [The cabinet of [Lord Liverpool]_{356-lord liverpool}]_{1244-the cabinet of lord liverpool} , especially during its latter term , was the hot - bed of many intrigues ; but the obstacles were numerous , though the appointing fate , in which [[his]_{1216-the duke} grace]_{1233-his grace} believed , removed them . The disappearance of [Lord Castlereagh]_{357-lord castlereagh} and [Mr Canning]_{341-mr canning} from the scene was alike unexpected . [The Duke of Wellington]_{350-the duke of wellington} was at length [prime minister]_{1246-prime minister} , and [no individual]_{1247-no individual} ever occupied that post more conscious of its power , and more determined to exercise it . This is not the occasion on which [we]_1248-we shall attempt to do justice to a theme so instructive as the administration of [his]_{1216-the duke} grace . Treated with impartiality and sufficient information , it would be an invaluable contribution to the stores of [our]_1248-we political knowledge and national experience . Throughout its brief but eccentric and tumultuous annals [we]_1248-we see continual proof , how important is that knowledge “ in which lay [Lord Shaftesbury]_{354-lord shaftesbury} ’s strength . ”_{[1249-an aristocracy estranged]} In twenty - four months [we]_1248-we find [an aristocracy estranged]_{1249-an aristocracy estranged} , without [a people]_{1250-a people} being conciliated ; while on two several occasions , first , the prejudices , and then the pretensions of [the middle class]_{1086-the middle class} , were alike treated with contumely . [The public]_{955-the public} was astonished at hearing of [statesmen of long parliamentary fame]_{1253-statesmen of long parliamentary fame} , [men round whom the intelligence of [the nation]_{972-the nation}]_{1254-men round whom the intelligence of the nation} had gathered for years with confidence , or at least with interest , being expelled from [the cabinet]_{1084-the cabinet} in a manner not unworthy of [Colonel Joyce]_{358-colonel joyce} , while [their]_{1253-statesmen of long parliamentary fame} places were filled by [second - rate soldiers , whose very names were unknown to the great body of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{1257-second - rate soldiers , whose very names were unknown to the great body of the people} , and who under no circumstances should have aspired beyond [the government of [a colony]_{1260-a colony}]_{1259-the government of a colony} . This administration which commenced in arrogance ended in panic . There was an interval of perplexity ; when occurred the most ludicrous instance extant of an attempt at coalition ; [subordinates]_{1261-subordinates} were promoted , while negotiations were still pending with [[their]_{1261-subordinates} chiefs]_{1262-their chiefs} ; and these negotiations , undertaken so crudely , were terminated in pique ; in a manner which added to political disappointment personal offence . When even [his]_1263-his parasites began to look gloomy , [the duke]_{1216-the duke} had a specific that was to restore all , and having allowed every element of power to escape [his]_1263-his grasp , [he]_1263-his believed [he]_1263-his could balance everything by a beer bill . The growl of reform was heard but it was not very fierce . There was yet time to save [himself]_1263-his . [His]_1263-his grace precipitated a revolution which might have been delayed for half a century , and never need have occurred in so aggravated a form . [He]_1263-his rather fled than retired . [He]_1263-his commenced [his]_1263-his ministry like [Brennus]_359-brennus , and finished it like [the tall Gaul sent to murder [the rival of [Sylla]_360-sylla]_{1266-the rival of sylla} , but who dropped [his]_1263-his weapon before the undaunted gaze of [[his]_1263-his intended victim]_{1267-his intended victim}]_{1265-the tall gaul sent to murder the rival of sylla , but who dropped his weapon before the undaunted gaze of his intended victim} . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} was spared the pang of the catastrophe . Promoted to a high office in [the household]_{1268-the household} , and still hoping that , by the aid of [[his]_1263-his party]_{1013-his party} , it was yet destined for [him]_1263-his to achieve the hereditary purpose of [[his]_1263-his family]_{1270-his family} , [he]_1263-his died in the full faith of dukism ; worshipping [the duke]_{1216-the duke} and believing that ultimately [he]_1263-his should [himself]_1263-his become [a duke]_{1035-a duke} . It was under all the circumstances an euthanasia ; [he]_1263-his expired leaning as it were on [his]_1263-his white wand and babbling of strawberry leaves . “ [[My]_{1273-lady marney} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Charles]_264-egremont , ”_{[1273-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1273-lady marney} to [Egremont]_264-egremont the morning after the Derby , as breakfasting with [her]_1274-her in [[her]_1274-her boudoir]_{1275-her boudoir} [he]_264-egremont detailed some of the circumstances of the race , “ [we]_6050-we must forget [your]_264-egremont naughty horse . [I]_{1276-lady marney} sent [you]_264-egremont a little note this morning , because [I]_{1276-lady marney} wished to see [you]_264-egremont most particularly before [you]_264-egremont went out . Affairs , ”_{[1276-lady marney]} continued [Lady Marney]_{1276-lady marney} , first looking round [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} to see whether there were [any fairy]_{1278-any fairy} listening to [her]_{1276-lady marney} state secrets , “ affairs are critical . ”_{[1276-lady marney]} “ No doubt of that , ”_{[264-egremont]} thought [Egremont]_264-egremont , the horrid phantom of settling - day seeming to obtrude itself between [[his]_264-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} and [himself]_264-egremont ; but not knowing precisely at what [she]_1274-her was driving , [he]_264-egremont merely sipped [his]_264-egremont tea , and innocently replied , “ Why ? ”_{[264-egremont]} “ There will be a dissolution , ”_{[1280-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1280-lady marney} . “ What are [we]_6051-we coming in ? ”_{[1280-lady marney]} [Lady Marney]_{1281-lady marney} shook [her]_{1281-lady marney} head . “ [The present men]_{6052-the present men} will not better [their]_{6052-the present men} majority , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ [I]_{1282-lady marney} hope not , ”_{[1282-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1282-lady marney} . “ Why [you]_{1282-lady marney} always said , that with another general election [we]_6051-we must come in , [whoever dissolved]_{6053-whoever dissolved} . ”_{[1282-lady marney]} “ But that was with the court in [our]_6051-we favour , ”_{[1283-lady marney]} rejoined [Lady Marney]_{1283-lady marney} mournfully . “ What , has [the king]_{887-the king} changed ? ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ [I]_264-egremont thought it was all right . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ All was right , ”_{[1284-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1284-lady marney} . “ [These men]_{6055-these men} would have been turned out again , had [he]_{887-the king} only lived three months more . ”_{[1284-lady marney]} “ Lived ! ”_{[264-egremont]} exclaimed [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ Yes , ”_{[1285-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1285-lady marney} ; “ [the king]_{887-the king} is dying . ”_{[1285-lady marney]} Slowly delivering [himself]_264-egremont of an ejaculation , [Egremont]_264-egremont leant back in [his]_264-egremont chair . “ [He]_{887-the king} may live a month , ”_{[361-lady marnev]} said [Lady Marnev]_{361-lady marnev} ; “ [he]_{887-the king} can not live two . It is the greatest of secrets ; known at this moment only to [four individuals]_{6057-four individuals} , and [I]_{361-lady marnev} communicate it to [you]_{1283-lady marney} , [[my]_{361-lady marnev} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Charles]_264-egremont , in that absolute confidence which [I]_{361-lady marnev} hope will always subsist between [us]_6059-we , because it is an event that may greatly affect [your]_{1283-lady marney} career . ”_{[361-lady marnev]} “ How so , [[my]_{361-lady marnev} dear mother]_{6060-my dear mother} ? ”_{[361-lady marnev]} “ [Marbury]_362-marbury ! [I]_{361-lady marnev} have settled with [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} that [you]_{1283-lady marney} shall stand for [the old borough]_{6061-the old borough} . With the government in [our]_6059-we hands , as [I]_{361-lady marnev} had anticipated at the general election , success [I]_{361-lady marnev} think was certain : under the circumstances which [we]_6059-we must encounter , the struggle will be more severe , but [I]_{361-lady marnev} think [we]_6059-we shall do it : and it will be a happy day for [me]_{361-lady marnev} to have [our]_6059-we own again , and to see [you]_{1283-lady marney} in Parliament , [[my]_{361-lady marnev} dear child]_{6062-my dear child} . ”_{[361-lady marnev]} “ Well , [[my]_264-egremont dear mother]_{6060-my dear mother} , [I]_264-egremont should like very much to be in [Parliament]_{6064-parliament} , and particularly to sit for [the old borough]_{6061-the old borough} ; but [I]_264-egremont fear the contest will be very expensive , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont inquiringly . “ Oh ! [I]_{1286-lady marney} have no doubt , ”_{[1286-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1286-lady marney} , “ that [we]_6059-we shall have [some monster of the middle class]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} , [some tinker or tailor]_{6067-some tinker or tailor} , or candlestick - maker , with [his]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} long purse , preaching reform and practising corruption : exactly as the liberals did under [Walpole]_364-walpole : bribery was unknown in the time of [the Stuarts]_{346-the stuarts} ; but [we]_6059-we have a capital registration , [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} tells [me]_{1287-lady marney} . And [a young candidate with the old name]_{6068-a young candidate with the old name} will tell , ”_{[1287-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1287-lady marney} , with a smile : “ and [I]_{1287-lady marney} shall go down and canvass , and [we]_6059-we must do what [we]_6059-we can . ”_{[1287-lady marney]} “ [I]_264-egremont have great faith in [your]_{1286-lady marney} canvassing , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont ; “ but still , at the same time , the powder and shot — ”_{[264-egremont]} “ Are essential , ”_{[1288-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1288-lady marney} , “ [I]_{1289-lady marney} know it , in these corrupt days : but [Marney]_{402-lord marney} will of course supply those . It is the least [he]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} can do : regaining the family influence , and letting [us]_6059-we hold up [our]_6059-we heads again . [I]_{1289-lady marney} shall write to [him]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} the moment [I]_{1289-lady marney} am justified , ”_{[1289-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1289-lady marney} , “ perhaps [you]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} will do so [yourself]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} , [Charles]_264-egremont . ”_{[1289-lady marney]} “ Why , considering [I]_264-egremont have not seen [[my]_264-egremont brother]_{6069-my brother} for two years , and [we]_6059-we did not part on the best possible terms — ”_{[264-egremont]} “ But that is all forgotten . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ By [your]_{1290-lady marney} good offices , [dear mother , who are always doing good :]_{6070-dear mother , who are always doing good :} and yet , ”_{[264-egremont]} continued [Egremont]_264-egremont , after a moment ’s pause , “ [I]_264-egremont am not disposed to write to [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , especially to ask a favour . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ Well , [I]_{1290-lady marney} will write , ”_{[1290-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1290-lady marney} ; “ though [I]_{1290-lady marney} can not admit it is any favour . Perhaps it would be better that [you]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} should see [him]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} first . [I]_{1290-lady marney} can not understand why [he]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} keeps so at [the Abbey]_{46-the abbey} . [I]_{1290-lady marney} am sure [I]_{1290-lady marney} found [it]_{46-the abbey} a melancholy place enough in [my]_{1290-lady marney} time . [I]_{1290-lady marney} wish [you]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} had gone down there , [Charles]_264-egremont , if it had been only for a few days . ”_{[1290-lady marney]} “ Well [I]_264-egremont did not , [[my]_264-egremont dear mother]_{6060-my dear mother} , and [I]_264-egremont can not go now . [I]_264-egremont shall trust to [you]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} . But are [you]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} quite sure that [the king]_{887-the king} is going to die ? ”_{[264-egremont]} “ [I]_{1291-lady marney} repeat to [you]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} , it is certain , ”_{[1291-lady marney]} replied [Lady Marney]_{1291-lady marney} , in a lowered voice , but a decided tone ; “ certain , certain , certain . [My]_{1291-lady marney} authority can not be mistaken : but no consideration in [the world]_{6016-the world} must throw [you]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} off [your]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} guard at this moment ; breathe not the shadow of what [you]_{6066-some monster of the middle class} know . ”_{[1291-lady marney]} At this moment [a servant]_{1292-a servant} entered and delivered a note to [Lady Marney]_{1293-lady marney} , who read it with an ironical smile . It was from [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , and ran thus : — “ Most confidential . “_{[365-lady st julians]} [[My]_0-i dearest]_{1294-my dearest} [Lady Marney]_{1295-lady marney} , “ It is a false report : [he]_{887-the king} is ill , but not dangerously ; the hay fever ; [he]_{887-the king} always has it ; nothing more : [I]_{1295-lady marney} will tell [my]_{1295-lady marney} authority when [we]_6074-we meet ; [I]_{1295-lady marney} dare not write it . It will satisfy [you]_{1295-lady marney} . [I]_{1295-lady marney} am going on with [my]_{1295-lady marney} quadrille . “_{[1295-lady marney]} Most affectionately [yours]_{1295-lady marney} , “ A. St J. ”_{[1295-lady marney]} “ [Poor woman]_{6075-poor woman} ! [she]_{6075-poor woman} is always wrong , ”_{[1296-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{1296-lady marney} throwing the note to [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ [Her]_{6075-poor woman} quadrille will never take place , which is a pity , as it is to consist only of [beauties]_{6076-beauties} and [eldest sons]_{6077-eldest sons} . [I]_{1296-lady marney} suppose [I]_{1296-lady marney} must send [her]_{6075-poor woman} a line , ”_{[1296-lady marney]} and [she]_{1296-lady marney} wrote : “ [[My]_{1296-lady marney} dearest]_{1294-my dearest} [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , “_{[1296-lady marney]} How good of [you]_{1295-lady marney} to write to [me]_0-i , and send [me]_0-i such cheering news ! [I]_0-i have no doubt [you]_{1295-lady marney} are right : [you]_{1295-lady marney} always are : [I]_0-i know [he]_264-egremont had the hay fever last year . How fortunate for [your]_{1295-lady marney} quadrille , and how charming it will be ! Let [me]_0-i know if [you]_{1295-lady marney} hear anything further from [your]_{1295-lady marney} unmentionable quarter . “ Ever [your]_{1295-lady marney} affectionate “_[0-i] C.M. ” [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} left [several children]_{6079-several children} ; [[his]_0-i heir]_{6080-his heir} was five years older than [the next son Charles who at the period of [[his]_{6081-the next son charles who at the period of his father ’s death was at christchurch and had just entered the last year of his minority} father]_{6082-his father} ’s death was at [Christchurch]_{47-christchurch} and had just entered the last year of [his]_{6081-the next son charles who at the period of his father ’s death was at christchurch and had just entered the last year of his minority} minority]_{6081-the next son charles who at the period of his father ’s death was at christchurch and had just entered the last year of his minority} . Attaining that age , [he]_{6081-the next son charles who at the period of his father ’s death was at christchurch and had just entered the last year of his minority} received the sum of fifteen thousand pounds , [his]_{6081-the next son charles who at the period of his father ’s death was at christchurch and had just entered the last year of his minority} portion , a third of which amount [his]_{6081-the next son charles who at the period of his father ’s death was at christchurch and had just entered the last year of his minority} expenditure had then already anticipated . [Egremont]_264-egremont had been brought up in the enjoyment of every comfort and every luxury that refinement could devise and wealth furnish . [He]_264-egremont was [a favourite child]_{6083-a favourite child} . [[His]_264-egremont parents]_{6084-his parents} emulated [each other]_{6085-each other} in pampering and indulging [him]_264-egremont . [Every freak]_{6086-every freak} was pardoned , every whim was gratified . [He]_264-egremont might ride what horses [he]_264-egremont liked , and if [he]_264-egremont broke [their]_{6084-his parents} knees , what in another would have been deemed a flagrant sin , was in [him]_264-egremont held only a proof of reckless spirit . If [he]_264-egremont were not [a thoroughly selfish and altogether wilful person]_{6087-a thoroughly selfish and altogether wilful person} , but very much the reverse , it was not the fault of [[his]_264-egremont parents]_{6084-his parents} , but rather the operation of a benignant nature that had bestowed on [him]_264-egremont a generous spirit and a tender heart , though accompanied with a dangerous susceptibility that made [him]_264-egremont [the child and creature of impulse]_{6089-the child and creature of impulse} , and seemed to set at defiance even the course of time to engraft on [his]_264-egremont nature any quality of prudence . The tone of [Eton]_51-eton during the days of [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont was not of the high character which at present distinguishes [that community]_{6090-that community} . It was the unforeseen eve of the great change , that , whatever was its purpose or have been its immediate results , at least gave the first shock to [the pseudo - aristocracy of [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{6091-the pseudo - aristocracy of this country} . Then all was blooming ; sunshine and odour ; not a breeze disturbing the meridian splendour . Then [the world]_{6016-the world} was not only made for [a few]_{6094-a few} , but [a very few]_{6095-a very few} . [One]_6021-one could almost tell upon one ’s fingers [the happy families who could do anything , and might have everything]_{6097-the happy families who could do anything , and might have everything} . [A school - boy]_{6098-a school - boy} ’s ideas of the Church then were fat - livings , and of [the State]_{987-the state} , [rotten - boroughs]_{6100-rotten - boroughs} . To do nothing and get something , formed [a boy]_{6101-a boy} ’s ideal of a manly career . There was nothing in the lot , little in the temperament , of [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont , to make [him]_264-egremont an exception to the multitude . Gaily and securely [he]_264-egremont floated on [the brilliant stream]_{6102-the brilliant stream} . Popular at [school]_6103-school , idolized at [home]_6104-home , the present had no cares , and the future secured [him]_264-egremont a family seat in [Parliament]_{48-parliament} the moment [he]_264-egremont entered life , and the inheritance of a glittering post at [court]_6105-court in due time , as its legitimate consequence . Enjoyment , not ambition , seemed the principle of [his]_264-egremont existence . The contingency of a mitre , the certainty of rich preferment , would not reconcile [him]_264-egremont to the self - sacrifice which , to a certain degree , was required from [a priest]_{6106-a priest} , even in those days of rampant Erastianism . [He]_264-egremont left [the colonies]_{6107-the colonies} as [the spoil of [[his]_264-egremont younger brothers]_{6109-his younger brothers}]_{6108-the spoil of his younger brothers} ; [his]_264-egremont own ideas of a profession being limited to a barrack in [a London park]_{6110-a london park} , varied by visits to [Windsor]_49-windsor . But there was time enough to think of these things . [He]_264-egremont had to enjoy [Oxford]_50-oxford as [he]_264-egremont had enjoyed [Eton]_51-eton . Here [his]_264-egremont allowance from [[his]_264-egremont father]_{6082-his father} was extravagant , though greatly increased by tithes from [[his]_264-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} ’s pin - money . While [he]_264-egremont was pursuing [his]_264-egremont studies , hunting and boating , driving tandems , riding matches , tempering [his]_264-egremont energies in the crapulence of boyish banquets , and anticipating life , at the risk of expulsion , in a miserable mimicry of metropolitan dissipation , Dukism , that was supposed to be eternal , suddenly crashed . The Reform Act has not placed the administration of [our]_6113-our affairs in abler hands than conducted them previously to the passing of the measure , for [the most efficient members of the present cabinet with some very few exceptions]_{6114-the most efficient members of the present cabinet with some very few exceptions} , and those attended by peculiar circumstances , were [ministers]_{6115-ministers} before the Reform Act was contemplated . Nor has that memorable statute created [a Parliament of a higher reputation for public qualities , such as politic ability , and popular eloquence , and national consideration , than was furnished by the old scheme]_{6116-a parliament of a higher reputation for public qualities , such as politic ability , and popular eloquence , and national consideration , than was furnished by the old scheme} . On the contrary ; [one house of Parliament]_{6117-one house of parliament} has been irremediably degraded into the decaying position of [a mere court of registry]_{6118-a mere court of registry} , possessing great privileges , on condition that it never exercises them ; while [the other chamber that , at the first blush , and to the superficial]_{6119-the other chamber that , at the first blush , and to the superficial} , exhibits symptoms of almost unnatural vitality , engrossing in its orbit all the business of [the country]_{932-the country} , assumes on a more studious inspection somewhat of the character of [a select vestry]_{6121-a select vestry} , fulfilling municipal rather than imperial offices , and beleaguered by critical and clamorous millions , who can not comprehend why [a privileged and exclusive senate]_{6122-a privileged and exclusive senate} is required to perform functions which immediately concern all , which most personally comprehend , and which many in [their]_{6122-a privileged and exclusive senate} civic spheres believe [they]_{6122-a privileged and exclusive senate} could accomplish in a manner not less satisfactory , though certainly less ostentatious . But if it have not furnished [us]_6113-our with [abler administrators]_{6123-abler administrators} or [a more illustrious senate]_{6124-a more illustrious senate} , the Reform Act may have exercised on [the country]_{932-the country} at large a beneficial influence . Has it ? Has it elevated the tone of the public mind ? Has it cultured the popular sensibilities to noble and ennobling ends ? Has it proposed to [the people of [England]_28-england]_{6126-the people of england} a higher test of national respect and confidence than the debasing qualification universally prevalent in [this country]_{1135-this country} since the fatal introduction of the system of Dutch finance ? Who will pretend it ? If a spirit of rapacious coveteousness , desecrating all the humanities of life , has been the besetting sin of [England]_28-england for the last century and a half , since the passing of the Reform Act the altar of [Mammon]_367-mammon has blazed with triple worship . To acquire , to accumulate , to plunder each other by virtue of philosophic phrases , to propose an Utopia to consist only of WEALTH and TOIL , this has been the breathless business of enfranchised [England]_28-england for the last twelve years , until [we]_6113-our are startled from [our]_6113-our voracious strife by the wail of intolerable serfage . Are [we]_6113-our then to conclude , that the only effect of the Reform Act has been to create in [this country]_{1135-this country} another of those class interests , which [we]_6113-our now so loudly accuse as the obstacles to general amelioration ? Not exactly that . The indirect influence of the Reform Act has been not inconsiderable , and may eventually lead to vast consequences . It set [men]_803-men a - thinking ; it enlarged the horizon of political experience ; it led [the public mind]_{6130-the public mind} to ponder somewhat on the circumstances of [our]_6113-our national history ; to pry into the beginnings of some social anomalies which [they]_803-men found were not so ancient as [they]_803-men had been led to believe , and which had their origin in causes very different to what [they]_803-men had been educated to credit ; and insensibly it created and prepared a popular intelligence to which [one]_6021-one can appeal , no longer hopelessly , in an attempt to dispel the mysteries with which for nearly three centuries it has been the labour of [party writers]_{6132-party writers} to involve a national history , and without the dispersion of which no political position can be understood and no social evil remedied . The events of 1830 did not produce any change in the modes of thought and life of [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont . [He]_264-egremont took [his]_264-egremont political cue from [[his]_264-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} , who was [[his]_264-egremont constant correspondent]_{6134-his constant correspondent} . [Lady Marney]_{6135-lady marney} was [a distinguished “_[0-i] stateswoman]_{6136-a distinguished “ stateswoman} , ” as [they]_6137-they called [Lady Carlisle]_{368-lady carlisle} in Charles the First ’s time , [a great friend of [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians}]_{6138-a great friend of lady st julians} , and one of [the most eminent and impassioned votaries of Dukism]_{6139-the most eminent and impassioned votaries of dukism} . [Her]_{6135-lady marney} first impression on the overthrow of [[her]_{6135-lady marney} hero]_{6140-her hero} was , astonishment at the impertinence of [[his]_{6140-her hero} adversaries]_{6141-his adversaries} , mingled with some lofty pity for [their]_6137-they silly ambition and short - lived career . [She]_{6135-lady marney} existed for a week in the delightful expectation of [his]_{6140-her hero} grace being sent for again , and informed [every one]_{6142-every one} in confidence , that “_[0-i] [these people]_{1297-these people} could not form [[a cabinet . ”]_{6143-a cabinet . ”}]_{6143-a cabinet . ”} When the tocsin of peace , reform , and retrenchment sounded , [she]_{6135-lady marney} smiled bitterly ; was sorry for [poor Lord Grey of whom [she]_{6135-lady marney} had thought better , and gave [them]_6137-they a year , adding with consoling malice , “_{[6143-a cabinet . ”]} that it would be another Canning affair]_{369-lord grey} . ” At length came the Reform Bill itself , and [no one]_{6145-no one} laughed more heartily than [Lady Marney]_{6146-lady marney} ; not even [the House of Commons to whom it was presented]_{6147-the house of commons to whom it was presented} . The bill was thrown out , and [Lady Marney]_{6148-lady marney} gave a grand ball to celebrate the event , and to compensate [the [London]_5-london shopkeepers]_{6149-the london shopkeepers} for the loss of [their]_{6149-the london shopkeepers} projected franchise . [Lady Marney]_{6150-lady marney} was preparing to resume [her]_{6150-lady marney} duties at [court]_6105-court when to [her]_{6150-lady marney} great surprise the firing of cannon announced the dissolution of Parliament . [She]_{6150-lady marney} turned pale ; [she]_{6150-lady marney} was too much in the secrets of [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} and [Taper]_370-taper to be deceived as to the consequences ; [she]_{6150-lady marney} sank into [her]_{6150-lady marney} chair , and denounced [Lord Grey]_{369-lord grey} as [a traitor to [his]_{369-lord grey} order]_{6152-a traitor to his order} . [Lady Marney]_{6153-lady marney} who for six months had been writing to [[her]_{6153-lady marney} son]_{6154-her son} at [Oxford]_50-oxford the most charming letters , full of fun , quizzing [the whole Cabinet]_{6155-the whole cabinet} , now announced to [Egremont]_264-egremont that a revolution was inevitable , that all property would be instantly confiscated , [the poor deluded king]_{6156-the poor deluded king} led to the block or sent over to [Hanover]_24-hanover at the best , and [the whole of [the nobility]_{6158-the nobility} and [principal gentry]_{6159-principal gentry}]_{6157-the whole of the nobility and principal gentry} , and indeed [every one who possessed anything , guillotined without remorse]_{6160-every one who possessed anything , guillotined without remorse} . Whether [[his]_264-egremont friends]_{6161-his friends} were immediately to resume power , or whether [[their]_{6161-his friends} estates]_{6162-their estates} ultimately were to be confiscated , the practical conclusion to [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont appeared to be the same . Carpe diem . [He]_264-egremont therefore pursued [his]_264-egremont career at [Oxford]_50-oxford unchanged , and entered life in the year 1833 , [a younger son with extravagant tastes and expensive habits]_{6163-a younger son with extravagant tastes and expensive habits} , with a reputation for lively talents though uncultivated,—for [his]_264-egremont acquisitions at [Eton]_51-eton had been quite puerile , and subsequently [he]_264-egremont had not become a student,—with many manly accomplishments , and with a mien and visage that at once took the fancy and enlisted the affections . Indeed [a physiologist]_{6164-a physiologist} would hardly have inferred from the countenance and structure of [Egremont]_264-egremont the career [he]_264-egremont had pursued , or the character which attached to [him]_264-egremont . The general cast and expression of [his]_264-egremont features when in repose was pensive : an air of refinement distinguished [his]_264-egremont well - moulded brow ; [his]_264-egremont mouth breathed sympathy , and [his]_264-egremont rich brown eye gleamed with tenderness . The sweetness of [his]_264-egremont voice in speaking was in harmony with [this organization]_{6165-this organization} . Two years passed in the most refined circles of [[our]_6166-our society]_{6167-our society} exercised a beneficial influence on the general tone of [Egremont]_264-egremont , and may be said to have finished [his]_264-egremont education . [He]_264-egremont had the good sense and the good taste not to permit [his]_264-egremont predilection for sports to degenerate into slang ; [he]_264-egremont yielded [himself]_264-egremont to the delicate and profitable authority of [woman]_6168-woman , and , as ever happens , it softened [his]_264-egremont manners and brightened [his]_264-egremont wit . [He]_264-egremont was fortunate in having [a clever mother]_{6169-a clever mother} , and [he]_264-egremont appreciated this inestimable possession . [Lady Marney]_{6170-lady marney} had great knowledge of society , and some acquaintance with human nature , which [she]_{6170-lady marney} fancied [she]_{6170-lady marney} had fathomed to its centre ; [she]_{6170-lady marney} piqued [herself]_{6170-lady marney} upon [her]_{6170-lady marney} tact , and indeed [she]_{6170-lady marney} was very quick , but [she]_{6170-lady marney} was so energetic that [her]_{6170-lady marney} art did not always conceal itself ; very worldly , [she]_{6170-lady marney} was nevertheless not devoid of impulse ; [she]_{6170-lady marney} was animated and would have been extremely agreeable , if [she]_{6170-lady marney} had not restlessly aspired to wit ; and would certainly have exercised much more influence in society , if [she]_{6170-lady marney} had not been so anxious to show it . Nevertheless , still with many personal charms , a frank and yet , if need be , a finished manner , a quick brain , a lively tongue , a buoyant spirit , and a great social position . [Lady Marney]_{6171-lady marney} was universally and extremely popular ; and adored by [[her]_{6171-lady marney} children]_{6172-her children} , for indeed [she]_{6171-lady marney} was [a mother most affectionate and true]_{6173-a mother most affectionate and true} . When [Egremont]_264-egremont was four - and - twenty , [he]_264-egremont fell in love — a real passion . [He]_264-egremont had fluttered like others from flower to flower , and like [others]_6174-others had often fancied the last perfume the sweetest , and then had flown away . But now [he]_264-egremont was entirely captivated . [The divinity]_{6175-the divinity} was a new beauty ; the whole world raving of [her]_{6171-lady marney} . [Egremont]_264-egremont also advanced . [The Lady Arabella]_371-arabella was not only beautiful : [she]_371-arabella was clever , fascinating . [Her]_371-arabella presence was inspiration ; at least for [Egremont]_264-egremont . [She]_371-arabella condescended to be pleased by [him]_264-egremont : [she]_371-arabella signalized [him]_264-egremont by [her]_371-arabella notice ; [their]_6176-their names were mentioned together . [Egremont]_264-egremont indulged in flattering dreams . [He]_264-egremont regretted [he]_264-egremont had not pursued a profession : [he]_264-egremont regretted [he]_264-egremont had impaired [his]_264-egremont slender patrimony ; thought of love in [a cottage]_{6177-a cottage} , and renting [a manor]_{6178-a manor} ; thought of living a good deal with [[his]_264-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} , and a little with [[his]_264-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} ; thought of the law and the church ; thought once of [New Zealand]_{52-new zealand} . [The favourite of nature and of fashion]_{6181-the favourite of nature and of fashion} , this was the first time in the life of [Egremont]_264-egremont , that [he]_264-egremont had been made conscious that there was something in [his]_264-egremont position which , with all its superficial brilliancy , might prepare for [him]_264-egremont , when youth had fled and the blaze of society grown dim , [a drear and bitter lot]_{6182-a drear and bitter lot} . [He]_264-egremont was roused from [his]_264-egremont reveries by a painful change in the demeanour of [[his]_264-egremont adored]_{6183-his adored} . [The mother of [the Lady Arabella]_371-arabella]_{6184-the mother of the lady arabella} was alarmed . [She]_{6184-the mother of the lady arabella} liked [[her]_{6184-the mother of the lady arabella} daughter]_{6185-her daughter} to be admired even by [younger sons]_{6186-younger sons} when [they]_{6186-younger sons} were distinguished , but only at a distance . [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont ’s name had been mentioned too often . It had appeared coupled with [[her]_{6184-the mother of the lady arabella} daughters]_{6187-her daughters} , even in a Sunday paper . The most decisive measures were requisite , and [they]_{6186-younger sons} were taken . Still smiling when [they]_{6186-younger sons} met , still kind when [they]_{6186-younger sons} conversed , it seemed , by some magic dexterity which even baffled [Egremont]_290-egremont , that [their]_{6186-younger sons} meetings every day grew rarer , and [their]_{6186-younger sons} opportunities for conversation less frequent . At the end of the season , [the Lady Arabella]_371-arabella selected from [a crowd of [admirers equally qualified]_{6189-admirers equally qualified}]_{6188-a crowd of admirers equally qualified} , [a young peer of great estate , and of the “_{[6143-a cabinet . ”]} old nobility]_{6190-a young peer of great estate , and of the “ old nobility} , ” a circumstance which , as [[her]_371-arabella grandfather]_{6191-her grandfather} had only been [an East India director]_{6192-an east india director} , was very gratifying to [the bride]_{6193-the bride} . This unfortunate passion of [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont , and its mortifying circumstances and consequences , was just that earliest shock in [one]_6021-one ’s life which occurs to all of [us]_6195-our ; which first makes [us]_6195-our think . [We]_6195-our have all experienced that disheartening catastrophe , when the illusions first vanish ; and [our]_6195-our balked imagination , or [our]_6195-our mortified vanity , first intimates to [us]_6195-our that [we]_6195-our are neither infallible nor irresistible . Happily ‘ tis the season of youth for which the first lessons of experience are destined ; and bitter and intolerable as is the first blight of [our]_6195-our fresh feelings , the sanguine impulse of early life bears [us]_6195-our along . [Our]_6195-our first scrape generally leads to [our]_6195-our first travel . Disappointment requires change of air ; desperation change of scene . [Egremont]_290-egremont quitted [[his]_290-egremont country]_{1017-his country} , never to return to [it]_{1017-his country} again ; and returned to [it]_{1017-his country} after a year and a - half ’s absence , [a much wiser man]_{6197-a much wiser man} . Having left [England]_28-england in a serious mood , and having already tasted with tolerable freedom of the pleasures and frivolities of life , [he]_290-egremont was not in an inapt humour to observe , to enquire , and to reflect . The new objects that surrounded [him]_290-egremont excited [his]_290-egremont intelligence ; [he]_290-egremont met , which indeed is the principal advantage of travel , [remarkable men]_{6198-remarkable men} , whose conversation opened [his]_290-egremont mind . [His]_290-egremont mind was worth opening . [Energies]_372-energies began to stir of which [he]_290-egremont had not been conscious ; awakened curiosity led [him]_290-egremont to investigate and to read ; [he]_290-egremont discovered that , when [he]_290-egremont imagined [his]_290-egremont education was completed , it had in fact not commenced ; and that , although [he]_290-egremont had been at [a public school]_{6199-a public school} and [a university]_{6200-a university} , [he]_290-egremont in fact knew nothing . To be conscious that [you]_6201-you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge . Before an emancipated intellect and an expanding intelligence , the great system of exclusive manners and exclusive feelings in which [he]_290-egremont had been born and nurtured , began to tremble ; the native generosity of [his]_290-egremont heart recoiled at a recurrence to that arrogant and frigid life , alike devoid of sympathy and real grandeur . In the early spring of 1837 , [Egremont]_290-egremont re - entered [the world]_{6016-the world} , where [he]_290-egremont had once sparkled , and which [he]_290-egremont had once conceived to comprise within [its]_{6016-the world} circle all that could interest or occupy [man]_6203-man . [[His]_290-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} , delighted at finding [him]_290-egremont again under [her]_{1279-his mother} roof , had removed some long - standing coolness between [him]_290-egremont and [[his]_290-egremont elder brother]_{6205-his elder brother} ; [[his]_290-egremont former acquaintance]_{6206-his former acquaintance} greeted [him]_290-egremont with cordiality , and introduced [him]_290-egremont to [the new heroes who had sprung up during the season of [his]_290-egremont absence]_{6207-the new heroes who had sprung up during the season of his absence} . [Apparently Egremont]_290-egremont was not disinclined to pursue , though without eagerness , the same career that had originally engaged [him]_290-egremont . [He]_290-egremont frequented assemblies , and lingered in [clubs]_6208-clubs ; rode in [the park]_{6209-the park} , and lounged at [the opera]_{6210-the opera} . But there was this difference in [his]_290-egremont existence , before and since [his]_290-egremont travels : [he]_290-egremont was now conscious [he]_290-egremont wanted an object ; and was ever musing over action , though as yet ignorant how to act . Perhaps it was this want of being roused , that led [him]_290-egremont , it may be for distraction , again to the turf . It was a pursuit that seemed to [him]_290-egremont more real than the life of [saloons]_6211-saloons , full of affectation , perverted ideas , and factitious passions . Whatever might be the impulse [Egremont]_290-egremont however was certainly not slightly interested in the Derby ; and though by no means uninstructed in the mysteries of [the turf]_{6212-the turf} , had felt such confidence in [his]_290-egremont information that , with [his]_290-egremont usual ardour , [he]_290-egremont had backed to a considerable amount the horse that ought to have won , but which nevertheless only ran a second . Notwithstanding the confidence of [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , and [her]_{365-lady st julians} unrivalled information , the health of [the king]_{887-the king} did not improve : but still it was the hay fever , only the hay fever . An admission had been allowed to creep into [the Court Circular]_{6214-the court circular} , that “_{[6143-a cabinet . ”]} [[his]_1298-his majesty]_{1299-his majesty} has been slightly indisposed within the last few days ; ” but then it was soon followed by a very positive assurance , that [[his]_1298-his majesty]_{1299-his majesty} ’s favourite and long - matured resolution to give a state banquet to [the knights of the four orders]_{6216-the knights of the four orders} , was immediately to be carried into effect . [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} had the first information of this important circumstance ; it confirmed [her]_{365-lady st julians} original conviction : [she]_{365-lady st julians} determined to go on with [her]_{365-lady st julians} quadrille . [Egremont]_290-egremont , with something interesting at stake [himself]_290-egremont , was staggered by this announcement , and by [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} ’ unshaken faith . [He]_290-egremont consulted [[his]_290-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} : [Lady Marney]_{6218-lady marney} shook [her]_{6218-lady marney} head . “_{[6075-poor woman]} [Poor woman]_{6075-poor woman} ! ” said [Lady Marney]_{6219-lady marney} , “_{[6075-poor woman]} [she]_{6075-poor woman} is always wrong . [I]_0-i know , ” continued [[her]_{6218-lady marney} ladyship]_{6220-her ladyship} , placing [her]_{6218-lady marney} finger to [her]_{6218-lady marney} lip , “_[0-i] that [Prince Esterhazy]_{373-prince esterhazy} has been pressing [his]_{373-prince esterhazy} long - postponed investiture as [a Grand Cross]_{1301-a grand cross} , in order that [he]_{373-prince esterhazy} may dine at this very banquet ; and it has been announced to [him]_{373-prince esterhazy} that it is impossible , [the king]_{887-the king} ’s health will not admit of it . When a simple investiture is impossible , a state banquet to the four orders is very probable . No , ” said [Lady Marney]_{6221-lady marney} with a sigh ; “_{[6169-a clever mother]} it is a great blow for all of [us]_1303-us , but it is no use shutting [our]_1303-us eyes to the fact . [The poor dear king]_{1304-the poor dear king} will never show again . ” And about a week after this there appeared the first bulletin . From that instant , though [the gullish multitude]_{6222-the gullish multitude} studied the daily reports with grave interest ; [their]_{6222-the gullish multitude} hopes and speculations and arrangements changing with each phrase ; for the initiated there was no suspense . [All]_6223-all knew that it was over ; and [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , giving up [her]_{365-lady st julians} quadrille , began to look about for seats in parliament for [[her]_{365-lady st julians} sons]_{6224-her sons} . “_{[1304-the poor dear king]} What a happiness it is to have [a clever mother]_{6169-a clever mother} , ” exclaimed [Egremont]_290-egremont , as [he]_290-egremont pondered over the returns of [[his]_290-egremont election agent]_{6225-his election agent} . [Lady Marney]_{6226-lady marney} , duly warned of the impending catastrophe , was experiencing all the advantages of prior information . It delighted [her]_{6226-lady marney} to meet [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} driving distractedly about [town]_6227-town , calling at [clubs]_6208-clubs , closeted with red tapers , making ingenious combinations that would not work , by means of which [some one of [[her]_{365-lady st julians} sons]_{6224-her sons}]_{6229-some one of her sons} was to stand in coalition with [some rich parvenu]_{6231-some rich parvenu} ; to pay none of the expenses and yet to come in first . And all this time , [Lady Marney]_{6232-lady marney} , serene and smiling , had the daily pleasure of assuring [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} what a relief it was to [her]_{6232-lady marney} that [Charles]_264-egremont had fixed on [[his]_264-egremont place]_{6233-his place} . It had been arranged indeed these weeks past ; “_{[1304-the poor dear king]} but then , [you]_1306-you know , ” concluded [Lady Marney]_{6234-lady marney} in the sweetest voice and with a blandishing glance , “_[1306-you] [I]_0-i never did believe in that hay fever . ” In the meantime the impending event changed the whole aspect of the political world . [The king]_{887-the king} dying before the new registration was the greatest blow to pseudo - toryism since [[his]_{887-the king} majesty]_{1299-his majesty} , calling for [a hackney coach]_{6237-a hackney coach} , went down and dissolved parliament in 1831 . It was calculated by the Tadpoles and [Tapers]_374-tapers that a dissolution by [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} , after the registration of 1837 , would give [him]_{375-sir robert} a clear majority , not too great a one , but large enough : a manageable majority ; [some five - and - twenty or thirty men , who with a probable peerage or two dangling in the distance , half - a - dozen positive baronetcies]_{6238-some five - and - twenty or thirty men , who with a probable peerage or two dangling in the distance , half - a - dozen positive baronetcies} , the Customs for [[their]_{6238-some five - and - twenty or thirty men , who with a probable peerage or two dangling in the distance , half - a - dozen positive baronetcies} constituents]_{6239-their constituents} , and Court balls for [[their]_{6238-some five - and - twenty or thirty men , who with a probable peerage or two dangling in the distance , half - a - dozen positive baronetcies} wives]_{6240-their wives} , might be induced to save [the state]_{987-the state} . 0 ! [England]_28-england , [glorious and ancient realm]_{6242-glorious and ancient realm} , the fortunes of [thy]_28-england polity are indeed strange ! The wisdom of [the Saxons]_{376-the saxons} , Norman valour , the state - craft of [the Tudors]_{377-the tudors} , the national sympathies of [the Stuarts]_{346-the stuarts} , the spirit of [the latter Guelphs]_{6243-the latter guelphs} struggling against [their]_{6243-the latter guelphs} enslaved sovereignty,—these are the high qualities , that for a thousand years have secured [[thy]_28-england national developement]_{6244-thy national developement} . And now all [[thy]_28-england memorial dynasties]_{6245-thy memorial dynasties} end in the huckstering rule of [some thirty unknown and anonymous jobbers]_{6246-some thirty unknown and anonymous jobbers} ! [The Thirty at [Athens]_53-athens]_{6247-the thirty at athens} were at least [tyrants]_6248-tyrants . [They]_{6247-the thirty at athens} were [marked men]_{6249-marked men} . But [the obscure majority , who under [our]_6251-our present constitution are destined to govern [England]_28-england]_{6250-the obscure majority , who under our present constitution are destined to govern england} , are as secret as [a Venetian conclave]_{6252-a venetian conclave} . Yet on [their]_{6250-the obscure majority , who under our present constitution are destined to govern england} dark voices all depends . Would [you]_6253-you promote or prevent some great measure that may affect the destinies of [unborn millions]_{6254-unborn millions} , and the future character of [the people,—take]_{6255-the people,—take} , for example , a system of [national education,—the minister]_{6256-national education,—the minister} must apportion the plunder to [the illiterate clan]_{6257-the illiterate clan} ; the scum that floats on the surface of [a party]_{6258-a party} ; or hold out the prospect of honours , which are only honourable when in [their]_{6250-the obscure majority , who under our present constitution are destined to govern england} transmission [they]_{6250-the obscure majority , who under our present constitution are destined to govern england} impart and receive lustre ; when [they]_{6250-the obscure majority , who under our present constitution are destined to govern england} are the meed of public virtue and public services , and the distinction of worth and of genius . It is impossible that the system of the thirty can long endure in an age of inquiry and agitated spirit like the present . Such a system may suit the balanced interests and the periodical and alternate command of rival oligarchical connections : but it can subsist only by the subordination of [the sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} and the degradation of [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} ; and can not accord with an age , whose genius will soon confess that Power and [the People]_{914-the people} are both divine . “_[1307-you] [He]_1307-you ca n’t last ten days , ” said [a whig secretary of the treasury]_{6262-a whig secretary of the treasury} with a triumphant glance at [Mr Taper]_370-taper as [they]_1308-we met in [Pall Mall]_{10-pall mall} ; “_[1307-you] [You]_1307-you ’re out for [our]_1308-we lives . ” “_[1307-you] Do n’t [you]_1307-you make too sure for [yourselves]_1307-you , ” rejoined in despair [the dismayed Taper]_370-taper . “_[1307-you] It does not follow that because [we]_1308-we are out , that [you]_1307-you are in . ” “_[1307-you] How do [you]_1307-you mean ? ” “_[1307-you] There is [such a person as [Lord Durham]_{378-lord durham} in [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{1309-such a person as lord durham in the world} , ” said [Mr Taper]_370-taper very solemnly . “_[379-pish] [Pish]_379-pish , ” said [the secretary]_{6263-the secretary} . “_[1307-you] [You]_1307-you may pish , ” said [Mr Taper]_370-taper , “_[1307-you] but if [we]_1308-we have a radical government , as [I]_0-i believe and hope , [they]_1311-they will not be able to get up the steam as [they]_1311-they did in — 31 ; and what with [church]_1312-church and corn together , and [the Queen Dowager]_{1313-the queen dowager} , [we]_1308-we may go to [the country]_{932-the country} with as good a cry as [some other persons]_{1315-some other persons} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i will back [Melbourne]_{380-lord melbourne} against [the field]_{917-the field} , now , ” said [the secretary]_{6263-the secretary} . “_[0-i] [Lord Durham]_{378-lord durham} dined at [Kensington]_{54-kensington} on Thursday , ” said [Taper]_370-taper , “_{[378-lord durham]} and not [a whig present]_{1317-a whig present} . ” “_{[378-lord durham]} Ay ; [Durham]_{378-lord durham} talks very fine at dinner , ” said [the secretary]_{6263-the secretary} , “_{[378-lord durham]} but [he]_{378-lord durham} has no real go in [him]_{378-lord durham} . When there is [a Prince of [Wales]_55-wales]_{1318-a prince of wales} , [Lord Melbourne]_{380-lord melbourne} means to make [[Durham]_{378-lord durham} governor to [the heir apparent]_{1320-the heir apparent}]_{1319-durham governor to the heir apparent} , and that will keep [him]_{378-lord durham} quiet . ” “_{[380-lord melbourne]} What do [you]_1321-you hear ? ” said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , joining [them]_1322-we ; “_{[378-lord durham]} [I]_0-i am told [he]_{378-lord durham} has quite rallied . ” “_{[378-lord durham]} Do n’t [you]_1321-you flatter [yourself]_1321-you , ” said [the secretary]_{6263-the secretary} . “_[1321-you] Well , [we]_1322-we shall hear what [they]_1323-they say on the hustings , ” said [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} looking boldly . “_[1323-they] Who ’s afraid ! ” said [the secretary]_{6263-the secretary} . “_[1323-they] No , no , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{1324-my dear fellow} , [you]_{1324-my dear fellow} are dead beat ; the stake is worth playing for , and do n’t suppose [we]_1322-we are such flats as to lose the race for want of jockeying . [Your]_{1324-my dear fellow} humbugging registration will never do against a new reign . [[Our]_1322-we great men]_{1325-our great men} mean to shell out , [I]_0-i tell [you]_{1324-my dear fellow} ; [we]_1322-we have got [Croucher]_381-croucher ; [we]_1322-we will denounce the Carlton and corruption all over [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom} ; and if that wo n’t do , [we]_1322-we will swear till [we]_1322-we are black in the face , that [the King of [Hanover]_24-hanover]_{1327-the king of hanover} is engaged in a plot to dethrone [[our]_1322-we young Queen]_{1328-our young queen} : ” and [the triumphant secretary]_{6268-the triumphant secretary} wished [the worthy pair]_{6269-the worthy pair} good morning . “_{[1325-our great men]} [They]_{1325-our great men} certainly have a very good cry , ” said [Taper]_370-taper mournfully . “_{[1325-our great men]} After all , the registration might be better , ” said [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , “_{[1325-our great men]} but still it is a very good one . ” The daily bulletins became more significant ; the crisis was evidently at hand . A dissolution of parliament at any time must occasion great excitement ; combined with a new reign , it inflames the passions of [every class of the community]_{6270-every class of the community} . Even [the poor]_{915-the poor} begin to hope ; the old , wholesome superstition still lingers , that [the sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} can exercise power ; and [the suffering multitude]_{6273-the suffering multitude} are fain to believe that its remedial character may be about to be revealed in [their]_{6273-the suffering multitude} instance . As for [the aristocracy]_{835-the aristocracy} in a new reign , [they]_{835-the aristocracy} are all in a flutter . A bewildering vision of coronets , stars , and ribbons ; smiles , and places at court ; haunts [their]_{835-the aristocracy} noontide speculations and [their]_{835-the aristocracy} midnight dreams . Then [we]_1322-we must not forget the numberless instances in which the coming event is deemed to supply the long - sought opportunity of distinction , or the long - dreaded cause of utter discomfiture ; the hundreds , [the thousands , who mean to get into parliament]_{6275-the thousands , who mean to get into parliament} , [the units who dread getting out]_{6276-the units who dread getting out} . What a crashing change from lounging in [St James ’s street]_{56-st james ’s street} to sauntering on [[Boulogne]_57-boulogne pier]_{6277-boulogne pier} ; or , after dining at [Brookes]_502-brookes and supping at [Crockford ’s]_{59-crockford ’s} , to be saved from destruction by the friendly interposition that sends [you]_6278-you in an official capacity to the marsupial sympathies of [Sydney]_344-sydney or [Swan River]_{61-swan river} ! Now is the time for [the men to come forward who have claims]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} ; claims for spending [their]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} money , which [nobody]_6018-nobody asked [them]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} to do , but which of course [they]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} only did for the sake of [the party]_{1011-the party} . [They]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} never wrote for [[their]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} party]_{6282-their party} , or spoke for [[their]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} party]_{6282-their party} , or gave [[their]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} party]_{6282-their party} any other vote than [their]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} own ; but [they]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} urge [their]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} claims,—to something ; a commissionership of anything , or a consulship anywhere ; if no place to be had , [they]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} are ready to take it out in dignities . [They]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} once looked to the privy council , but would now be content with an hereditary honour ; if [they]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} can have neither , [they]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} will take a clerkship in [the Treasury]_{6285-the treasury} for [a younger son]_{6286-a younger son} . Perhaps [they]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} may get that in time ; at present [they]_{6279-the men to come forward who have claims} go away growling with a gaugership ; or , having with desperate dexterity at length contrived to transform [a tidewaiter]_{6287-a tidewaiter} into [a landwaiter]_{6288-a landwaiter} . But there is nothing like asking — except refusing . Hark ! it tolls ! All is over . The great bell of [the metropolitan cathedral]_{6289-the metropolitan cathedral} announces the death of [the last son of George the Third who probably will ever reign in [England]_28-england]_{6290-the last son of george the third who probably will ever reign in england} . [He]_{6290-the last son of george the third who probably will ever reign in england} was [a good man]_{6291-a good man} : with feelings and sympathies ; deficient in culture rather than ability ; with a sense of duty ; and with something of the conception of what should be the character of [an English monarch]_{6292-an english monarch} . Peace to [his]_{6290-the last son of george the third who probably will ever reign in england} manes ! [We]_6293-we are summoned to a different scene . In [a palace]_{6294-a palace} in [a garden]_{6295-a garden} — not in [a haughty keep]_{6296-a haughty keep} , proud with the fame , but dark with the violence of ages ; not in a regal pile , bright with the splendour , but soiled with the intrigues , of courts and factions — in [a palace in [a garden]_{6295-a garden}]_{6297-a palace in a garden} , meet scene for youth , and innocence , and beauty — came the voice that told [the maiden]_{6299-the maiden} [she]_{6299-the maiden} must ascend [her]_{6299-the maiden} throne ! [The council of [England]_28-england]_{6300-the council of england} is summoned for the first time within [[her]_{6299-the maiden} bowers]_{6301-her bowers} . There are assembled [the prelates]_{6302-the prelates} and [captains]_{6303-captains} and [chief men of [[her]_{6299-the maiden} realm]_{6305-her realm}]_{6304-chief men of her realm} ; [the priests of the religion that consoles]_{6306-the priests of the religion that consoles} , [the heroes of the sword that has conquered]_{6307-the heroes of the sword that has conquered} , [the votaries of the craft that has decided the fate of empires]_{6308-the votaries of the craft that has decided the fate of empires} ; [men grey with thought , and fame , and age]_{6309-men grey with thought , and fame , and age} ; who are [the stewards of divine mysteries]_{6310-the stewards of divine mysteries} , who have encountered in battle [the hosts of [Europe]_29-europe]_{6311-the hosts of europe} , [who have toiled in secret cabinets , who have struggled in the less merciful strife of aspiring senates]_{6312-who have toiled in secret cabinets , who have struggled in the less merciful strife of aspiring senates} ; [men]_803-men too , [some of [them]_803-men , [lords of a thousand vassals]_{6315-lords of a thousand vassals} and [chief proprietors of [provinces]_{6317-provinces}]_{6316-chief proprietors of provinces} , yet not one of [them]_803-men whose heart does not at this moment tremble as [he]_6318-he awaits the first presence of [the maiden who must now ascend [her]_{6299-the maiden} throne]_{6319-the maiden who must now ascend her throne}]_{6314-some of them , lords of a thousand vassals and chief proprietors of provinces , yet not one of them whose heart does not at this moment tremble as he awaits the first presence of the maiden who must now ascend her throne} . A hum of half - suppressed conversation which would attempt to conceal the excitement , which [some of the greatest of [them]_803-men]_{6320-some of the greatest of them} have since acknowledged , fills [that brilliant assemblage]_{6321-that brilliant assemblage} ; that sea of plumes , and glittering stars , and gorgeous dresses . Hush ! the portals open ; [She]_{6299-the maiden} comes ! The silence is as deep as that of [a noontide forest]_{6322-a noontide forest} . Attended for a moment by [[her]_{6299-the maiden} royal mother]_{6323-her royal mother} and [the ladies of [her]_{6299-the maiden} court]_{6324-the ladies of her court} , who bow and then retire , [VICTORIA]_349-victoria ascends [her]_{6299-the maiden} throne ; [a girl]_{6325-a girl} , alone , and for the first time , amid [an assemblage of [men]_803-men]_{6326-an assemblage of men} . In a sweet and thrilling voice , and with a composed mien which indicates rather the absorbing sense of august duty than an absence of emotion , [THE QUEEN]_{6328-the queen} announces [her]_{6328-the queen} accession to the throne of [[her]_{6328-the queen} ancestors]_{6329-her ancestors} , and [her]_{6328-the queen} humble hope that divine providence will guard over the fulfilment of [her]_{6328-the queen} lofty trust . [The prelates]_{6302-the prelates} and captains and [chief men of [[her]_{6299-the maiden} realm]_{6305-her realm}]_{6304-chief men of her realm} then advance to the throne , and kneeling before [her]_{6299-the maiden} , pledge [their]_{6302-the prelates} troth , and take the sacred oaths of allegiance and supremacy . Allegiance to [one who rules over [the land that [the great Macedonian]_{6335-the great macedonian} could not conquer]_{6334-the land that the great macedonian could not conquer} ; and over [a continent of which even [Columbus]_382-columbus never dreamed]_{6336-a continent of which even columbus never dreamed} : to [the Queen of [every sea]_{6338-every sea}]_{6337-the queen of every sea} , and of [nations in every zone]_{6339-nations in every zone}]_{6333-one who rules over the land that the great macedonian could not conquer ; and over a continent of which even columbus never dreamed : to the queen of every sea , and of nations in every zone} . It is not of these that [I]_{1325-our great men} would speak ; but of [a nation nearer [her]_{6299-the maiden} foot - stool]_{6340-a nation nearer her foot - stool} , and which at this moment looks to [her]_{6299-the maiden} with anxiety , with affection , perhaps with hope . Fair and serene , [she]_{6299-the maiden} has the blood and beauty of [the Saxon]_{6341-the saxon} . Will it be [her]_{6299-the maiden} proud destiny at length to bear relief to suffering millions , and with that soft hand which might inspire troubadours and [guerdon knights]_{6342-guerdon knights} , break the last links in the chain of Saxon thraldom ? [The building which was still called [MARNEY ABBEY]_{21-marney abbey}]_{6343-the building which was still called marney abbey} , though remote from [the site of [the ancient monastery]_{6345-the ancient monastery}]_{6344-the site of the ancient monastery} , was [an extensive structure raised at the latter end of the reign of [James the First]_{383-james the first} , and in the stately and picturesque style of that age]_{6346-an extensive structure raised at the latter end of the reign of james the first , and in the stately and picturesque style of that age} . Placed on a noble elevation in the centre of [an extensive and well wooded park]_{6347-an extensive and well wooded park} , [it]_{6343-the building which was still called marney abbey} presented a front with [two projecting wings of equal dimensions with the centre]_{6348-two projecting wings of equal dimensions with the centre} , so that the form of [the building]_{816-the building} was that of [a quadrangle]_{6350-a quadrangle} , less one of [its]_{816-the building} sides . [Its]_{816-the building} ancient lattices had been removed , and the present windows though convenient accorded little with [the structure]_{6351-the structure} ; the old entrance door in the centre of [the building]_{816-the building} however still remained , a wondrous specimen of fantastic carving : Ionic columns of black oak , with a profusion of fruits and flowers , and heads of stags and sylvans . The whole of [the building]_{816-the building} was crowned with a considerable pediment of what seemed at the first glance fanciful open work , but which examined more nearly offered in gigantic letters the motto of [the house of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{968-the house of marney} . The portal opened to [a hall]_{6355-a hall} , such as is now rarely found ; with the dais , the screen , [the gallery]_{6356-the gallery} , and the buttery - hatch all perfect , and all of carved black oak . Modern luxury , and the refined taste of [the lady of the late lord]_{6357-the lady of the late lord} , had made [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} as remarkable for [its]_{21-marney abbey} comfort and pleasantness of accommodation as for [its]_{21-marney abbey} ancient state and splendour . [The apartments]_{6358-the apartments} were in general furnished with all the cheerful ease and brilliancy of [the modern mansion of [a noble]_{836-a noble}]_{6359-the modern mansion of a noble} , but the grand gallery of the seventeenth century was still preserved , and was used on great occasions as [the chief reception - room]_{6361-the chief reception - room} . [You]_6362-you ascended the principal staircase to reach [it]_{816-the building} through [a long corridor]_{6363-a long corridor} . [It]_{816-the building} occupied the whole length of [one of the wings]_{6364-one of the wings} ; was one hundred feet long , and forty - five feet broad , [its]_{816-the building} walls hung with a collection of choice pictures rich in history ; while the Axminster carpets , the cabinets , carved tables , and variety of easy chairs , ingeniously grouped , imparted even to [this palatian chamber]_{6365-this palatian chamber} a lively and habitable air . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} was several years [the senior of [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont]_{6366-the senior of charles egremont} , yet still [a young man]_{782-a young man} . [He]_{782-a young man} was handsome ; there was indeed a general resemblance between [the brothers]_{6368-the brothers} , though the expression of [their]_{6368-the brothers} countenances was entirely different ; of the same height and air , and throughout the features [a certain family cast]_{6369-a certain family cast} ; but here the likeness ceased . The countenance of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} bespoke the character of [his]_{782-a young man} mind ; cynical , devoid of sentiment , arrogant , literal , hard . [He]_{782-a young man} had no imagination , had exhausted [his]_{782-a young man} slight native feeling , but [he]_{782-a young man} was acute , disputatious , and firm even to obstinacy . Though [his]_{782-a young man} early education had been very imperfect , [he]_{782-a young man} had subsequently read a good deal , especially in French literature . [He]_{782-a young man} had formed [his]_{782-a young man} mind by [Helvetius]_{384-helvetius} , whose system [he]_{782-a young man} deemed irrefutable , and in whom alone [he]_{782-a young man} had faith . Armed with the principles of [[his]_{782-a young man} great master]_{6370-his great master} , [he]_{782-a young man} believed [he]_{782-a young man} could pass through existence in adamantine armour , and always gave [you]_6371-you in the business of life the idea of [a man who was conscious [you]_6371-you were trying to take [him]_{782-a young man} in , and rather respected [you]_6371-you for it , but the working of whose cold , unkind , eye defied [you]_6371-you]_{6372-a man who was conscious you were trying to take him in , and rather respected you for it , but the working of whose cold , unkind , eye defied you} . There never had been excessive cordiality between [the brothers]_{6368-the brothers} even in [their]_{6368-the brothers} boyish days , and shortly after [Egremont]_264-egremont ’s entrance into life , [they]_{6368-the brothers} had become estranged . [They]_{6368-the brothers} were to meet now for the first time since [Egremont]_264-egremont ’s return from [the continent]_{6374-the continent} . [[Their]_{6368-the brothers} mother]_{6375-their mother} had arranged [their]_{6368-the brothers} reconciliation . [They]_{6368-the brothers} were to meet as if no misunderstanding had ever existed between [them]_{6368-the brothers} ; it was specially stipulated by [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , that there was to be no “_{[1325-our great men]} scene . [”]_6376-” Apprised of [Egremont]_264-egremont ’s impending arrival , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} was careful to be detained late that day at petty sessions , and entered [the room]_{798-the room} only a few minutes before dinner was announced , where [he]_264-egremont found [Egremont]_264-egremont not only with [the countess]_{6378-the countess} and [a young lady who was staying with [her]_{6378-the countess} , but with additional bail against any ebullition of sentiment in the shape of [the Vicar of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{6380-the vicar of marney} , and [a certain Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} , who was [a kind of aide - de - camp of]_{6381-a kind of aide - de - camp of} [the earl]_{6382-the earl}]_{6379-a young lady who was staying with her , but with additional bail against any ebullition of sentiment in the shape of the vicar of marney , and a certain captain grouse , who was a kind of aide - de - camp of the earl} ; killed birds and carved them ; played billiards with [him]_264-egremont , and lost ; had indeed every accomplishment that could please [woman]_6168-woman or [ease man]_{6384-ease man} ; could sing , dance , draw , make artificial flies , break horses , exercise a supervision over [stewards]_{6385-stewards} and [bailiffs]_{6386-bailiffs} , and make every body comfortable by taking everything on [his]_264-egremont own shoulders . [Lady Marney]_{6387-lady marney} had received [Egremont]_264-egremont in a manner which expressed the extreme satisfaction [she]_{6387-lady marney} experienced at finding [him]_264-egremont once more beneath [[his]_264-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} ’s roof . When [he]_264-egremont arrived indeed , [he]_264-egremont would have preferred to have been shown at once to [[his]_264-egremont rooms]_{6389-his rooms} , but a message immediately delivered expressed the wish of [[his]_264-egremont sister - in - law]_{6390-his sister - in - law} at once to see [him]_264-egremont . [She]_{6390-his sister - in - law} received [him]_264-egremont alone and with great warmth . [She]_{6390-his sister - in - law} was beautiful , and soft as [May]_386-maria ; a glowing yet delicate face ; rich brown hair , and large blue eyes ; not yet [a mother]_{6391-a mother} , but with something of the dignity of [the matron]_{6392-the matron} blending with the lingering timidity of [the girl]_{6393-the girl} . [Egremont]_264-egremont was glad to join [[his]_264-egremont sister - in - law]_{6390-his sister - in - law} again in [the drawing - room]_{6395-the drawing - room} before dinner . [He]_264-egremont seated [himself]_264-egremont by [her]_{6390-his sister - in - law} side ; and in answer to [her]_{6390-his sister - in - law} enquiries was giving [her]_{6390-his sister - in - law} some narrative of [his]_264-egremont travels ; [the Vicar who was very low church]_{6396-the vicar who was very low church} , was shaking [his]_{6396-the vicar who was very low church} head at [[Lady Marney]_{6397-lady marney} ’s young friend]_{6398-lady marney ’s young friend} , who was enlarging on the excellence of [Mr Paget]_{387-mr paget} ’s tales ; while [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} , in a very stiff white neck - cloth , very tight pantaloons , to show [his]_{385-captain grouse} very celebrated legs , transparent stockings and polished shoes , was throwing [himself]_{385-captain grouse} into attitudes in [the back ground]_{6399-the back ground} , and with a zeal amounting almost to enthusiasm , teaching [Lady Marney]_{6400-lady marney} ’s spaniel to beg ; when the door opened , and [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} entered , but as if to make security doubly sure , not alone . [He]_264-egremont was accompanied by [a neighbour]_{6401-a neighbour} and [brother magistrate]_{6402-brother magistrate} , [Sir Vavasour Firebrace]_{388-sir vavasour} , [a baronet of the earliest batch]_{6403-a baronet of the earliest batch} , and [a gentleman of great family and great estate]_{6404-a gentleman of great family and great estate} . “_{[1325-our great men]} Well [Charles]_264-egremont ! ” “_{[264-egremont]} How are [you]_264-egremont [George]_338-george ? ” And [the brothers]_{6368-the brothers} shook hands . ‘ Tis the English way ; and if [they]_{6368-the brothers} had been inclined to fall into [each other]_{6085-each other} ’s arms , [they]_{6368-the brothers} would not probably have done more . In a few minutes it was announced that dinner was served , and so , secured from a scene , having a fair appetite , and surrounded by dishes that could agreeably satisfy it , a kind of vague fraternal sentiment began to stir the breast of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} : [he]_264-egremont really was glad to see [[his]_264-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} again ; remembered the days when [they]_{6368-the brothers} rode [their]_{6368-the brothers} poneys and played cricket ; [his]_264-egremont voice softened , [his]_264-egremont eyes sparkled , and [he]_264-egremont at length exclaimed , “_{[264-egremont]} Do [you]_264-egremont know , [old fellow]_{6025-old fellow} , it makes [me]_0-i quite happy to see [you]_264-egremont here again . Suppose [we]_1330-we take a glass of wine . ” The softer heart and more susceptible spirit of [Egremont]_264-egremont were well calculated to respond to this ebullition of feeling , however slight ; and truly it was for many reasons not without considerable emotion , that [he]_264-egremont found [himself]_264-egremont once more at [Marney]_{402-lord marney} . [He]_264-egremont sate by the side of [[his]_264-egremont gentle sister - in - law , who seemed pleased by the unwonted cordiality of [[her]_{6408-his gentle sister - in - law , who seemed pleased by the unwonted cordiality of her husband , and anxious by many kind offices to second every indication of good feeling on his part} husband]_{6409-her husband} , and anxious by many kind offices to second every indication of good feeling on [his]_264-egremont part]_{6408-his gentle sister - in - law , who seemed pleased by the unwonted cordiality of her husband , and anxious by many kind offices to second every indication of good feeling on his part} . [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} was extremely assiduous : [the vicar]_{6410-the vicar} was of the deferential breed , agreed with [Lady Marney]_{6411-lady marney} on the importance of [infant schools]_{6412-infant schools} , but recalled [his]_{6410-the vicar} opinion when [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} expressed [his]_264-egremont imperious hope that [no infant schools]_{6413-no infant schools} would ever be found in [[his]_264-egremont neighbourhood]_{6414-his neighbourhood} . [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} was more than middle aged , comely , very gentlemanlike , but with an air occasionally of absence which hardly agreed with [his]_{388-sir vavasour} frank and somewhat hearty idiosyncracy ; [his]_{388-sir vavasour} clear brow , florid complexion , and blue eye . But [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} talked a good deal , though chiefly dogmatical or argumentative . It was rather difficult for [him]_{388-sir vavasour} to find a sufficient stock of opposition , but [he]_{388-sir vavasour} laid in wait and seized every opening with wonderful alacrity . Even [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} could not escape [him]_{388-sir vavasour} ; if driven to extremity [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} would even question [his]_{388-sir vavasour} principles on fly - making . [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} gave up , but not too soon ; [he]_{385-captain grouse} was well aware that [[his]_{385-captain grouse} noble friend]_{858-his noble friend} ’s passion for controversy was equal to [his]_{388-sir vavasour} love of conquest . As for [Lady Marney]_{6416-lady marney} , it was evident that with no inconsiderable talents , and with an intelligence richly cultivated , [the controversial genius of [[her]_{6416-lady marney} husband]_{6409-her husband}]_{6417-the controversial genius of her husband} had completely cowed [her]_{6416-lady marney} conversational charms . [She]_{6416-lady marney} never advanced a proposition that [he]_{6409-her husband} did not immediately bristle up , and [she]_{6416-lady marney} could only evade the encounter by a graceful submission . As for [the vicar]_{6410-the vicar} , [a frequent guest]_{6420-a frequent guest} , [he]_{6410-the vicar} would fain have taken refuge in silence , but [the earl]_{6382-the earl} , especially when alone , would what [he]_{6382-the earl} called “_[1331-him] draw [him]_1331-him out , ” and the game once unearthed , with so skilled a pack there was but little fear of a bad run . When all were reduced to silence , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} relinquishing controversy , assumed the positive . [He]_{6409-her husband} eulogized the new poor law , which [he]_{6409-her husband} declared would be the salvation of [the country]_{932-the country} , provided it was “_[1331-him] carried out ” in the spirit in which it was developed in the [Marney]_{402-lord marney} Union ; but then [he]_{6409-her husband} would add that there was [no district]_{6423-no district} except [[their]_6424-their union]_{6425-their union} in which it was properly observed . [He]_{6409-her husband} was tremendously fierce against allotments and analysed the system with merciless sarcasm , Indeed [he]_{6409-her husband} had no inconsiderable acquaintance with the doctrines of [the economists]_{6426-the economists} , and was rather inclined to carry them into practice in every instance , except that of [the landed proprietary]_{6427-the landed proprietary} , which [he]_{6409-her husband} clearly proved “_[1331-him] stood upon different grounds ” to that of any other “_[1331-him] interest . ” There was nothing [he]_{6409-her husband} hated so much as [a poacher]_{6428-a poacher} , except a lease ; though perhaps in the catalogue of [his]_{6409-her husband} aversions , [we]_6429-we ought to give the preference to [his]_{6409-her husband} anti - ecclesiastical prejudice : this amounted even to acrimony . Though there was [no man breathing who was possessed with such a strong repugnance to subscriptions of any kind]_{6430-no man breathing who was possessed with such a strong repugnance to subscriptions of any kind} , it delighted [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} to see [his]_{6409-her husband} name among [the contributors to all sectarian institutions]_{6431-the contributors to all sectarian institutions} . [The vicar of [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , who had been presented by [himself]_{6432-the vicar of marney , who had been presented by himself}]_{6432-the vicar of marney , who had been presented by himself} , was [[his]_{6432-the vicar of marney , who had been presented by himself} model of [a priest]_{6106-a priest}]_{6433-his model of a priest} : [he]_{6432-the vicar of marney , who had been presented by himself} left every body alone . Under the influence of [Lady Marney]_{6435-lady marney} , [the worthy vicar]_{6436-the worthy vicar} had once warmed up into some ebullition of very low church zeal ; there was some talk of an evening lecture , [the schools]_{6437-the schools} were to be remodelled , certain tracts were actually distributed . But [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} soon stopped all this . “_[1331-him] [No priestcraft at [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{1332-no priestcraft at marney} , ” said [this gentle proprietor of [abbey lands]_{900-abbey lands}]_{6438-this gentle proprietor of abbey lands} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wanted very much to come and canvass for [you]_1333-you , ” said [Lady Marney]_{6440-lady marney} to [Egremont]_264-egremont , “_[0-i] but [George]_338-george did not like it . ” “_[338-george] The less [the family]_{883-the family} interfered the better , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[0-i] and for [my]_0-i part , [I]_0-i was very much alarmed when [I]_0-i heard [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} had gone down . ” “_{[1335-my mother]} Oh ! [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} did wonders , ” said [Egremont]_264-egremont : “_{[1335-my mother]} [we]_1337-we should have been beat without [her]_{1335-my mother} . Indeed , to tell the truth , [I]_0-i quite gave up the thing the moment [they]_{883-the family} started [[their]_{883-the family} man]_{1338-their man} . Before that [we]_1337-we were on velvet ; but the instant [he]_{1338-their man} appeared everything was changed , and [I]_0-i found [some of [[my]_0-i warmest supporters]_{1340-my warmest supporters} , [members of [his]_{1338-their man} committee]_{1341-members of his committee}]_{1339-some of my warmest supporters , members of his committee} . ” “_[0-i] [You]_1342-you had [a formidable opponent]_{1343-a formidable opponent} , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} told [me]_0-i , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_{[402-lord marney]} Who was [he]_{1343-a formidable opponent} ? ” “_{[1344-a dreadful man]} Oh ! [a dreadful man]_{1344-a dreadful man} ! [A Scotchman]_{1345-a scotchman} , richer than [Croesus]_389-croesus , one [McDruggy]_390-mcdruggy , fresh from [Canton]_62-canton , with a million of opium in each pocket , denouncing corruption , and bellowing free trade . ” “_{[1344-a dreadful man]} But [they]_1346-they do not care much for free trade in [the old borough]_{6061-the old borough} ? ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[1346-they] No , it was a mistake , ” said [Egremont]_264-egremont , “_[1346-they] and the cry was changed the moment [[my]_0-i opponent]_{1348-my opponent} was on the ground . Then all [the town]_{1349-the town} was placarded with ‘ Vote for [McDruggy]_390-mcdruggy and [[our]_1350-our young Queen]_{1328-our young queen} , ’ as if [he]_{1343-a formidable opponent} had coalesced with [[her]_{1328-our young queen} Majesty]_{1170-her majesty} . ” “_{[1343-a formidable opponent]} [[My]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} must have been in despair , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[1350-our] [We]_1350-our issued [our]_1350-our placard instantly of ‘ Vote for [[our]_1350-our young Queen]_{1328-our young queen} and [Egremont]_264-egremont , ’ which was at least more modest , and turned out more popular . ” “_{[1335-my mother]} That [I]_0-i am sure was [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_{[1335-my mother]} No , ” said [Egremont]_264-egremont ; “_{[1356-a far more experienced mind]} it was the effusion of [a far more experienced mind]_{1356-a far more experienced mind} . [[My]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} was in hourly communication with [head quarters]_{1358-head quarters} , and [Mr Taper]_370-taper sent down the cry by express . ” “_[370-taper] [Peel]_{375-sir robert} , in or out , will support the Poor Law , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , rather audaciously , as [he]_0-i reseated [himself]_0-i after [the ladies]_{6441-the ladies} had retired . “_{[375-sir robert]} [He]_{375-sir robert} must ; ” and [he]_0-i looked at [[his]_0-i brother]_{6180-his brother} , whose return had in a great degree been secured by crying that Poor Law down . “_{[375-sir robert]} It is impossible , ” said [Charles]_264-egremont , fresh from the hustings , and speaking from the card of [Taper]_370-taper , for the condition of [the people]_{914-the people} was a subject of which [he]_264-egremont knew nothing . “_{[375-sir robert]} [He]_{375-sir robert} will carry it out , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_[1359-you] [you]_1359-you ’ll see , or [the land]_{903-the land} will not support [him]_{375-sir robert} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , “_[0-i] [we]_1361-we could manage some modification about out - door relief . ” “_[1359-you] Modification ! ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[1359-you] why there has been nothing but modification . What [we]_1361-we want is stringency . ” “_{[914-the people]} [The people]_{914-the people} will never bear it , ” said [Egremont]_264-egremont ; “_{[914-the people]} there must be some change . ” “_[1359-you] [You]_1359-you can not go back to the abuses of the old system , ” said [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} , making , as [he]_{385-captain grouse} thought , a safe observation . “_[1359-you] Better go back to the old system , than modify the new , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [the people]_{914-the people} would take to it a little more , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} ; “_[0-i] [they]_{914-the people} certainly do not like it in [[our]_1361-we parish]_{1364-our parish} . ” “_{[914-the people]} [The people]_{914-the people} are very contented here , eh [Slimsey]_391-slimsey ? ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_{[391-slimsey]} Very , ” said [the vicar]_{6410-the vicar} . Hereupon a conversation took place , principally sustained by [the earl]_{6382-the earl} and [the baronet]_{6446-the baronet} , which developed all the resources of the great parochial mind . Dietaries , [bastardy]_{6447-bastardy} , gaol regulations , game laws , were amply discussed ; and [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} wound up with a declaration of the means by which [the country]_{932-the country} might be saved , and which seemed principally to consist of high prices and low church . “_{[391-slimsey]} If [the sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} could only know [[her]_{892-the sovereign} best friends]_{1367-her best friends} , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , with a sigh . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} seemed to get uneasy . “_{[1367-her best friends]} And avoid the fatal mistakes of [[her]_{892-the sovereign} predecessor]_{1368-her predecessor} , ” continued [the baronet]_{6446-the baronet} . “_{[264-egremont]} [Charles]_264-egremont , another glass of claret , ” said [the earl]_{6382-the earl} . “_{[264-egremont]} [She]_{892-the sovereign} might yet rally round the throne a body of [men]_803-men ” — “_{[264-egremont]} Then [we]_1370-we will go to [the ladies]_{6441-the ladies} , ” said [the earl]_{6382-the earl} , abruptly disturbing [[his]_{6382-the earl} guest]_{6452-his guest} . There was music as [they]_1370-we re - entered [the drawing - room]_{6395-the drawing - room} . [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} attached [himself]_{388-sir vavasour} to [Egremont]_264-egremont . “_{[6441-the ladies]} It is a great pleasure for [me]_0-i to see [you]_0-i again , [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont ; ” said [the worthy baronet]_{6454-the worthy baronet} . “_[0-i] [[Your]_0-i father]_{1372-your father} was [[my]_0-i earliest and kindest friend]_{1373-my earliest and kindest friend} . [I]_0-i remember [you]_0-i at [Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , [a very little boy]_{1374-a very little boy} . Happy to see [you]_0-i again , [Sir]_1375-sir , in so eminent a position ; [a legislator]_{1376-a legislator} — [one of [[our]_1378-we legislators]_{1379-our legislators}]_{1377-one of our legislators} . It gave [me]_0-i a sincere satisfaction to observe [your]_0-i return . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i are very kind , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . ” “_[0-i] But it is a responsible position , ” continued [the baronet]_{6446-the baronet} . “_[0-i] Think [you]_0-i [they]_1380-they ’ll stand ? [A majority]_{1381-a majority} . [I]_0-i suppose , [they]_1380-they have ; but , [I]_0-i conclude , in time ; [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} will have it in time ? [We]_1378-we must not be in a hurry ; ‘ the more [haste’—you]_{1382-haste’—you} know the rest . [The country]_{932-the country} is decidedly conservative . All that [we]_1378-we want now is a strong government , that will put all things to rights . If [the poor king]_{1384-the poor king} had lived — ” “_{[1384-the poor king]} [He]_{1384-the poor king} would have sent [these men]_{6055-these men} to [the right - abouts]_{1386-the right - abouts} ; ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , [a young politician]_{6456-a young politician} , proud of [his]_290-egremont secret intelligence . “_{[1384-the poor king]} Ah ! [the poor king]_{1384-the poor king} ! ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , shaking [his]_{388-sir vavasour} head . “_{[1384-the poor king]} [He]_{1384-the poor king} was entirely with [us]_1378-we , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[1384-the poor king]} [Poor man]_{1388-poor man} ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_{[1384-the poor king]} [You]_1389-you think it was too late , then ? ” said [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} . “_[1389-you] [You]_1389-you are [a young man entering political life]_{1390-a young man entering political life} , ” said [the baronet]_{6446-the baronet} , taking [Egremont]_290-egremont kindly by the arm , and leading [him]_290-egremont to a sofa ; “_[1389-you] everything depends on the first step . [You]_1389-you have a great opportunity . Nothing can be done by [a mere individual]_{1391-a mere individual} . [The most powerful body in [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{1392-the most powerful body in this country} wants [a champion]_{1394-a champion} . ” “_{[1394-a champion]} But [you]_1389-you can depend on [Peel]_{375-sir robert} ? ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[375-sir robert]} [He]_{375-sir robert} is [one of [us]_1396-us]_{1395-one of us} : [we]_1396-us ought to be able to depend on [him]_{375-sir robert} . But [I]_0-i have spoken to [him]_{375-sir robert} for an hour , and could get nothing out of [him]_{375-sir robert} . ” “_[0-i] [He]_{375-sir robert} is cautious ; but depend upon it , [he]_{375-sir robert} will stand or fall by [the land]_{903-the land} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not thinking of [the land]_{903-the land} , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} ; “_[0-i] of something much more important ; with all the influence of [the land]_{903-the land} , and a great deal more besides ; of an order of [men who are ready to rally round the throne]_{1400-men who are ready to rally round the throne} , and are , indeed , if justice were done to [them]_{1400-men who are ready to rally round the throne} , [its natural and hereditary champions]_{1401-its natural and hereditary champions} ( [Egremont]_290-egremont looked perplexity ) ; [I]_0-i am speaking , ” added [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , in a solemn voice , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am speaking of [the baronets]_{1402-the baronets} . ” “_{[1402-the baronets]} [The baronets]_{1402-the baronets} ! And what do [they]_{1402-the baronets} want ? ” “_{[1402-the baronets]} [Their]_{1402-the baronets} rights ; [their]_{1402-the baronets} long withheld rights . [The poor king]_{1384-the poor king} was with [us]_1405-us . [He]_{1384-the poor king} has frequently expressed to [me]_0-i and [other deputies]_{1406-other deputies} , [his]_{1384-the poor king} determination to do [us]_1405-us justice ; but [he]_{1384-the poor king} was not [a strong - minded man]_{1407-a strong - minded man} , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , with a sigh ; “_{[1384-the poor king]} and in these revolutionary and levelling times , [he]_{1384-the poor king} had a hard task perhaps . And [the peers]_{1408-the peers} , who are [[our]_1405-us brethren]_{1409-our brethren} , [they]_{1408-the peers} were , [I]_0-i fear , against [us]_1405-us . But in spite of [the ministers]_{1410-the ministers} , and in spite of [the peers]_{1408-the peers} , had [the poor king]_{1384-the poor king} lived , [we]_1405-us should at least have had the badge , ” added [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} mournfully . “_{[392-sir grosvenor le draughte]} The badge ! ” “_{[392-sir grosvenor le draughte]} It would have satisfied [Sir Grosvenor le Draughte]_{392-sir grosvenor le draughte} , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} ; “_{[392-sir grosvenor le draughte]} and [he]_{392-sir grosvenor le draughte} had a strong party with [him]_{392-sir grosvenor le draughte} ; [he]_{392-sir grosvenor le draughte} was for compromise , but d — [him]_{392-sir grosvenor le draughte} , [[his]_{392-sir grosvenor le draughte} father]_{6082-his father} was only [an accoucheur]_{1414-an accoucheur} . ” “_{[392-sir grosvenor le draughte]} And [you]_0-i wanted more ? ” inquired [Egremont]_290-egremont , with a demure look . “_[0-i] All , or nothing , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} ; “_[0-i] principle is ever [my]_0-i motto — no expediency . [I]_0-i made a speech to the order at [the Clarendon]_{6-the clarendon} ; there were [four hundred of [us]_1405-us]_{1415-four hundred of us} ; the feeling was very strong . ” “_{[1416-a powerful party]} [A powerful party]_{1416-a powerful party} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[1416-a powerful party]} And a military order , [sir]_1375-sir , if properly understood . What could stand against [us]_1405-us ? The Reform Bill could never have passed if [the baronets]_{1402-the baronets} had been organized . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have no doubt [you]_0-i could bring [us]_1405-us in now , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] That is exactly what [I]_0-i told [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} . [I]_0-i want [him]_{375-sir robert} to be brought in by [[his]_{375-sir robert} own order]_{1419-his own order} . It would be a grand thing . ” “_[0-i] There is nothing like esprit de corps , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] And such a body ! ” exclaimed [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , with animation . “_{[1420-yourself]} Picture [us]_1405-us for a moment , to [yourself]_{1420-yourself} going down in procession to [Westminster]_{64-westminster} for example to hold a chapter . [Five or six hundred baronets in dark green costume,—the appropriate dress of equites aurati]_{1421-five or six hundred baronets in dark green costume,—the appropriate dress of equites aurati} ; each not only with [his]_{375-sir robert} badge , but with [his]_{375-sir robert} collar of S.S. ; belted and scarfed ; [his]_{375-sir robert} star glittering ; [his]_{375-sir robert} pennon flying ; [his]_{375-sir robert} hat white with a plume of white feathers ; of course the sword and the gilt spurs . In [our]_1405-us hand , the thumb ring and signet not forgotten , [we]_1405-us hold [our]_1405-us coronet of two balls ! ” [Egremont]_290-egremont stared with irrepressible astonishment at [the excited being]_{6459-the excited being} , who unconsciously pressed [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} ’s arm , as [he]_290-egremont drew this rapid sketch of the glories so unconstitutionally withheld from [him]_290-egremont . “_[1405-us] A magnificent spectacle ! ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[1405-us] Evidently the body destined to save [this country]_{1135-this country} , ” eagerly continued [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_[1405-us] Blending all sympathies : the crown of which [they]_1423-they are [the peculiar champions]_{1424-the peculiar champions} ; [the nobles of whom [they]_1423-they are [the popular branch]_{1426-the popular branch}]_{1425-the nobles of whom they are the popular branch} ; [the people who recognize in [them]_1423-they [[their]_1423-they natural leaders]_{1428-their natural leaders}]_{1427-the people who recognize in them their natural leaders} . But the picture is not complete . [We]_1405-us should be accompanied by [an equal number of gallant knights]_{1429-an equal number of gallant knights} , [[[our]_1405-us elder sons]_{1430-our elder sons} , who , the moment [they]_{1430-our elder sons} come of age , have the right to claim knighthood of [[their]_{1430-our elder sons} sovereign]_{1432-their sovereign} , while [[their]_{1430-our elder sons} mothers]_{1433-their mothers} and [wives]_1434-wives , no longer degraded to the nomenclature of [a sheriff ’s lady]_{1435-a sheriff ’s lady} , but resuming [their]_{1430-our elder sons} legal or analogical dignities , and styled [the ‘ honourable baronetess]_{1436-the ‘ honourable baronetess} , ’ with [her]_{1436-the ‘ honourable baronetess} coronet and robe , or [the ‘ honourable knightess]_{1437-the ‘ honourable knightess} , ’ with [her]_{1436-the ‘ honourable baronetess} golden collar of S.S. , and chaplet or cap of dignity]_{1431-our elder sons , who , the moment they come of age , have the right to claim knighthood of their sovereign , while their mothers and wives , no longer degraded to the nomenclature of a sheriff ’s lady , but resuming their legal or analogical dignities , and styled the ‘ honourable baronetess , ’ with her coronet and robe , or the ‘ honourable knightess , ’ with her golden collar of s.s. , and chaplet or cap of dignity} , may either accompany the procession , or ranged in [galleries]_{1438-galleries} in a becoming situation , rain influence from above . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am all for [their]_{1430-our elder sons} going in the procession , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] The point is not so clear , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} solemnly ; “_[0-i] and indeed , although [we]_1405-us have been firm in defining [our]_1405-us rightful claims in [our]_1405-us petitions , as for ‘ honorary epithets , secondary titles , personal decorations , and augmented heraldic bearings . ’ [I]_0-i am not clear if [the government]_{1439-the government} evinced a disposition for a liberal settlement of the question , [I]_0-i would not urge a too stringent adherence to every point . For instance , [I]_0-i am prepared [myself]_0-i , great as would be the sacrifice , even to renounce the claim of secondary titles for [[our]_1405-us eldest sons]_{1440-our eldest sons} , if for instance [they]_{1440-our eldest sons} would secure [us]_1405-us [our]_1405-us coronet . ” “_{[1440-our eldest sons]} Fie , fie , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont very seriously , “_{[1440-our eldest sons]} remember principle : no expediency , no compromise . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i are right , ” said [the baronet]_{6446-the baronet} , colouring a little ; “_[0-i] and do [you]_0-i know , [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont , [you]_0-i are the only individual [I]_0-i have yet met out of the Order , who has taken a sensible view of this great question , which , after all , is the question of the day . ” The situation of [the rural town of Marney]_{6462-the rural town of marney} was one of the most delightful easily to be imagined . In [a spreading dale , contiguous to the margin of a clear and lively stream , surrounded by meadows and gardens , and backed by lofty hills , undulating and richly wooded]_{6463-a spreading dale , contiguous to the margin of a clear and lively stream , surrounded by meadows and gardens , and backed by lofty hills , undulating and richly wooded} , [the traveller on [the opposite heights of [the dale]_{6466-the dale}]_{6465-the opposite heights of the dale}]_{6464-the traveller on the opposite heights of the dale} would often stop to admire the merry prospect , that recalled to [him]_{6464-the traveller on the opposite heights of the dale} the traditional epithet of [[his]_{6464-the traveller on the opposite heights of the dale} country]_{1017-his country} . Beautiful illusion ! For behind [that laughing landscape]_{6468-that laughing landscape} , penury and disease fed upon the vitals of [a miserable population]_{6469-a miserable population} ! The contrast between the interior of [the town]_{1349-the town} and [its]_{1349-the town} external aspect , was as striking as it was full of pain . With the exception of [the dull high street]_{6471-the dull high street} , which had the usual characteristics of [a small agricultural market town]_{6472-a small agricultural market town} , [some sombre mansions]_{6473-some sombre mansions} , [a dingy inn]_{6474-a dingy inn} , and [a petty bourse]_{6475-a petty bourse} , [Marney]_{402-lord marney} mainly consisted of a variety of [narrow and crowded lanes formed by cottages built of rubble , or unhewn stones without cement]_{6476-narrow and crowded lanes formed by cottages built of rubble , or unhewn stones without cement} , and from age , or badness of the material , looking as if [they]_6477-they could scarcely hold together . The gaping chinks admitted every blast ; the leaning chimneys had lost half their original height ; the rotten rafters were evidently misplaced ; while in many instances the thatch , yawning in some parts to admit the wind and wet , and in all utterly unfit for [its]_{402-lord marney} original purpose of giving protection from the weather , looked more like the top of [a dunghill]_{6478-a dunghill} than [a cottage]_{6177-a cottage} . Before the doors of [these dwellings]_{6480-these dwellings} , and often surrounding [them]_{6480-these dwellings} , ran open drains full of animal and vegetable refuse , decomposing into disease , or sometimes in their imperfect course filling foul pits or spreading into [stagnant pools]_{6481-stagnant pools} , while a concentrated solution of every species of dissolving filth was allowed to soak through and thoroughly impregnate the walls and ground adjoining . [These wretched tenements]_{6482-these wretched tenements} seldom consisted of more than [two rooms]_{6483-two rooms} , in one of which [the whole family]_{6484-the whole family} , however numerous , were obliged to sleep , without distinction of age , or sex , or suffering . With the water streaming down the walls , the light distinguished through the roof , with no hearth even in winter , [the virtuous mother]_{6485-the virtuous mother} in the sacred pangs of childbirth , gives forth another victim to [our]_6486-our thoughtless civilization ; surrounded by three generations whose inevitable presence is more painful than [her]_{6485-the virtuous mother} sufferings in that hour of travail ; while [the father of [[her]_{6485-the virtuous mother} coming child]_{6488-her coming child} , in another corner of [the sordid chamber]_{6489-the sordid chamber}]_{6487-the father of her coming child , in another corner of the sordid chamber} , lies stricken by that typhus which [his]_{6487-the father of her coming child , in another corner of the sordid chamber} contaminating dwelling has breathed into [his]_{6487-the father of her coming child , in another corner of the sordid chamber} veins , and for whose next prey is perhaps destined , [[his]_{6487-the father of her coming child , in another corner of the sordid chamber} new - born child]_{6490-his new - born child} . These swarming walls had neither windows nor doors sufficient to keep out the weather , or admit the sun or supply the means of ventilation ; the humid and putrid roof of thatch exhaling malaria like all other decaying vegetable matter . [The dwelling rooms]_{6491-the dwelling rooms} were neither boarded nor paved ; and whether it were that some were situate in low and damp places , occasionally flooded by [the river]_{6492-the river} , and usually much below the level of [the road]_{872-the road} ; or that the springs , as was often the case , would burst through the mud floor ; the ground was at no time better than so much clay , while sometimes [you]_6494-you might see little channels cut from the centre under the doorways to carry off the water , the door itself removed from its hinges : a resting place for infancy in [[its]_{6488-her coming child} deluged home]_{6495-its deluged home} . [These hovels]_{6496-these hovels} were in many instances not provided with the commonest conveniences of [the rudest police]_{6497-the rudest police} ; contiguous to every door might be observed the dung - heap on which every kind of filth was accumulated , for the purpose of being disposed of for manure , so that , when [the poor man]_{6498-the poor man} opened [[his]_{6498-the poor man} narrow habitation]_{6499-his narrow habitation} in the hope of refreshing it with the breeze of summer , [he]_{6498-the poor man} was met with a mixture of gases from reeking dunghills . [This town of Marney]_{6500-this town of marney} was [a metropolis of agricultural labour]_{6501-a metropolis of agricultural labour} , for [the proprietors of the neighbourhood]_{6502-the proprietors of the neighbourhood} having for the last half century acted on the system of destroying [the cottages on [[their]_{6502-the proprietors of the neighbourhood} estates]_{6162-their estates}]_{6503-the cottages on their estates} , in order to become exempted from the maintenance of [the population]_{1155-the population} , [the expelled people]_{6506-the expelled people} had flocked to [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , where , during the war , [a manufactory]_{6507-a manufactory} had afforded [them]_{6506-the expelled people} some relief , though [its]_{6507-a manufactory} wheels had long ceased to disturb [the waters of [the Mar.]_{65-the mar.}]_{6508-the waters of the mar.} Deprived of this resource , [they]_{6506-the expelled people} had again gradually spread [themselves]_{6506-the expelled people} over [that land which had as it were rejected [them]_{6506-the expelled people}]_{6509-that land which had as it were rejected them} ; and obtained from [its]_{6509-that land which had as it were rejected them} churlish breast a niggardly subsistence . [Their]_{6506-the expelled people} re - entrance into [the surrounding parishes]_{6510-the surrounding parishes} was viewed with great suspicion ; [their]_{6506-the expelled people} renewed settlement opposed by every ingenious contrivance ; those who availed [themselves]_{6511-themselves} of [their]_{6511-themselves} labour were careful that [they]_{6511-themselves} should not become [dwellers on the soil]_{6512-dwellers on the soil} ; and though , from the excessive competition , there were [few districts in [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom} where the rate of wages was more depressed]_{6513-few districts in the kingdom where the rate of wages was more depressed} , [those who were fortunate enough to obtain the scant remuneration]_{6515-those who were fortunate enough to obtain the scant remuneration} , had , in addition to [their]_{6515-those who were fortunate enough to obtain the scant remuneration} toil , to endure each morn and even a weary journey before [they]_{6515-those who were fortunate enough to obtain the scant remuneration} could reach the scene of [their]_{6515-those who were fortunate enough to obtain the scant remuneration} labour , or return to [the squalid hovel which profaned the name of [home]_6104-home]_{6516-the squalid hovel which profaned the name of home} . To [that home]_{6518-that home} , over which [Malaria]_393-malaria hovered , and round whose shivering hearth were clustered other guests besides [the exhausted family of toil — Fever , in every form , pale Consumption , exhausting Synochus]_{6519-the exhausted family of toil — fever , in every form , pale consumption , exhausting synochus} , and trembling Ague,—returned after cultivating [the broad fields of merry]_{6520-the broad fields of merry} [England]_28-england [the bold British peasant]_{6521-the bold british peasant} , returned to encounter the worst of diseases with a frame the least qualified to oppose [them]_{6521-the bold british peasant} ; a frame that subdued by toil was never sustained by animal food ; drenched by the tempest could not change its dripping rags ; and was indebted for its scanty fuel to the windfalls of [the woods]_{6522-the woods} . The eyes of this unhappy race might have been raised to the solitary spire that sprang up in the midst of [them]_{6521-the bold british peasant} , [the bearer of present consolation , the harbinger of future equality]_{6523-the bearer of present consolation , the harbinger of future equality} ; but [[Holy Church]_{66-holy church} at [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{6524-holy church at marney} had forgotten [her]_{6524-holy church at marney} sacred mission . [We]_6525-we have introduced [the reader]_{6526-the reader} to [the vicar]_{6410-the vicar} , [an orderly man who deemed [he]_{6410-the vicar} did [his]_{6410-the vicar} duty if [he]_{6410-the vicar} preached each week two sermons , and enforced humility on [[his]_{6410-the vicar} congregation]_{6529-his congregation} and gratitude for the blessings of this life]_{6528-an orderly man who deemed he did his duty if he preached each week two sermons , and enforced humility on his congregation and gratitude for the blessings of this life} . [The high Street]_{6530-the high street} and [some neighbouring gentry]_{6531-some neighbouring gentry} were the staple of [[his]_{6410-the vicar} hearers]_{6532-his hearers} . [Lord]_6533-lord and [Lady Marney]_{6534-lady marney} came , attended by [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} , every Sunday morning with commendable regularity , and were ushered into the invisible interior of [a vast pew , that occupied half of [the gallery]_{6356-the gallery}]_{6535-a vast pew , that occupied half of the gallery} , was lined with crimson damask , and furnished with easy chairs , and , for [those who chose them , well - padded stools of prayer]_{6537-those who chose them , well - padded stools of prayer} . [The people of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{6538-the people of marney} took refuge in [conventicles]_{6539-conventicles} , which abounded ; [little plain buildings of pale brick with the names painted on them , of [Sion]_67-sion , [Bethel]_68-bethel , [Bethesda]_729-bethesda]_{6540-little plain buildings of pale brick with the names painted on them , of sion , bethel , bethesda} : names of [a distant land]_{6541-a distant land} , and the language of [a persecuted and ancient race]_{6542-a persecuted and ancient race} : yet , such is the mysterious power of [their]_{6538-the people of marney} divine quality , breathing consolation in the nineteenth century to the harassed forms and the harrowed souls of [a Saxon peasantry]_{6543-a saxon peasantry} . But however devoted to [[his]_{6410-the vicar} flock]_{6544-his flock} might have been [the Vicar of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{6380-the vicar of marney} , [his]_{6410-the vicar} exertions for [their]_{6538-the people of marney} well being , under any circumstances , must have been mainly limited to spiritual consolation . [Married]_6546-married and [a father]_{6547-a father} [he]_{6410-the vicar} received for [his]_{6410-the vicar} labours the small tithes of [the parish]_{6548-the parish} , which secured to [him]_{6410-the vicar} an income by no means equal to that of [[a superior banker]_{6549-a superior banker} ’s clerk]_{6550-a superior banker ’s clerk} , or [the cook of [a great loanmonger]_{6552-a great loanmonger}]_{6551-the cook of a great loanmonger} . The great tithes of [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , which might be counted by [thousands]_{6553-thousands} , swelled the vast rental which was drawn from [this district]_{6554-this district} by [the fortunate earls that bore its name]_{6555-the fortunate earls that bore its name} . The morning after the arrival of [Egremont]_290-egremont at [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} , an unusual stir might have been observed in [the high Street of [the town]_{1349-the town}]_{6557-the high street of the town} . Round the portico of [the Green Dragon hotel and commercial inn]_{6559-the green dragon hotel and commercial inn} , a knot of [principal personages]_{6560-principal personages} , [the chief lawyer]_{6561-the chief lawyer} , [the brewer]_{6562-the brewer} , [the vicar]_{6410-the vicar} [himself]_{6410-the vicar} , and several of [those easy quidnuncs who abound in [country towns]_{6565-country towns} , and who rank under the designation of [retired gentlemen]_{6566-retired gentlemen}]_{6564-those easy quidnuncs who abound in country towns , and who rank under the designation of retired gentlemen} , were in close and very earnest converse . In a short time [a servant on horseback in the Abbey]_{6567-a servant on horseback in the abbey} livery galloped up to [the portico]_{6568-the portico} , and delivered a letter to [the vicar]_{6410-the vicar} . The excitement apparently had now greatly increased . On the opposite side of the way to [the important group]_{6570-the important group} , a knot , larger in numbers but very deficient in quality , had formed [themselves]_{6570-the important group} , and remained transfixed with gaping mouths and [a Curious not to say alarmed air]_{6571-a curious not to say alarmed air} . [The head constable]_{6572-the head constable} walked up to the door of [the Green Dragon]_{6573-the green dragon} , and though [he]_{6572-the head constable} did not presume to join [the principal group]_{6574-the principal group} , was evidently in attendance , if required . The clock struck eleven ; [a cart]_{6575-a cart} had stopped to watch events , and [[a gentleman]_{6576-a gentleman} ’s coachman]_{6577-a gentleman ’s coachman} riding [home]_6104-home with a led horse . “_[0-i] [Here]_6027-here [they]_6027-here are ! ” said [the brewer]_{6562-the brewer} . “_[0-i] [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} [himself]_{402-lord marney} , ” said [the lawyer]_{6580-the lawyer} . “_{[402-lord marney]} And [Sir Vavasour Firebrace]_{388-sir vavasour} , [I]_0-i declare . [I]_0-i wonder how [he]_{388-sir vavasour} came [here]_6027-here , ” said [a retired gentleman]_{6581-a retired gentleman} , who had been [a tallow - chandler on [Holborn Hill]_{70-holborn hill}]_{6582-a tallow - chandler on holborn hill} . [The vicar]_{6410-the vicar} took off [his]_{6410-the vicar} hat , and all uncovered . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} and [[his]_{388-sir vavasour} brother]_{6180-his brother} magistrate rode briskly up to [the inn]_{6585-the inn} and rapidly dismounted . “_[0-i] Well , [Snigford]_394-snigford , ” said [[his]_0-i lordship]_{6586-his lordship} , in a peremptory tone , “_{[394-snigford]} this is a pretty business ; [I]_0-i ’ll have this stopped directly . ” [Fortunate man]_{6587-fortunate man} if [he]_0-i succeed in doing so ! The torch of the incendiary had for the first time been introduced into [the parish of Marney]_{6588-the parish of marney} ; and last night the primest stacks of [the Abbey farm]_{6589-the abbey farm} had blazed a beacon to [the agitated neighbourhood]_{6590-the agitated neighbourhood} . “_[0-i] It is not so much the fire , [sir]_1375-sir , ” said [Mr Bingley]_{395-mr bingley} of [the Abbey farm]_{6589-the abbey farm} to [Egremont]_264-egremont , “_[1375-sir] but the temper of [the people that alarms [me]_0-i]_{1444-the people that alarms me} . Do [you]_1375-sir know , [sir]_1375-sir , there were two or three score of [them]_{1444-the people that alarms me} [here]_6027-here , and , except [[my]_0-i own farm servants]_{1447-my own farm servants} , [not one of [them]_{1447-my own farm servants}]_{1448-not one of them} would lend a helping hand to put out the flames , though , with water so near , [they]_{1447-my own farm servants} might have been of great service . ” “_[1375-sir] [You]_1375-sir told [[my]_0-i brother]_{6069-my brother} , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , this ? ” “_[1375-sir] Oh ! it ’s [Mr Charles]_396-charles [I]_0-i ’m speaking to ! [My]_0-i service to [you]_1375-sir , [sir]_1375-sir ; [I]_0-i ’m glad to see [you]_1375-sir in [these parts]_{1451-these parts} again . It ’s a long time that [we]_1452-our have had that pleasure , [sir]_1375-sir . Travelling in foreign parts , as [I]_0-i have heard say ? ” “_[0-i] Something of that ; but very glad to find [myself]_0-i at [home]_6104-home once more , [Mr Bingley]_{395-mr bingley} , though very sorry to have such a welcome as a blazing rick at [the Abbey farm]_{6589-the abbey farm} . ” “_{[396-charles]} Well , do [you]_1375-sir know , [Mr Charles]_396-charles , between [ourselves]_1452-our , ” and [Mr Bingley]_{395-mr bingley} lowered [his]_{395-mr bingley} tone , and looked around [him]_{395-mr bingley} , “_{[396-charles]} Things is very bad here ; [I]_0-i ca n’t make out , for [my]_0-i part , what has become of [the country]_{932-the country} . Tayn’t [the same land to live in]_{1457-the same land to live in} as it was when [you]_1375-sir used to come to [[our]_1452-our moor]_{1458-our moor} coursing , with [the old lord]_{1459-the old lord} ; [you]_1375-sir remember that , [I]_0-i be sure , [Mr Charles]_396-charles ? ” “_{[396-charles]} ‘ Tis not easy to forget good sport , [Mr Bingley]_{395-mr bingley} . With [your]_1375-sir permission , [I]_0-i will put [my]_0-i horse up [here]_6027-here for half an hour . [I]_0-i have a fancy to stroll to [the ruins]_{1461-the ruins} . ” “_[0-i] [You]_{395-mr bingley} wunna find them much changed , ” said [the farmer]_{6592-the farmer} , smiling . “_{[395-mr bingley]} [They]_{1461-the ruins} have seen a deal of different things in [their]_{1461-the ruins} time ! But [you]_{395-mr bingley} will taste [our]_1452-our ale , [Mr Charles]_396-charles ? ” “_{[395-mr bingley]} When [I]_0-i return . ” But [the hospitable Bingley]_{395-mr bingley} would take no denial , and as [[his]_{395-mr bingley} companion]_{786-his companion} waived on the present occasion entering [[his]_{395-mr bingley} house]_{1079-his house} , for the sun had been some time declining , [the farmer]_{6592-the farmer} , calling [one of [[his]_{395-mr bingley} labourers]_{6597-his labourers}]_{6596-one of his labourers} to take [Egremont]_290-egremont ’s horse , hastened into [the house]_{6598-the house} to fill the brimming cup . “_{[395-mr bingley]} And what do [you]_{395-mr bingley} think of this fire ? ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont to [the hind]_{6599-the hind} . “_{[395-mr bingley]} [I]_0-i think ‘ tis hard times for [the poor]_{915-the poor} , [sir]_1375-sir . ” “_[0-i] But rick - burning will not make the times easier , [[my]_0-i good man]_{1464-my good man} . ” [The man]_{6600-the man} made no reply , but with a dogged look led away the horse to [[his]_{6600-the man} stable]_{6601-his stable} . About half a mile from [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , [the dale]_{6466-the dale} narrowed , and [the river]_{6492-the river} took a winding course . [It]_{6492-the river} ran through meads , soft and vivid with luxuriant vegetation , bounded on either side by [rich hanging woods]_{6604-rich hanging woods} , save where occasionally a quarry broke [the verdant bosom of [the heights]_{6606-the heights}]_{6605-the verdant bosom of the heights} with [its]_{6492-the river} rugged and tawny form . Fair stone and plenteous timber , and the current of fresh waters , combined , with the silent and secluded scene screened from every harsh and angry wind , to form the sacred spot that in old days [Holy Church]_{66-holy church} loved to hallow with [[its]_{66-holy church} beauteous and enduring structures]_{6607-its beauteous and enduring structures} . Even [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} therefore when [he]_1375-sir had left [the town]_{1349-the town} about [two miles behind [him]_1375-sir]_{6610-two miles behind him} , and had heard [the farm and mill which [he]_1375-sir had since passed]_{6611-the farm and mill which he had since passed} , called [the Abbey farm]_{6589-the abbey farm} and [the Abbey mill]_{6613-the abbey mill} , might have been prepared for the grateful vision of [some monastic remains]_{6614-some monastic remains} . As for [Egremont]_290-egremont , [he]_1375-sir had been almost born amid [the ruins of [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey}]_{6615-the ruins of marney abbey} ; [its]_{21-marney abbey} solemn relics were associated with [his]_1375-sir first and freshest fancies ; every footstep was as familiar to [him]_1375-sir as it could have been to [one of [the old monks]_{6617-the old monks}]_{6616-one of the old monks} ; yet never without emotion could [he]_1375-sir behold these unrivalled remains of [one of the greatest of [the great religious houses of [the North]_{6620-the north}]_{6619-the great religious houses of the north}]_{6618-one of the greatest of the great religious houses of the north} . Over [a space of not less than ten acres]_{6621-a space of not less than ten acres} might still be observed the fragments of [the great abbey]_{6622-the great abbey} : these were , towards [their]_6623-their limit , in general moss - grown and mouldering memorials that told where once rose [the offices]_{6624-the offices} and spread [the terraced gardens of [the old proprietors]_{6626-the old proprietors}]_{6625-the terraced gardens of the old proprietors} ; here might still be traced [the dwelling of [the lord abbot]_{6628-the lord abbot}]_{6627-the dwelling of the lord abbot} ; and there , still more distinctly , because built on a greater scale and of materials still more intended for perpetuity , [the capacious hospital]_{6629-the capacious hospital} , a name that did not then denote the dwelling of disease , but a place where all the rights of hospitality were practised ; where [the traveller]_{6630-the traveller} from [the proud baron]_{6631-the proud baron} to [the lonely pilgrim]_{6632-the lonely pilgrim} asked the shelter and the succour that never were denied , and at whose gate , called [the Portal of [the Poor]_{915-the poor}]_{6633-the portal of the poor} , [the peasants on [the Abbey lands]_{6636-the abbey lands}]_{6635-the peasants on the abbey lands} , if in want , might appeal each morn and night for raiment and for food . But [it]_6637-it was in the centre of [this tract of ruins]_{6638-this tract of ruins} , occupying [a space of not less than two acres]_{6639-a space of not less than two acres} , that , with a strength that had defied time , and with a beauty that had at last turned away the wrath of [man]_6203-man , still rose if not in perfect , yet admirable , form and state , one of the noblest achievements of Christian [art,—the Abbey church]_{6641-art,—the abbey church} . [The summer vault]_{6642-the summer vault} was now [its]_{6642-the summer vault} only roof , and all that remained of [its]_{6642-the summer vault} gorgeous windows was the vastness of [their]_{6642-the summer vault} arched symmetry , and some wreathed relics of [their]_{6642-the summer vault} fantastic frame - work , but the rest was uninjured . From the west window , looking over [the transept chapel of [the Virgin]_{6644-the virgin}]_{6643-the transept chapel of the virgin} , still adorned with pillars of marble and alabaster , the eye wandered down [the nave]_{6645-the nave} to the great orient light , a length of nearly three hundred feet , through a gorgeous avenue of unshaken walls and columns that clustered to the skies , On each side of [the Lady ’s chapel]_{6646-the lady ’s chapel} rose [a tower]_{6647-a tower} . One which was of great antiquity , being of that style which is commonly called Norman , short and very thick and square , did not mount much above the height of the western front ; but [the other tower]_{6648-the other tower} was of a character very different , It was tall and light , and of a Gothic style most pure and graceful ; the stone of which [it]_{6648-the other tower} was built , of a bright and even sparkling colour , and looking as if it were hewn but yesterday . At first , [its]_{6648-the other tower} turretted crest seemed injured ; but the truth is , [it]_{6648-the other tower} was unfinished ; [the workmen]_{6649-the workmen} were busied on [this very tower]_{6650-this very tower} the day that [old Baldwin Greymount]_{301-honest baldwin greymount} came as [[the king]_{887-the king} ’s commissioner]_{6652-the king ’s commissioner} to inquire into the conduct of [this religious house]_{6653-this religious house} . [The abbots]_{6654-the abbots} loved to memorise [their]_{6654-the abbots} reigns by some public work , which should add to the beauty of [[their]_{6654-the abbots} buildings]_{6655-their buildings} or the convenience of [[their]_{6654-the abbots} subjects]_{6656-their subjects} ; and [the last of [the ecclesiastical lords of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{6658-the ecclesiastical lords of marney}]_{6657-the last of the ecclesiastical lords of marney} , [a man of fine taste and a skilful architect]_{6659-a man of fine taste and a skilful architect} , was raising [this new belfry]_{6660-this new belfry} for [[his]_{6657-the last of the ecclesiastical lords of marney} brethren]_{6661-his brethren} when the stern decree arrived that the bells should no more sound . And the hymn was no more to be chaunted in [the Lady ’s chapel]_{6646-the lady ’s chapel} ; and the candles were no more to be lit on the high altar ; and the gate of [the poor]_{915-the poor} was to be closed for ever ; and [the wanderer]_{6664-the wanderer} was no more to find [a home]_{6665-a home} . The body of [the church]_{6666-the church} was in many parts overgrown with brambles and in all covered with a rank vegetation . It had been a very sultry day , and the blaze of the meridian heat still inflamed the air ; the kine for shelter , rather than for sustenance , had wandered through some broken arches , and were lying in the shadow of [the nave]_{6645-the nave} . This desecration of a spot , once sacred , still beautiful and solemn , jarred on the feelings of [Egremont]_264-egremont . [He]_264-egremont sighed and turning away , followed a path that after a few paces led [him]_264-egremont into [the cloister garden]_{6668-the cloister garden} . This was [a considerable quadrangle]_{6669-a considerable quadrangle} ; once surrounding [the garden of [the monks]_{6671-the monks}]_{6670-the garden of the monks} , but all that remained of [that fair pleasaunce]_{6672-that fair pleasaunce} was a solitary yew in [its]_{6669-a considerable quadrangle} centre , that seemed the oldest tree that could well live , and was , according to tradition , more ancient than [the most venerable walls of [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey}]_{6673-the most venerable walls of the abbey} . Round [this quadrangle]_{6675-this quadrangle} was [the refectory]_{6676-the refectory} , [the library]_{6677-the library} and [the kitchen]_{6678-the kitchen} , and above [them]_{6675-this quadrangle} [the cells and dormitory of [the brethren]_{6680-the brethren}]_{6679-the cells and dormitory of the brethren} . An imperfect staircase , not without danger , led to [these unroofed chambers]_{6681-these unroofed chambers} ; but [Egremont]_290-egremont familiar with the way did not hesitate to pursue it , so that [he]_264-egremont soon found [himself]_264-egremont on an elevation overlooking [the garden]_{6682-the garden} , while further on extended [the vast cloisters of [the monks]_{6671-the monks}]_{6683-the vast cloisters of the monks} , and adjoining was [a cemetery]_{6685-a cemetery} , that had once been enclosed , and communicated with [the cloister garden]_{6668-the cloister garden} . It was one of those summer days that are so still , that they seem as it were a holiday of nature . The weary wind was sleeping in [some grateful cavern]_{6687-some grateful cavern} , and the sunbeams basking on [some fervent knoll]_{6688-some fervent knoll} ; [the river]_{6492-the river} floated with a drowsy unconscious course : there was no wave in the grass , no stir in the branches . A silence so profound amid [these solemn ruins]_{6690-these solemn ruins} , offered the perfection of solitude ; and there was that stirring in the mind of [Egremont]_290-egremont which rendered [him]_264-egremont far from indisposed for this loneliness . The slight words that [he]_264-egremont had exchanged with [the farmer]_{6592-the farmer} and [the hind]_{6599-the hind} had left [him]_264-egremont musing . Why was [England]_28-england not [the same land]_{6693-the same land} as in the days of [his]_264-egremont light - hearted youth ? Why were these hard times for [the poor]_{915-the poor} ? [He]_264-egremont stood among the ruins that , as [the farmer]_{6592-the farmer} had well observed , had seen many changes : changes of creeds , of dynasties , of laws , of manners . [New orders of [men]_803-men]_{6696-new orders of men} had arisen in [the country]_{932-the country} , new sources of wealth had opened , new dispositions of power to which that wealth had necessarily led . [[His]_264-egremont own house]_{6699-his own house} , [[his]_264-egremont own order]_{1419-his own order} , had established themselves on the ruins of that great body , the emblems of whose ancient magnificence and strength surrounded [him]_264-egremont . And now [his]_264-egremont order was in turn menaced . And [the People]_{914-the people} — [the millions of Toil , on whose unconscious energies during these changeful centuries all rested]_{6702-the millions of toil , on whose unconscious energies during these changeful centuries all rested} — what changes had these centuries brought to [them]_{914-the people} ? Had [their]_{914-the people} advance in the national scale borne a due relation to that progress of [[their]_{914-the people} rulers]_{6703-their rulers} , which had accumulated in the treasuries of a limited class the riches of [the world]_{6016-the world} ; and made [[their]_{914-the people} possessors]_{6705-their possessors} boast that [they]_{914-the people} were the first of nations ; [the most powerful and the most free]_{6706-the most powerful and the most free} , the most enlightened , the most moral , and [the most religious]_{6707-the most religious} ? Were there any rick - burners in the times of [the lord abbots]_{6708-the lord abbots} ? And if not , why not ? And why should [the stacks of [the Earls of Marney]_{397-the earls of marney}]_{6709-the stacks of the earls of marney} be destroyed , and those of [the Abbots of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{6710-the abbots of marney} spared ? Brooding over these suggestions , some voices disturbed [him]_264-egremont , and looking round , [he]_264-egremont observed in [the cemetery]_{6711-the cemetery} [two men]_{6712-two men} : one was standing beside a tomb which [[his]_264-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} was apparently examining . [The first]_{6714-the first} was of lofty stature , and though dressed with simplicity , had nothing sordid in [his]_{6714-the first} appearance . [His]_{6714-the first} garments gave no clue to [his]_{6714-the first} position in life : they might have been worn by [a squire]_{6715-a squire} or by [[his]_{6714-the first} gamekeeper]_{6716-his gamekeeper} ; a dark velveteen dress and leathern gaiters . As [Egremont]_290-egremont caught [his]_290-egremont form , [he]_290-egremont threw [his]_290-egremont broad - brimmed country hat upon the ground and showed a frank and manly countenance . [His]_290-egremont complexion might in youth have been ruddy , but time and time ’s attendants , thought and passion , had paled it : [his]_290-egremont chesnut hair , faded , but not grey , still clustered over a noble brow ; [his]_290-egremont features were regular and handsome , a well - formed nose , the square mouth and its white teeth , and the clear grey eye which befitted such an idiosyncracy . [His]_290-egremont time of vigorous manhood , for [he]_290-egremont was much nearer forty than fifty years of age , perhaps better suited [his]_290-egremont athletic form , than the more supple and graceful season of youth . Stretching [his]_290-egremont powerful arms in the air , and delivering [himself]_290-egremont of an exclamation which denoted [his]_290-egremont weariness , and which had broken the silence , [he]_290-egremont expressed to [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} [his]_290-egremont determination to rest [himself]_290-egremont under the shade of the yew in [the contiguous garden]_{6718-the contiguous garden} , and inviting [[his]_290-egremont friend]_{6719-his friend} to follow [him]_290-egremont , [he]_290-egremont took up [his]_290-egremont hat and moved away . There was something in the appearance of [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} that interested [Egremont]_290-egremont ; and waiting till [he]_290-egremont had established [himself]_290-egremont in [[his]_290-egremont pleasant resting place]_{6721-his pleasant resting place} , [Egremont]_290-egremont descended into [the cloister garden]_{6668-the cloister garden} and determined to address [him]_{6608-the stranger} . “_[1465-you] [You]_1465-you lean against an ancient trunk , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , carelessly advancing to [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} , who looked up at [him]_290-egremont without any expression of surprise , and then replied . “_[1465-you] [They]_1466-they say ‘ tis the trunk beneath whose branches [the monks]_{6671-the monks} encamped when [they]_{6671-the monks} came to [this valley]_{1468-this valley} to raise [[their]_{6671-the monks} building]_{1469-their building} . It was [[their]_{6671-the monks} house]_{1470-their house} , till with the wood and stone around [them]_{6671-the monks} , [their]_{6671-the monks} labour and [their]_{6671-the monks} fine art , [they]_{6671-the monks} piled up [[their]_{6671-the monks} abbey]_{1471-their abbey} . And then [they]_{6671-the monks} were driven out of [it]_{1471-their abbey} , and it came to this . [Poor men]_{1472-poor men} ! [poor men]_{1472-poor men} ! ” “_{[1472-poor men]} [They]_{6671-the monks} would hardly have forfeited [their]_{6671-the monks} resting - place had [they]_{6671-the monks} deserved to retain [it]_{1471-their abbey} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[6671-the monks]} [They]_{6671-the monks} were rich . [I]_0-i thought it was poverty that was a crime , ” replied [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} in a tone of simplicity . “_[0-i] But [they]_{6671-the monks} had committed other crimes . ” “_{[6671-the monks]} It may be so ; [we]_1474-we are very frail . But [their]_{6671-the monks} history has been written by [[their]_{6671-the monks} enemies]_{1475-their enemies} ; [they]_{6671-the monks} were condemned without a hearing ; [the people]_{914-the people} rose oftentimes in [their]_{6671-the monks} behalf ; and [their]_{6671-the monks} property was divided with [those on whose reports it was forfeited]_{1477-those on whose reports it was forfeited} . ” “_{[914-the people]} At any rate , it was a forfeiture which gave life to [the community]_{1478-the community} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_{[1480-active men]} [the lands]_{1479-the lands} are held by [active men]_{1480-active men} and not by [drones]_1481-drones . ” “_{[1482-a drone]} [A drone]_{1482-a drone} is one who does not labour , ” said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} ; “_{[1482-a drone]} whether [he]_{1482-a drone} wear a cowl or a coronet , ‘ tis the same to [me]_0-i . Somebody [I]_0-i suppose must own [the land]_{903-the land} ; though [I]_0-i have heard say that this individual tenure is not a necessity ; but however this may be , [I]_0-i am not one who would object to [the lord]_{1484-the lord} , provided [he]_{1484-the lord} were [a gentle one]_{1485-a gentle one} . All agree [the Monastics]_{1486-the monastics} were [easy landlords]_{1487-easy landlords} ; [their]_{1486-the monastics} rents were low ; [they]_{1486-the monastics} granted leases in those days . [[Their]_{1486-the monastics} tenants]_{1488-their tenants} too might renew [their]_{1486-the monastics} term before [their]_{1486-the monastics} tenure ran out : so [they]_{1486-the monastics} were [men of spirit and property]_{1489-men of spirit and property} . There were [yeomen]_1490-yeomen then , [sir]_1375-sir : [the country]_{932-the country} was not divided into two classes , [masters]_1493-masters and [slaves]_1494-slaves ; there was some resting - place between luxury and misery . Comfort was an English habit then , not merely an English word . ” “_[1495-you] And do [you]_1495-you really think [they]_{1486-the monastics} were [easier landlords]_{1496-easier landlords} than [[our]_1497-we present ones]_{1498-our present ones} ? ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , inquiringly . “_[1495-you] Human nature would tell [us]_1497-we that , even if history did not confess it . [The Monastics]_{1486-the monastics} could possess no private property ; [they]_{1486-the monastics} could save no money ; [they]_{1486-the monastics} could bequeath nothing . [They]_{1486-the monastics} lived , received , and expended in common . [The monastery]_{1500-the monastery} too was [a proprietor that never died and never wasted]_{1501-a proprietor that never died and never wasted} . [The farmer]_{6592-the farmer} had [a deathless landlord]_{1503-a deathless landlord} then ; not [a harsh guardian]_{1504-a harsh guardian} , or [a grinding mortgagee]_{1505-a grinding mortgagee} , or [a dilatory master in chancery]_{1506-a dilatory master in chancery} , all was certain ; [the manor]_{1507-the manor} had not to dread a change of [lords]_1508-lords , or the oaks to tremble at the axe of [the squandering heir]_{1509-the squandering heir} . How proud [we]_1497-we are still in [England]_28-england of [an old family]_{1510-an old family} , though , [God]_398-god knows , ‘ tis rare to see one now . Yet [the people]_{914-the people} like to say , [We]_1497-we held under [him]_1512-him , and [[his]_1512-him father]_{6082-his father} and [[his]_1512-him grandfather]_{1514-his grandfather} before [him]_1512-him : [they]_{914-the people} know that such a tenure is a benefit . [The abbot]_{1515-the abbot} was ever the same . [The monks]_{6671-the monks} were in short in [every district]_{1517-every district} a point of refuge for all who needed succour , counsel , and protection ; [a body of individuals having no cares of [their]_{6671-the monks} own]_{1518-a body of individuals having no cares of their own} , with wisdom to guide [the inexperienced]_{1519-the inexperienced} , with wealth to relieve the suffering , and often with power to protect [the oppressed]_{1520-the oppressed} . ” “_[1521-you] [You]_1521-you plead [their]_{6671-the monks} cause with feeling , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , not unmoved . “_[1521-you] It is [my]_0-i own ; [they]_{6671-the monks} were [the sons of [the People]_{914-the people}]_{1522-the sons of the people} , like [myself]_0-i . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i had thought rather [these monasteries]_{1524-these monasteries} were the resort of [the younger branches of [the aristocracy]_{835-the aristocracy}]_{1525-the younger branches of the aristocracy} ? ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] Instead of the pension list ; ” replied [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} , smiling , but not with bitterness . “_[0-i] Well , if [we]_1527-we must have [an aristocracy]_{1528-an aristocracy} , [I]_0-i would sooner that [[its]_{1528-an aristocracy} younger branches]_{1529-its younger branches} should be [monks]_1530-monks and [nuns]_1531-nuns , than [colonels without regiments]_{1532-colonels without regiments} , or housekeepers of [royal palaces]_{1533-royal palaces} that exist only in name . Besides see what advantage to [a minister]_{896-a minister} if [the unendowed aristocracy]_{1535-the unendowed aristocracy} were thus provided for now . [He]_0-i need not , like [a minister]_{896-a minister} in these days , entrust the conduct of public affairs to [individuals notoriously incompetent]_{1537-individuals notoriously incompetent} , appoint to the command of [expeditions generals who never saw a field]_{1538-expeditions generals who never saw a field} , make [governors of colonies out of [men who never could govern [themselves]_{1540-men who never could govern themselves , or find an ambassador in a broken dandy or a blasted favourite} , or find [an ambassador in a broken dandy or a blasted favourite]_{1541-an ambassador in a broken dandy or a blasted favourite}]_{1540-men who never could govern themselves , or find an ambassador in a broken dandy or a blasted favourite}]_{1539-governors of colonies out of men who never could govern themselves , or find an ambassador in a broken dandy or a blasted favourite} . It is true that [many of [the monks]_{6671-the monks} and [nuns]_1531-nuns]_{1542-many of the monks and nuns} were [persons of noble birth]_{1545-persons of noble birth} . Why should [they]_{1542-many of the monks and nuns} not have been ? [The aristocracy]_{835-the aristocracy} had [their]_{835-the aristocracy} share ; no more . [They]_{835-the aristocracy} , like [all other classes]_{1547-all other classes} , were benefitted by [the monasteries]_{1548-the monasteries} : but the list of [the mitred abbots]_{1549-the mitred abbots} when [they]_{1549-the mitred abbots} were suppressed , shows that [the great majority of the heads of [houses]_1551-houses]_{1550-the great majority of the heads of houses} were of [the people]_{914-the people} . ” “_{[914-the people]} Well , whatever difference of opinion may exist on these points , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_{[914-the people]} there is one on which there can be no controversy : [the monks]_{6671-the monks} were [great architects]_{1554-great architects} . ” “_{[1554-great architects]} Ah ! there it is , ” said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} , in a tone of plaintiveness ; “_{[1554-great architects]} if [the world]_{6016-the world} but only knew what [they]_{6671-the monks} had lost ! [I]_0-i am sure that not the faintest idea is generally prevalent of the appearance of [England]_28-england before and since the dissolution . Why , [sir]_1375-sir , in [England]_28-england and [Wales]_55-wales alone , there were of these institutions of different sizes ; [I]_0-i mean [monasteries]_{1557-monasteries} , and [chantries]_{1558-chantries} and [chapels]_1559-chapels , and [great hospitals]_{1560-great hospitals} ; considerably upwards of three thousand ; all of [them]_1561-them fair buildings , many of [them]_1561-them of exquisite beauty . There were on an average in every shire at least twenty structures such as this was ; in [this great county]_{1562-this great county} double that number : establishments that were as vast and as magnificent and as beautiful as [your]_1563-your Belvoirs and [your]_1563-your Chatsworths , [[your]_1563-your Wentworths]_{1564-your wentworths} and [your]_1563-your Stowes . Try to imagine the effect of thirty or forty Chatsworths in [this county]_{1565-this county} the proprietors of which were never absent . [You]_1563-your complain enough now of [absentees]_{1566-absentees} . [The monks]_{6671-the monks} were never [non - resident]_{1568-non - resident} . [They]_{6671-the monks} expended [their]_{6671-the monks} revenue among [those whose labour had produced it]_{1569-those whose labour had produced it} . [These holy men]_{1570-these holy men} too built and planted as [they]_{1570-these holy men} did everything else for posterity : [[their]_{1570-these holy men} churches]_{1571-their churches} were [cathedrals]_{1572-cathedrals} ; [[their]_{1570-these holy men} schools colleges]_{1573-their schools colleges} ; [[their]_{1570-these holy men} halls]_{1574-their halls} and libraries [the muniment rooms of [kingdoms]_{1576-kingdoms}]_{1575-the muniment rooms of kingdoms} ; [their]_{1570-these holy men} woods and waters , [[their]_{1570-these holy men} farms and gardens]_{1577-their farms and gardens} , were laid out and disposed on a scale and in a spirit that are now extinct : [they]_{1570-these holy men} made [the country]_{932-the country} beautiful , and [the people]_{914-the people} proud of [[their]_{914-the people} country]_{1580-their country} . ” “_{[1570-these holy men]} Yet if [the monks]_{6671-the monks} were [such public benefactors]_{1582-such public benefactors} , why did not [the people]_{914-the people} rise in [their]_{914-the people} favour ? ” “_{[6671-the monks]} [They]_{6671-the monks} did , but too late . [They]_{6671-the monks} struggled for a century , but [they]_{6671-the monks} struggled against property and [they]_{6671-the monks} were beat . As long as [the monks]_{6671-the monks} existed , [the people]_{914-the people} , when aggrieved , had property on [their]_{914-the people} side . And now ‘ tis all over , ” said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} ; “_{[1586-travellers]} and [travellers]_{1586-travellers} come and stare at [these ruins]_{1587-these ruins} , and think [themselves]_{1586-travellers} very wise to moralize over time . [They]_{1586-travellers} are [the children of violence , not of time]_{1588-the children of violence , not of time} . It is war that created [these ruins]_{1587-these ruins} , civil war , of all [our]_1590-our civil wars the most inhuman , for it was waged with the unresisting . [The monasteries]_{1548-the monasteries} were taken by storm , [they]_{1548-the monasteries} were sacked , gutted , battered with warlike instruments , blown up with gunpowder ; [you]_1592-you may see the marks of the blast against [the new tower]_{1593-the new tower} [here]_6027-here . Never was such a plunder . The whole face of [the country]_{932-the country} for a century was that of [a land recently invaded by [a ruthless enemy]_{1597-a ruthless enemy}]_{1596-a land recently invaded by a ruthless enemy} ; it was worse than the Norman conquest ; nor has [England]_28-england ever lost this character of ravage . [I]_0-i do n’t know whether [the union workhouses]_{1598-the union workhouses} will remove it . [They]_{1598-the union workhouses} are building something for [the people]_{914-the people} at last . After an experiment of three centuries , [[your]_1592-you gaols]_{1600-your gaols} being full , and [[your]_1592-you treadmills]_{1601-your treadmills} losing something of [their]_{1601-your treadmills} virtue , [you]_1592-you have given [us]_1590-our a substitute for [the monasteries]_{1548-the monasteries} . ” “_[1592-you] [You]_1592-you lament the old faith , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , in a tone of respect . “_[1592-you] [I]_0-i am not viewing the question as one of faith , ” said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} . “_[0-i] It is not as a matter of religion , but as a matter of right , that [I]_0-i am considering it : as a matter , [I]_0-i should say , of private right and public happiness . [You]_1592-you might have changed if [you]_1592-you thought fit the religion of [the abbots]_{6654-the abbots} as [you]_1592-you changed the religion of [the bishops]_{1604-the bishops} : but [you]_1592-you had no right to deprive [men]_803-men of [their]_803-men property , and property moreover which under [their]_803-men administration so mainly contributed to the welfare of [the community]_{1478-the community} . ” “_[1592-you] As for [community]_{1607-community} , ” said a voice which proceeded neither from [Egremont]_290-egremont nor [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} , “_[1592-you] with [the monasteries]_{1548-the monasteries} expired the only type that [we]_1609-we ever had in [England]_28-england of such an intercourse . There is [no community]_{1610-no community} in [England]_28-england ; there is [aggregation , but aggregation under circumstances which make it rather a dissociating , than an uniting , principle]_{1611-aggregation , but aggregation under circumstances which make it rather a dissociating , than an uniting , principle} . ” It was a still voice that uttered these words , yet one of a peculiar character ; [one of those voices that instantly arrest attention]_{6731-one of those voices that instantly arrest attention} : gentle and yet solemn , earnest yet unimpassioned . With a step as whispering as [his]_{6608-the stranger} tone , [the man who had been kneeling by the tomb]_{6732-the man who had been kneeling by the tomb} , had unobserved joined [[his]_{6608-the stranger} associate]_{6733-his associate} and [Egremont]_290-egremont . [He]_{6608-the stranger} hardly reached the middle height ; [his]_{6608-the stranger} form slender , but well proportioned ; [his]_{6608-the stranger} pale countenance , slightly marked with the small pox , was redeemed from absolute ugliness by a highly - intellectual brow , and large dark eyes that indicated deep sensibility and great quickness of apprehension . Though young , [he]_{6608-the stranger} was already a little bald ; [he]_{6608-the stranger} was dressed entirely in black ; the fairness of [his]_{6608-the stranger} linen , the neatness of [his]_{6608-the stranger} beard , [his]_{6608-the stranger} gloves much worn , yet carefully mended , intimated that [his]_{6608-the stranger} very faded garments were the result of necessity rather than of negligence . “_[1612-you] [You]_1612-you also lament the dissolution of these bodies , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[1612-you] There is so much to lament in the world in which [we]_1613-our live , ” said [the younger of the strangers]_{6734-the younger of the strangers} , “_[1612-you] that [I]_0-i can spare no pang for the past . ” “_[0-i] Yet [you]_1612-you approve of the principle of [their]_1614-their society ; [you]_1612-you prefer it , [you]_1612-you say , to [our]_1613-our existing life . ” “_[1612-you] Yes ; [I]_0-i prefer association to gregariousness . ” “_[0-i] That is a distinction , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , musingly . “_[0-i] It is a community of purpose that constitutes society , ” continued [the younger stranger]_{6735-the younger stranger} ; “_[0-i] without that , [men]_803-men may be drawn into contiguity , but [they]_803-men still continue virtually isolated . ” “_[803-men] And is that [their]_803-men condition in [cities]_1616-cities ? ” “_[803-men] It is [their]_803-men condition everywhere ; but in [cities]_1616-cities that condition is aggravated . A density of population implies a severer struggle for existence , and a consequent repulsion of elements brought into too close contact . In [great cities]_{1618-great cities} [men]_803-men are brought together by the desire of gain . [They]_803-men are not in a state of co - operation , but of isolation , as to the making of fortunes ; and for all the rest [they]_803-men are careless of [neighbours]_{1620-neighbours} . Christianity teaches [us]_1613-our to love [[our]_1613-our neighbour]_{1621-our neighbour} as ourself ; [modern society]_{1622-modern society} acknowledges [no neighbour]_{1623-no neighbour} . ” “_{[1623-no neighbour]} Well , [we]_1613-our live in strange times , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , struck by the observation of [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} , and relieving a perplexed spirit by an ordinary exclamation , which often denotes that the mind is more stirring than it cares to acknowledge , or at the moment is capable to express . “_{[1624-the infant]} When [the infant]_{1624-the infant} begins to walk , [it]_{1624-the infant} also thinks that it lives in strange times , ” said [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} . “_{[1624-the infant]} [Your]_1625-your inference ? ” asked [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[1624-the infant]} That society , still in its infancy , is beginning to feel its way . ” “_{[1624-the infant]} This is a new reign , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_{[1624-the infant]} perhaps it is a new era . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think so , ” said [the younger stranger]_{6735-the younger stranger} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope so , ” said [the elder one]_{6739-the elder one} . “_[0-i] Well , society may be in [its]_1626-its infancy , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont slightly smiling ; “_[1626-its] but , say what [you]_0-i like , [[our]_1613-our Queen]_{1627-our queen} reigns over the greatest nation that ever existed . ” “_{[1627-our queen]} [Which nation]_{1628-which nation} ? ” asked [the younger stranger]_{6735-the younger stranger} , “_{[1627-our queen]} for [she]_{1627-our queen} reigns over two . ” [The stranger]_{6608-the stranger} paused ; [Egremont]_290-egremont was silent , but looked inquiringly . “_{[1627-our queen]} Yes , ” resumed [the younger stranger]_{6735-the younger stranger} after a moment ’s interval . “_{[1627-our queen]} [Two nations]_{1629-two nations} ; between [whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy]_{1630-whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy} ; who are as ignorant of each other ’s habits , thoughts , and feelings , as if [they]_1631-they were dwellers in [different zones]_{1632-different zones} , or inhabitants of [different planets]_{1633-different planets} ; [who are formed by a different breeding]_{1634-who are formed by a different breeding} , are fed by a different food , are ordered by different manners , and are not governed by the same laws . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i speak of — ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , hesitatingly . “_[0-i] [THE RICH]_{399-the rich} AND [THE POOR]_{915-the poor} . ” At this moment a sudden flush of rosy light , suffusing [the grey ruins]_{6743-the grey ruins} , indicated that the sun had just fallen ; and through a vacant arch that overlooked [them]_{6743-the grey ruins} , alone in the resplendent sky , glittered the twilight star . The hour , the scene , the solemn stillness and the softening beauty , repressed controversy , induced even silence . The last words of [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} lingered in the ear of [Egremont]_290-egremont ; [his]_290-egremont musing spirit was teeming with many thoughts , many emotions ; when from [the Lady Chapel]_{6745-the lady chapel} there rose the evening hymn to [the Virgin]_{6644-the virgin} . A single voice ; but tones of almost supernatural sweetness ; tender and solemn , yet flexible and thrilling . [Egremont]_290-egremont started from [his]_290-egremont reverie . [He]_290-egremont would have spoken , but [he]_290-egremont perceived that [the elder of the strangers]_{6747-the elder of the strangers} had risen from [his]_{6747-the elder of the strangers} resting - place , and with downcast eyes and crossed arms , was on [his]_{6747-the elder of the strangers} knees . [The other]_{6748-the other} remained standing in [his]_{6748-the other} former posture . The divine melody ceased ; [the elder stranger]_{6749-the elder stranger} rose ; the words were on the lips of [Egremont]_290-egremont , that would have asked some explanation of this sweet and holy mystery , when in the vacant and star - lit arch on which [his]_290-egremont glance was fixed , [he]_290-egremont beheld a female form . [She]_6750-her was apparently in the habit of [a Religious]_{6751-a religious} , yet scarcely could be [a nun]_{6752-a nun} , for [her]_6750-her veil , if indeed it were a veil , had fallen on [her]_6750-her shoulders , and revealed [her]_6750-her thick tresses of long fair hair . The blush of deep emotion lingered on a countenance , which though extremely young , was impressed with a character of almost divine majesty ; while [her]_6750-her dark eyes and long dark lashes , contrasting with the brightness of [her]_6750-her complexion and the luxuriance of [her]_6750-her radiant locks , combined to produce a beauty as rare as it is choice ; and so strange , that [Egremont]_290-egremont might for a moment have been pardoned for believing [her]_6750-her a seraph , that had lighted on this sphere , or the fair phantom of [some saint haunting the sacred ruins of [[her]_6750-her desecrated fane]_{6754-her desecrated fane}]_{6753-some saint haunting the sacred ruins of her desecrated fane} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i understand , then , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} to [[his]_0-i brother]_{6180-his brother} , as on the evening of the same day [they]_6756-they were seated together in [the drawing - room]_{6395-the drawing - room} , in close converse “_[0-i] [I]_0-i understand then , that [you]_0-i have in fact paid nothing , and that [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} will give [you]_0-i a thousand pounds . That wo n’t go very far . ” “_[1637-it] [It]_1637-it will hardly pay for the chairing , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[1637-it] the restoration of the family influence was celebrated on so great a scale . ” “_{[1335-my mother]} The family influence must be supported , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_{[1335-my mother]} and [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} will give [you]_0-i a thousand pounds ; as [I]_0-i said , that will not do much for [you]_0-i , but [I]_0-i like [her]_{1335-my mother} spirit . Contests are very expensive things , yet [I]_0-i quite approve of what [you]_0-i have done , especially as [you]_0-i won . It is a great thing in these ten pound days to win [your]_0-i first contest , and shows powers of calculation which [I]_0-i respect . Everything in [this world]_{1639-this world} is calculation ; there is no such thing as luck , depend upon it ; and if [you]_0-i go on calculating with equal exactness , [you]_0-i must succeed in life . Now the question is , what is to be done with [your]_0-i election bills ? ” “_[0-i] Exactly . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i want to know what [I]_0-i will do for [you]_0-i , or rather what [I]_0-i can do for [you]_0-i ; that is the point . [My]_0-i inclination of course is to do everything for [you]_0-i ; but when [I]_0-i calculate [my]_0-i resources , [I]_0-i may find that they are not equal to [my]_0-i inclination . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure , [George]_338-george , [you]_0-i will do everything , and more than everything [you]_0-i ought . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am extremely pleased about this thousand pounds of [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} , [Charles]_396-charles . ” “_{[396-charles]} Most admirable of [her]_{1335-my mother} ! But [she]_{1335-my mother} always is so generous ! ” “_{[1335-my mother]} [Her]_{1335-my mother} jointure has been most regularly paid , ” continued [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_{[1335-my mother]} Always be exact in [your]_396-charles payments , [Charles]_396-charles . There is no end to the good it produces . Now if [I]_0-i had not been so regular in paying [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} [her]_{1335-my mother} jointure , [she]_{1335-my mother} would not in all probability have been able to have given [you]_396-charles this thousand pounds ; and , therefore , to a certain extent , [you]_396-charles are indebted for this thousand pounds to [me]_0-i . ” [Egremont]_290-egremont drew up a little , but said nothing . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am obliged to pay [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} [her]_{1335-my mother} jointure , whether ricks are burnt or not , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[0-i] It ’s very hard , do n’t [you]_0-i think so ? ” “_[0-i] But these ricks were [Bingley]_{395-mr bingley} ’s ? ” “_{[395-mr bingley]} But [he]_1643-he was not insured , and [he]_1643-he will want some reduction in [his]_1643-he rent , and if [I]_0-i do not see fit to allow it [him]_1643-he , which [I]_0-i probably shall not , for [he]_1643-he ought to have calculated on these things , [I]_0-i have ricks of [my]_0-i own , and they may be burnt any night . ” “_[1643-he] But [you]_0-i , of course , are insured ? ” “_[0-i] No , [I]_0-i am not ; [I]_0-i calculate ‘ tis better to run the risk . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder why ricks are burnt now , and were not in old days , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] Because there is [a surplus population in [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom}]_{1644-a surplus population in the kingdom} , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_[0-i] and [no rural police in [the county]_{1647-the county}]_{1646-no rural police in the county} . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i were speaking of the election , [George]_338-george , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , not without reluctance , yet anxious , as the ice had been broken , to bring the matter to a result . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , before the election , had written , in reply to [[his]_338-george mother]_{1279-his mother} consulting [him]_338-george on the step a letter with which [she]_{1279-his mother} was delighted , but which [Egremont]_290-egremont at the time could have wished to have been more explicit . However in the excitement attendant on a first contest , and influenced by [the person whose judgment always swayed , and , in the present case]_{6759-the person whose judgment always swayed , and , in the present case} , was peculiarly entitled to sway [him]_338-george , [he]_338-george stifled [his]_338-george scruples , and persuaded [himself]_338-george that [he]_338-george was [a candidate]_{6760-a candidate} not only with the sanction , but at the instance , of [[his]_338-george brother]_{6180-his brother} . “_[338-george] [You]_0-i were speaking of the election , [George]_338-george , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[338-george] About the election , [Charles]_396-charles . Well , the long and short of it is this : that [I]_0-i wish to see [you]_396-charles comfortable . To be harassed about money is one of the most disagreeable incidents of life . It ruffles the temper , lowers the spirits , disturbs the rest , and finally breaks up [one]_6021-one ’s health . Always , if [you]_396-charles possibly can , keep square . And if by any chance [you]_396-charles do find [yourself]_396-charles in a scrape , come to [me]_0-i . There is nothing under those circumstances like the advice of [a cool - headed friend]_{1649-a cool - headed friend} . ” “_{[1649-a cool - headed friend]} As valuable as the assistance of [a cold - hearted one]_{1650-a cold - hearted one} , ” thought [Egremont]_290-egremont , who did not fancy too much the tone of this conversation . “_{[1649-a cool - headed friend]} But there is one thing of which [you]_396-charles must particularly beware , ” continued [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_{[1649-a cool - headed friend]} there is one thing worse even than getting into difficulties — patching [them]_1651-them up . The patching - up system is fatal ; it is sure to break down ; [you]_396-charles never get clear . Now , what [I]_0-i want to do for [you]_396-charles , [Charles]_396-charles , is to put [you]_396-charles right altogether . [I]_0-i want to see [you]_396-charles square and more than square , in a position which will for ever guarantee [you]_396-charles from any annoyance of this kind . ” “_[1652-he] [He]_1652-he is [a good fellow]_{1653-a good fellow} after all , ” thought [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[1653-a good fellow]} That thousand pounds of [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} was very a propos , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose it was a sop that will keep them all right till [we]_1655-we have made [our]_1655-we arrangements . ” “_[1656-them] Oh ! there is no pressure of that kind , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[1656-them] if [I]_0-i see [my]_0-i way , and write to [them]_1656-them , of course [they]_1656-them will be quite satisfied . ” “_[1656-them] Excellent , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[1656-them] and nothing could be more convenient to [me]_0-i , for , between [ourselves]_1655-we , [my]_0-i balances are very low at this moment . The awful expenditure of keeping up [this place]_{1657-this place} ! And then such terrible incumbrances as [I]_0-i came to ! ” “_[338-george] Incumbrances , [George]_338-george ! Why , [I]_0-i thought [you]_338-george had not any . There was not a single mortgage . ” “_[0-i] No mortgages ; they are nothing ; [you]_338-george find them , [you]_338-george get used to [them]_1658-them , and [you]_338-george calculate accordingly . [You]_338-george quite forget the portions for [younger children]_{1659-younger children} . ” “_[338-george] Yes ; but [you]_338-george had plenty of ready money for [them]_{1659-younger children} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i had to pay [them]_{1659-younger children} though , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[0-i] Had [I]_0-i not , [I]_0-i might have bought [Grimblethorpe]_{400-grimblethorpe} with the money ; such an opportunity will never occur again . ” “_[338-george] But [you]_338-george talked of incumbrances , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[338-george] Ah ! [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{1324-my dear fellow} , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_{[1324-my dear fellow]} [you]_338-george do n’t know what it is to have to keep up [an estate like this]_{1661-an estate like this} ; and very lucky for [you]_338-george . It is not the easy life [you]_338-george dream of . [There ’s buildings]_{1662-there ’s buildings} — [I]_0-i am ruined in [buildings]_{1663-buildings} — [[our]_1664-our poor dear father]_{1665-our poor dear father} thought [he]_{1665-our poor dear father} left [me]_0-i [Marney]_{402-lord marney} without an incumbrance ; why , there was not [a barn on [the whole estate]_{1667-the whole estate} that was weather - proof]_{1666-a barn on the whole estate that was weather - proof} ; not [a farm - house that was not half in ruins]_{1668-a farm - house that was not half in ruins} . What [I]_0-i have spent in [buildings]_{1663-buildings} ! And draining ! Though [I]_0-i make [[my]_0-i own tiles]_{1670-my own tiles} , draining , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{1324-my dear fellow} , is a something of which [you]_338-george have not the least idea ! ” “_[338-george] Well , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , anxious to bring [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} back to the point , “_[338-george] [you]_338-george think , then , [I]_0-i had better write to [them]_1672-them and say — ” “_[0-i] Ah ! now for [your]_338-george business , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[338-george] Now , [I]_0-i will tell [you]_338-george what [I]_0-i can do for [you]_338-george . [I]_0-i was speaking to [Arabella]_371-arabella about it last night ; [she]_371-arabella quite approves [my]_0-i idea . [You]_338-george remember [the De Mowbrays]_{401-the de mowbrays} ? Well , [we]_1673-we are going to stay at [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} , and [you]_338-george are to go with [us]_1673-we . It is the first time [they]_1672-them have received [company]_1674-company since [their]_1672-them great loss . Ah ! [you]_338-george were abroad at the time , and so [you]_338-george are behind hand . [[Lord Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ’s only son]_{1675-lord mowbray ’s only son} , [Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} , [you]_338-george remember [him]_{1675-lord mowbray ’s only son} , [a deuced clever fellow]_{1676-a deuced clever fellow} , [he]_{1675-lord mowbray ’s only son} died about a year ago , in [Greece]_72-greece , of a fever . Never was such a blow ! [[His]_{1675-lord mowbray ’s only son} two sisters]_{1677-his two sisters} , [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , are looked upon as [the greatest heiresses in [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom}]_{1678-the greatest heiresses in the kingdom} ; but [I]_0-i know [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} well ; [he]_{1675-lord mowbray ’s only son} will make [an eldest son of [[his]_{1675-lord mowbray ’s only son} eldest daughter]_{1681-his eldest daughter}]_{1680-an eldest son of his eldest daughter} . [She]_{1681-his eldest daughter} will have it all ; [she]_{1681-his eldest daughter} is [one of [[Arabella]_371-arabella ’s dearest friends]_{1683-arabella ’s dearest friends}]_{1682-one of arabella ’s dearest friends} ; and [you]_0-i are to marry [her]_{1681-his eldest daughter} . ” [Egremont]_290-egremont stared at [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} , who patted [him]_290-egremont on the back with an expression of unusual kindness , and adding , “_{[1681-his eldest daughter]} [You]_0-i have no idea what a load this has taken off [my]_0-i mind , [[my]_0-i dear]_{6049-my dear} [Charles]_396-charles ; so great has [my]_0-i anxiety always been about [you]_0-i , particularly of late . To see [you]_0-i [lord of [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{1685-lord of mowbray castle} will realize [my]_0-i fondest hopes . That is a position fit for [a man]_{1218-a man} , and [I]_0-i know none more worthy of it than [yourself]_0-i , though [I]_0-i am [[your]_0-i brother]_{1687-your brother} who say so . Now let [us]_1688-us come and speak to [Arabella]_371-arabella about it . ” So saying , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , followed somewhat reluctantly by [[his]_0-i brother]_{6180-his brother} , advanced to the other end of [the drawing - room]_{6395-the drawing - room} , where [[his]_0-i wife]_{6766-his wife} was employed with [her]_{6766-his wife} embroidery - frame , and seated next to [[her]_{6766-his wife} young friend]_{6767-her young friend} , [Miss Poinsett]_{405-miss poinsett} , who was playing chess with [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} , [a member of [the chess club]_{6769-the chess club}]_{6768-a member of the chess club} , and [one of the most capital performers extant]_{6770-one of the most capital performers extant} . “_{[371-arabella]} Well , [Arabella]_371-arabella , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_{[371-arabella]} it is all settled ; [Charles]_396-charles agrees with [me]_0-i about going to [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} , and [I]_0-i think the sooner [we]_1689-we go the better . What do [you]_371-arabella think of the day after to - morrow ? That will suit [me]_0-i exactly , and therefore [I]_0-i think [we]_1689-we had better fix on it . [We]_1689-we will consider it settled . ” [Lady Marney]_{6771-lady marney} looked embarrassed , and a little distressed . Nothing could be more unexpected by [her]_{6771-lady marney} than this proposition ; nothing more inconvenient than the arrangement . It was very true that [Lady Joan Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan} had invited [them]_1689-we to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and [she]_{403-lady joan} had some vague intention , some day or other , of deliberating whether [they]_1689-we should avail [themselves]_1689-we of this kindness ; but to decide upon going , and upon going instantly , without the least consultation , the least inquiry as to the suitableness of the arrangement , the visit of [Miss Poinsett]_{405-miss poinsett} abruptly and ungraciously terminated , for example — all this was vexatious , distressing : a mode of management which out of the simplest incidents of domestic life contrived to extract some degree of perplexity and annoyance . “_[1689-we] Do not [you]_371-arabella think , [George]_338-george , ” said [Lady Marney]_{6772-lady marney} , “_{[371-arabella]} that [we]_1689-we had better talk it over a little ? ” “_{[371-arabella]} Not at all , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} : “_{[371-arabella]} [Charles]_396-charles will go , and it quite suits [me]_0-i , and therefore what necessity for any consultation ? ” “_{[371-arabella]} Oh ! if [you]_371-arabella and [Charles]_396-charles like to go , certainly . ” said [Lady Marney]_{6773-lady marney} in a hesitating tone ; “_{[396-charles]} only [I]_0-i shall be very sorry to lose [[your]_371-arabella society]_{1690-your society} . ” “_{[371-arabella]} How do [you]_371-arabella mean lose [our]_1689-we society [Arabella]_371-arabella ? Of course [you]_371-arabella must go with [us]_1689-we . [I]_0-i particularly want [you]_371-arabella to go . [You]_371-arabella are [[Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} ’s most intimate friend]_{1691-lady joan ’s most intimate friend} ; [I]_0-i believe there is [no one]_{6145-no one} [she]_{403-lady joan} likes so much . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not go the day after to - morrow , ” said [Lady Marney]_{6774-lady marney} , speaking in a whisper , and looking volumes of deprecation . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not help it , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[0-i] [you]_0-i should have told [me]_0-i this before . [I]_0-i wrote to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} to - day , that [we]_1689-we should be with [him]_1693-him the day after to - morrow , and stay a week . ” “_[0-i] But [you]_0-i never mentioned it to [me]_0-i , ” said [Lady Marney]_{6775-lady marney} , slightly blushing and speaking in a tone of gentle reproach . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should like to know when [I]_0-i am to find time to mention the contents of every letter [I]_0-i write , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[338-george] particularly with all the vexatious business [I]_0-i have had on [my]_0-i hands to - day . But so it is ; the more one tries to save [you]_0-i trouble , the more discontented [you]_0-i get . ” “_[338-george] No , not discontented , [George]_338-george . ” “_[338-george] [I]_0-i do not know what [you]_338-george call discontented ; but when [a man]_{1218-a man} has made every possible arrangement to please [you]_338-george and every body , and all [his]_{1218-a man} plans are to be set aside merely because the day [he]_{1218-a man} has fixed on does not exactly suit [your]_338-george fancy , if that be not discontent , [I]_0-i should like very much to know what is , [Arabella]_371-arabella . ” [Lady Marney]_{6776-lady marney} did not reply . Always sacrificed , always yielding , the moment [she]_{6776-lady marney} attempted to express an opinion , [she]_{6776-lady marney} ever seemed to assume the position not of [the injured]_{6777-the injured} but [the injurer]_{6778-the injurer} . [Arabella]_371-arabella was [a woman of abilities]_{6779-a woman of abilities} , which [she]_371-arabella had cultivated . [She]_371-arabella had excellent sense , and possessed many admirable qualities ; [she]_371-arabella was far from being devoid of sensibility ; but [her]_371-arabella sweet temper shrank from controversy , and Nature had not endowed [her]_371-arabella with a spirit which could direct and control . [She]_371-arabella yielded without a struggle to the arbitrary will and unreasonable caprice of [a husband , who was scarcely [her]_371-arabella equal in intellect , and far [her]_371-arabella inferior in all the genial qualities of [our]_6781-our nature]_{6780-a husband , who was scarcely her equal in intellect , and far her inferior in all the genial qualities of our nature} , but who governed [her]_371-arabella by [his]_{6780-a husband , who was scarcely her equal in intellect , and far her inferior in all the genial qualities of our nature} iron selfishness . [Lady Marney]_{6782-lady marney} absolutely had no will of [her]_{6782-lady marney} own . A hard , exact , literal , bustling , acute being environed [her]_{6782-lady marney} existence ; directed , planned , settled everything . [Her]_{6782-lady marney} life was a series of petty sacrifices and baulked enjoyments . If [her]_{6782-lady marney} carriage were at the door , [she]_{6782-lady marney} was never certain that [she]_{6782-lady marney} would not have to send it away ; if [she]_{6782-lady marney} had asked [some friends]_{6783-some friends} to [[her]_{6782-lady marney} house]_{6784-her house} , the chances were [she]_{6782-lady marney} would have to put [them]_{6783-some friends} off ; if [she]_{6782-lady marney} were reading a novel , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} asked [her]_{6782-lady marney} to copy a letter ; if [she]_{6782-lady marney} were going to the opera , [she]_{6782-lady marney} found that [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} had got seats for [her]_{6782-lady marney} and [some friend in [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords}]_{6785-some friend in the house of lords} , and seemed expecting the strongest expressions of delight and gratitude from [her]_{6782-lady marney} for [his]_{6782-lady marney} unasked and inconvenient kindness . [Lady Marney]_{6787-lady marney} had struggled against this tyranny in the earlier days of [their]_6788-their union . [Innocent]_406-innocent , [inexperienced Lady Marney]_{6789-inexperienced lady marney} ! As if it were possible for [a wife]_{6790-a wife} to contend against [a selfish husband]_{6791-a selfish husband} , at once sharp - witted and blunt - hearted ! [She]_{6787-lady marney} had appealed to [him]_{6782-lady marney} , [she]_{6787-lady marney} had even reproached [him]_{6782-lady marney} ; [she]_{6787-lady marney} had wept , once [she]_{6787-lady marney} had knelt . But [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} looked upon these demonstrations as the disordered sensibility of [a girl unused to the marriage state]_{6792-a girl unused to the marriage state} , and ignorant of the wise authority of [husbands]_{6793-husbands} , of which [he]_{6782-lady marney} deemed [himself]_{6782-lady marney} [a model]_{6794-a model} . And so , after a due course of initiation , [Lady Marney]_{6795-lady marney} invisible for days , plunged in remorseful reveries in the mysteries of [her]_{6795-lady marney} boudoir , and [[her]_{6795-lady marney} lord]_{6796-her lord} dining at [[his]_{6782-lady marney} club]_{6797-his club} and going to [the minor theatres]_{6798-the minor theatres} ; [the countess]_{6378-the countess} was broken in , and became [the perfect wife of a perfect husband]_{6800-the perfect wife of a perfect husband} . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , who was fond of chess , turned out [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} , and very gallantly proposed to finish [his]_{6782-lady marney} game with [Miss Poinsett]_{405-miss poinsett} , which [Miss Poinsett]_{405-miss poinsett} , who understood [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} as well as [he]_{6782-lady marney} understood chess , took care speedily to lose , so that [[his]_{6782-lady marney} lordship]_{6586-his lordship} might encounter [a champion worthy of [him]_{6782-lady marney}]_{6802-a champion worthy of him} . [Egremont]_290-egremont seated by [[his]_290-egremont sister - in - law]_{6390-his sister - in - law} , and anxious by kind words to soothe the irritation which [he]_290-egremont had observed with pain [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} create , entered into easy talk , and after some time , said , “_{[371-arabella]} [I]_0-i find [you]_1695-you have been good enough to mould [my]_0-i destiny . ” [Lady Marney]_{6805-lady marney} looked a little surprised , and then said , “_[1695-you] How so ? ” “_[1695-you] [You]_1695-you have decided on [I]_0-i hear the most important step of [my]_0-i life . ” “_[1695-you] Indeed [you]_1695-you perplex [me]_0-i . ” “_[1695-you] [Lady Joan Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan} , [[your]_1695-you friend]_{1696-your friend} — ” [The countess]_{6378-the countess} blushed ; the name was a clue which [she]_{6378-the countess} could follow , but [Egremont]_290-egremont nevertheless suspected that the idea had never previously occurred to [her]_{6378-the countess} . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} [she]_{403-lady joan} described as not beautiful ; certainly not beautiful ; [nobody]_6018-nobody would consider [her]_{403-lady joan} beautiful , [many]_6808-many would indeed think [her]_{403-lady joan} quite the reverse ; and yet [she]_{403-lady joan} had a look , one particular look when according to [Lady Marney]_{6809-lady marney} , [she]_{403-lady joan} was more than beautiful . But [she]_{403-lady joan} was very clever , very indeed , something quite extraordinary . “_{[403-lady joan]} Accomplished ? ” “_[1695-you] Oh ! far beyond that ; [I]_0-i have heard even [men]_803-men say that [no one]_{6145-no one} knew so much . ” “_[803-men] A regular blue ? ” “_[803-men] Oh ! no ; not at all a blue ; not that kind of knowledge . But languages and learned books ; Arabic , and Hebrew , and old manuscripts . And then [she]_{403-lady joan} has an observatory , and was [the first person who discovered the comet]_{1699-the first person who discovered the comet} . [Dr Buckland]_{407-dr buckland} swears by [her]_{403-lady joan} ; and [she]_{403-lady joan} corresponds with [Arago]_408-arago . ” “_{[403-lady joan]} And [[her]_{403-lady joan} sister]_{1700-her sister} , is [she]_{1700-her sister} the same ? ? ” “_{[1700-her sister]} [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} : [she]_{404-lady maud} is very religious . [I]_0-i do not know [her]_{404-lady maud} so well . ” “_{[404-lady maud]} Is [she]_{404-lady maud} pretty ? ” “_{[404-lady maud]} [Some people]_{1701-some people} admire [her]_{404-lady maud} very much . ” “_{[1701-some people]} [I]_0-i never was at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . What sort of a place is it ? ” “_{[1701-some people]} Oh ! it is very grand , ” said [Lady Marney]_{6810-lady marney} ; “_{[1701-some people]} but like [all places in [the manufacturing districts]_{1703-the manufacturing districts}]_{1702-all places in the manufacturing districts} , very disagreeable . [You]_1704-you never have a clear sky . [Your]_1704-you toilette table is covered with blacks ; the deer in [the park]_{6209-the park} seem as if [they]_1706-they had bathed in [a lake of Indian ink]_{1707-a lake of indian ink} ; and as for the sheep , [you]_1704-you expect to see chimney - sweeps for [the shepherds]_{1708-the shepherds} . ” “_[0-i] And do [you]_0-i really mean to go on Thursday ? ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [we]_1709-we had better put it off . ” “_[1709-we] [We]_1709-we must go , ” said [Lady Marney]_{6811-lady marney} , with a sort of sigh , and shaking [her]_{6811-lady marney} head . “_[1709-we] Let [me]_0-i speak to [Marney]_{402-lord marney} . ” “_{[402-lord marney]} Oh ! no . [We]_1709-we must go . [I]_0-i am annoyed about [this dear little Poinsett]_{405-miss poinsett} : [she]_{405-miss poinsett} has been to stay with [me]_0-i so very often , and [she]_{405-miss poinsett} has only been [here]_6027-here three days . When [she]_{405-miss poinsett} comes in again , [I]_0-i wish [you]_1704-you would ask [her]_{405-miss poinsett} to sing , [Charles]_396-charles . ” Soon [the dear little Poinsett]_{405-miss poinsett} was singing , much gratified by being invited to the instrument by [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont , who for a few minutes hung over [her]_{405-miss poinsett} , and then evidently under the influence of [her]_{405-miss poinsett} tones , walked up and down [the room]_{798-the room} , and only speaking to beg that [she]_{405-miss poinsett} would continue [her]_{405-miss poinsett} charming performances . [Lady Marney]_{6813-lady marney} was engrossed with [her]_{6813-lady marney} embroidery ; [[her]_{6813-lady marney} lord]_{6796-her lord} and [the captain]_{6815-the captain} with [their]_6816-their game . And what was [Egremont]_290-egremont thinking of ? Of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} be [you]_6817-you sure . And of [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} or [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} ? Not exactly . [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} was the name of [the town to which [the strangers [he]_290-egremont had met with in [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey}]_{6819-the strangers he had met with in the abbey}]_{6818-the town to which the strangers he had met with in the abbey} were bound . It was the only piece of information that [he]_290-egremont had been able to obtain of [them]_{6819-the strangers he had met with in the abbey} ; and that casually . When the fair vision of the starlit arch , about to descend to [[her]_{6813-lady marney} two companions]_{6821-her two companions} , perceived that [they]_{6819-the strangers he had met with in the abbey} were in conversation with [a stranger]_{6822-a stranger} , [she]_{6813-lady marney} hesitated , and in a moment withdrew . Then [the elder of [the travellers]_{6824-the travellers}]_{6823-the elder of the travellers} , exchanging a glance with [[his]_{6823-the elder of the travellers} friend]_{6719-his friend} , bid good even to [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[396-charles]} [Our]_1711-we way perhaps lies the same , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should deem not , ” said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} , “_[0-i] nor are [we]_1711-we alone . ” “_[0-i] And [we]_1711-we must be stirring , for [we]_1711-we have far to go , ” said [he]_{6608-the stranger} who was dressed in black . “_[0-i] [My]_0-i journey is very brief , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , making a desperate effort to invite communication ; “_[0-i] and [I]_0-i am on horseback ! ” “_[1711-we] And [we]_1711-we on foot , ” said [the elder]_{6827-the elder} ; “_[1711-we] nor shall [we]_1711-we stop till [we]_1711-we reach [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ; ” and with a slight salute , [they]_1711-we left [Egremont]_290-egremont alone . There was something in the manner of [the elder stranger]_{6749-the elder stranger} which repressed the possibility of [Egremont]_290-egremont following [him]_{6749-the elder stranger} . Leaving then [the cloister garden]_{6668-the cloister garden} in another direction , [he]_{6608-the stranger} speculated on meeting [them]_1711-we outside [the abbey]_{6556-the abbey} . [He]_{6608-the stranger} passed through [the Lady ’s chapel]_{6646-the lady ’s chapel} . [The beautiful Religious]_{6832-the beautiful religious} was not [there]_6019-there . [He]_{6608-the stranger} gained the west front ; [no one]_{6145-no one} was visible . [He]_{6608-the stranger} took a rapid survey of each side of [the abbey]_{6556-the abbey} ; [not a being to be recognized]_{6836-not a being to be recognized} . [He]_{6608-the stranger} fancied [they]_1711-we must have advanced towards [the Abbey Farm]_{6589-the abbey farm} ; yet [they]_1711-we might have proceeded further on in [the dale]_{6466-the dale} . Perplexed , [he]_{6608-the stranger} lost time . Finally [he]_{6608-the stranger} proceeded towards [the farm]_{6839-the farm} , but did not overtake [them]_1711-we ; reached [it]_{6839-the farm} , but learned nothing of [them]_1711-we ; and arrived at [[his]_{6608-the stranger} brother]_{6180-his brother} ’s full of a strange yet sweet perplexity . In [a commercial country like [England]_28-england]_{6841-a commercial country like england} , every half century developes some new and vast source of public wealth , which brings into national notice [a new and powerful class]_{6842-a new and powerful class} . A couple of centuries ago , [a Turkey merchant]_{6843-a turkey merchant} was [the great creator of wealth]_{6844-the great creator of wealth} ; [the West Indian Planter]_{6845-the west indian planter} followed [him]_{6843-a turkey merchant} . In the middle of the last century appeared [the Nabob]_{6846-the nabob} . [These characters in [their]_{6847-these characters in their zenith} zenith]_{6847-these characters in their zenith} in turn merged in [the land]_{903-the land} , and became [English aristocrats]_{6849-english aristocrats} ; while [the Levant]_{409-the levant} decaying , [the West Indies]_{75-the west indies} exhausted , and [Hindostan]_{410-hindostan} plundered , the breeds died away , and now exist only in [[our]_6850-we English comedies]_{6851-our english comedies} from [Wycherly]_76-wycherly and Congreve to [Cumberland]_{77-cumberland} and [Morton]_78-morton . The expenditure of the revolutionary war produced [the Loanmonger]_{6852-the loanmonger} , who succeeded [the Nabob]_{411-the nabob} ; and the application of science to industry developed the Manufacturer , who in turn aspires to be “_[1711-we] large - acred , ” and always will , as long as [we]_6850-we have a territorial constitution ; a better security for the preponderance of the landed interest than any corn law , fixed or fluctuating . Of all [these characters]_{6853-these characters} , the one that on the whole made the largest fortunes in the most rapid manner,—and [we]_6850-we do not forget the marvels of the Waterloo loan , or the miracles of [Manchester]_{79-manchester} during the continental blockade — was the Anglo - [East Indian]_{80-east indian} about the time that [Hastings]_292-harold was first appointed to the great viceroyalty . It was not unusual for men in positions so obscure that [their]_{6847-these characters in their zenith} names had never reached the public in [this country]_{1135-this country} , and who yet had not been absent from [[their]_{6847-these characters in their zenith} native land]_{6855-their native land} for a longer period than the siege of [Troy]_81-troy , to return with [[their]_{6847-these characters in their zenith} million]_{6856-their million} . [One of the most fortunate of this class of obscure adventurers]_{6857-one of the most fortunate of this class of obscure adventurers} was [a certain [John Warren]_412-warren]_{6858-a certain john warren} . A very few years before the breaking out of the American war , [he]_{6858-a certain john warren} was [a waiter at [a celebrated club in [St James ’s Street]_{56-st james ’s street}]_{6860-a celebrated club in st james ’s street}]_{6859-a waiter at a celebrated club in st james ’s street} : [a quick yet steady young fellow]_{6861-a quick yet steady young fellow} ; assiduous , discreet , and very civil . In this capacity , [he]_{6858-a certain john warren} pleased [a gentleman who was just appointed to [the government of [Madras]_82-madras]_{6863-the government of madras} , and who wanted [a valet]_{6864-a valet}]_{6862-a gentleman who was just appointed to the government of madras , and who wanted a valet} . [Warren]_412-warren , though prudent , was adventurous ; and accepted the opening which [he]_412-warren believed fortune offered [him]_412-warren . [He]_412-warren was prescient . The voyage in those days was an affair of six months . During this period , [Warren]_412-warren still more ingratiated [himself]_412-warren with [[his]_412-warren master]_{6865-his master} . [He]_412-warren wrote a good hand , and [[his]_412-warren master]_{6865-his master} a very bad one . [He]_412-warren had a natural talent for accounts ; a kind of information which was useful to [[his]_412-warren employer]_{864-his employer} . [He]_412-warren arrived at [Madras]_82-madras , no longer [a valet]_{6864-a valet} , but [a private secretary]_{6869-a private secretary} . [[His]_412-warren master]_{6865-his master} went out to make a fortune ; but [he]_412-warren was indolent , and had indeed none of the qualities for success , except [his]_412-warren great position . [Warren]_412-warren had every quality but that . The basis of the confederacy therefore was intelligible ; it was founded on mutual interests and cemented by reciprocal assistance . [The governor]_{6871-the governor} granted monopolies to [the secretary]_{6263-the secretary} , who apportioned a due share to [[his]_{6263-the secretary} sleeping partner]_{6873-his sleeping partner} . There appeared one of those dearths not unusual in [Hindostan]_{410-hindostan} ; [the population of [the famished province]_{6875-the famished province}]_{6874-the population of the famished province} cried out for rice ; the stores of which , diminished by nature , had for months mysteriously disappeared . A provident administration it seems had invested the public revenue in its benevolent purchase ; the misery was so excessive that even pestilence was anticipated , when [the great forestallers]_{6876-the great forestallers} came to the rescue of [the people over whose destinies [they]_{6876-the great forestallers} presided]_{6877-the people over whose destinies they presided} ; and at the same time fed and pocketed millions . This was the great stroke of the financial genius of [Warren]_412-warren . [He]_412-warren was satisfied . [He]_412-warren longed once more to see [St James ’s Street]_{56-st james ’s street} , and to become a member of [the club]_{6878-the club} , where [he]_412-warren had once been [a waiter]_{6879-a waiter} . But [he]_412-warren was [the spoiled child of fortune]_{6880-the spoiled child of fortune} , who would not so easily spare [him]_412-warren . [The governor]_{6871-the governor} died , and had appointed [[his]_{6871-the governor} secretary]_{6882-his secretary} [[his]_{6871-the governor} sole executor]_{6883-his sole executor} . Not that [[his]_{6871-the governor} excellency]_{6884-his excellency} particularly trusted [[his]_{6871-the governor} agent]_{6885-his agent} , but [he]_{6871-the governor} dared not confide the knowledge of [his]_{6871-the governor} affairs to [any other individual]_{6886-any other individual} . [The estate]_{6887-the estate} was so complicated , that [Warren]_412-warren offered [the heirs]_{6888-the heirs} a good round sum for [his]_412-warren quittance , and to take the settlement upon [himself]_412-warren . [India]_84-india so distant , and [Chancery]_85-chancery so near — [the heirs]_{6888-the heirs} accepted the proposition . Winding up [this estate]_{6890-this estate} , [Warren]_412-warren avenged the cause of [plundered provinces]_{6891-plundered provinces} ; and [the House of Commons itself]_{6892-the house of commons itself} , with [Burke]_322-burke and [Francis]_413-francis at its head , could scarcely have mulcted [the late governor]_{6893-the late governor} more severely . [A Mr Warren]_{414-mr warren} , of whom [no one]_{6145-no one} had ever heard except that [he]_412-warren was [a nabob]_{6895-a nabob} , had recently returned from [India]_84-india and purchased [a large estate in [the north of [England]_28-england]_{6897-the north of england}]_{6896-a large estate in the north of england} , was returned to Parliament one of [the representatives of [a close borough which [he]_412-warren had purchased]_{6899-a close borough which he had purchased}]_{6898-the representatives of a close borough which he had purchased} : [a quiet , gentlemanlike , middle - aged man]_{6900-a quiet , gentlemanlike , middle - aged man} , with no decided political opinions ; and , as parties were then getting very equal , of course very much courted . The throes of [Lord North]_{415-lord north} ’s administration were commencing . [The minister]_{1209-the minister} asked [the new member]_{6902-the new member} to dine with [him]_412-warren , and found [the new member]_{6902-the new member} singularly free from all party prejudices . [Mr Warren]_{414-mr warren} was one of [those members who announced [their]_{6904-those members who announced their determination to listen to the debates and to be governed by the arguments} determination to listen to the debates and to be governed by the arguments]_{6904-those members who announced their determination to listen to the debates and to be governed by the arguments} . [All]_6223-all complimented [him]_{414-mr warren} , [all]_6223-all spoke to [him]_{414-mr warren} . [Mr Fox]_{310-mr fox} declared that [he]_{414-mr warren} was [a most superior man]_{6907-a most superior man} ; [Mr Burke]_322-burke said that these were [the men who could alone save [the country]_{932-the country}]_{6908-the men who could alone save the country} . [Mrs Crewe]_{416-mrs crewe} asked [him]_{414-mr warren} to supper ; [he]_{414-mr warren} was caressed by [the most brilliant of [duchesses]_{6911-duchesses}]_{6910-the most brilliant of duchesses} . At length there arrived one of those fierce trials of strength , which precede the fall of [a minister]_{896-a minister} , but which sometimes from peculiar circumstances , as in the instances of [Walpole]_364-walpole and [Lord North]_{415-lord north} , are not immediate in their results . How would [Warren]_{414-mr warren} vote ? was the great question . [He]_{414-mr warren} would listen to the arguments . [Burke]_322-burke was full of confidence that [he]_322-burke should catch [Warren]_{414-mr warren} . The day before the debate there was a levee , which [Mr Warren]_{414-mr warren} attended . [The sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} stopped [him]_{414-mr warren} , spoke to [him]_{414-mr warren} , smiled on [him]_{414-mr warren} , asked [him]_{414-mr warren} many questions : about [himself]_{414-mr warren} , [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , how [he]_{414-mr warren} liked it , how [he]_{414-mr warren} liked [England]_28-england . There was a flutter in the circle ; [a new favourite at court]_{6915-a new favourite at court} . The debate came off , the division took place . [Mr Warren]_{414-mr warren} voted for [the minister]_{1209-the minister} . [Burke]_322-burke denounced [him]_{414-mr warren} ; [the king]_{887-the king} made [him]_{414-mr warren} [a baronet]_{6918-a baronet} . [Sir John Warren]_412-warren made a great alliance , at least for [him]_412-warren ; [he]_412-warren married [the daughter of [an Irish earl]_{6920-an irish earl}]_{6919-the daughter of an irish earl} ; became [one of [[the king]_{887-the king} ’s friends]_{6923-the king ’s friends}]_{6921-one of the king ’s friends} ; supported [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} , threw over [Lord Shelburne]_{334-lord shelburne} , had the tact early to discover that [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} was the man to stick to , stuck to [him]_412-warren . [Sir John Warren]_412-warren bought [another estate]_{6924-another estate} , and picked up [another borough]_{6925-another borough} . [He]_412-warren was fast becoming [a personage]_{6926-a personage} . Throughout the Indian debates [he]_412-warren kept [himself]_412-warren extremely quiet ; once indeed in vindication of [Mr Hastings]_{417-mr hastings} , whom [he]_412-warren greatly admired , [he]_412-warren ventured to correct [Mr Francis]_413-francis on a point of fact with which [he]_412-warren was personally acquainted . [He]_412-warren thought that it was safe , but [he]_412-warren never spoke again . [He]_412-warren knew not the resources of vindictive genius or the powers of a malignant imagination . [Burke]_322-burke owed [the Nabob]_{411-the nabob} a turn for the vote which had gained [him]_322-burke a baronetcy . [The orator]_{6927-the orator} seized the opportunity and alarmed [the secret conscience of [the Indian adventurer]_{6929-the indian adventurer}]_{6928-the secret conscience of the indian adventurer} by [his]_{6927-the orator} dark allusions , and [his]_{6927-the orator} fatal familiarity with the subject . [Another estate]_{6924-another estate} however and [another borough]_{6925-another borough} were some consolation for this little misadventure ; and in time the French Revolution , to [Sir John]_412-warren ’s great relief , turned the public attention for ever from Indian affairs . [The Nabob]_{411-the nabob} from [the faithful adherent of [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt}]_{6932-the faithful adherent of mr pitt} had become even [[his]_412-warren personal friend]_{6933-his personal friend} . [The wits]_{6934-the wits} indeed had discovered that [he]_412-warren had been [a waiter]_{6879-a waiter} ; and endless were the epigrams of [Fitzpatrick]_{418-fitzpatrick} and the jokes of [Hare]_419-hare ; but [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} cared nothing about the origin of [[his]_{328-mr pitt} supporters]_{6936-his supporters} . On the contrary , [Sir John]_412-warren was exactly [the individual from whom [the minister]_{1209-the minister} meant to carve out [[his]_{1209-the minister} plebeian aristocracy]_{6939-his plebeian aristocracy}]_{6937-the individual from whom the minister meant to carve out his plebeian aristocracy} ; and using [[his]_{328-mr pitt} friend]_{6719-his friend} as a feeler before [he]_{328-mr pitt} ventured on [his]_{328-mr pitt} greater operations , [the Nabob]_{411-the nabob} one morning was transformed into [an Irish baron]_{6941-an irish baron} . [The new Baron]_{6942-the new baron} figured in [his]_{6942-the new baron} patent as [Lord Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} , [his]_{6942-the new baron} Norman origin and descent from [the old barons of this name]_{6943-the old barons of this name} having been discovered at [Herald ’s college]_{6944-herald ’s college} . This was a rich harvest for [Fitzpatrick]_{418-fitzpatrick} and [Hare]_419-hare ; but [the public]_{955-the public} gets accustomed to everything , and has an easy habit of faith . [The new Baron]_{6942-the new baron} cared nothing for ridicule , for [he]_{6942-the new baron} was working for posterity . [He]_{6942-the new baron} was compensated for every annoyance by the remembrance that [the St James ’s Street waiter]_{6947-the st james ’s street waiter} was ennobled , and by [his]_{6942-the new baron} determination that [[his]_{6942-the new baron} children]_{6948-his children} should rank still higher in the proud peerage of [[his]_{6942-the new baron} country]_{1017-his country} . So [he]_{6942-the new baron} obtained the royal permission to resume the surname and arms of [[his]_{6942-the new baron} ancestors]_{6950-his ancestors} , as well as [their]_{6950-his ancestors} title . There was an ill - natured story set afloat , that [Sir John]_412-warren owed this promotion to having lent money to [the minister]_{1209-the minister} ; but this was a calumny . [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} never borrowed money of [[his]_{328-mr pitt} friends]_{6161-his friends} . Once indeed , to save [his]_{328-mr pitt} library , [he]_{328-mr pitt} took a thousand pounds from [an individual on whom [he]_{328-mr pitt} had conferred high rank and immense promotion]_{6953-an individual on whom he had conferred high rank and immense promotion} : and [this individual]_{6954-this individual} , who had [the minister]_{1209-the minister} ’s bond when [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} died , insisted on [his]_{328-mr pitt} right , and actually extracted the 1,000 l. from [the insolvent estate of [[his]_{328-mr pitt} magnificent patron]_{6957-his magnificent patron}]_{6956-the insolvent estate of his magnificent patron} . But [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt} always preferred [an usurer]_{6958-an usurer} to [a friend]_{6959-a friend} ; and to the last day of [his]_{328-mr pitt} life borrowed money at fifty per cent . [The Nabob]_{411-the nabob} departed this life before [the Minister]_{1209-the minister} , but [he]_{411-the nabob} lived long enough to realize [his]_{411-the nabob} most aspiring dream . Two years before [his]_{328-mr pitt} death [the Irish baron]_{6961-the irish baron} was quietly converted into [an English peer]_{6962-an english peer} ; and without exciting any attention , all the squibs of [Fitzpatrick]_{418-fitzpatrick} , all the jokes of [Hare]_419-hare , quite forgotten , [the waiter of [the St James ’s Street club]_{6964-the st james ’s street club}]_{6963-the waiter of the st james ’s street club} took [his]_{328-mr pitt} seat in the most natural manner possible in [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} . [The great estate of [the late Lord Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene}]_{6966-the great estate of the late lord fitz - warene} was situated at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [a village which principally belonged to [him]_{328-mr pitt} , and near which [he]_{328-mr pitt} had raised [a gothic castle]_{6968-a gothic castle} , worthy of [his]_{328-mr pitt} Norman name and ancestry]_{6967-a village which principally belonged to him , and near which he had raised a gothic castle , worthy of his norman name and ancestry} . [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} was one of [those places which during the long war had expanded from [an almost unknown village]_{6970-an almost unknown village} to [a large and flourishing manufacturing town]_{6971-a large and flourishing manufacturing town}]_{6969-those places which during the long war had expanded from an almost unknown village to a large and flourishing manufacturing town} ; a circumstance , which , as [Lady Marney]_{6972-lady marney} observed , might have somewhat deteriorated the atmosphere of [the splendid castle]_{6973-the splendid castle} , but which had nevertheless doubled the vast rental of [[its]_{6973-the splendid castle} lord]_{6974-its lord} . [[He]_6975-his who had succeeded to [[his]_6975-his father]_{6082-his father}]_{6976-he who had succeeded to his father} was [Altamont Belvidere]_{420-altamont belvidere} ( named after [[[his]_6975-his mother]_{1279-his mother} ’s family]_{6979-his mother ’s family} ) [Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} , [Lord Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} . [He]_6975-his was not deficient in abilities , though [he]_6975-his had not [[his]_6975-his father]_{6082-his father} ’s talents , but [he]_6975-his was over - educated for [his]_6975-his intellect ; a common misfortune . [The new Lord Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} was [the most aristocratic of [breathing beings]_{6982-breathing beings}]_{6981-the most aristocratic of breathing beings} . [He]_6975-his most fully , entirely , and absolutely believed in [his]_6975-his pedigree ; [his]_6975-his coat of arms was emblazoned on every window , embroidered on every chair , carved in every corner . Shortly after [[his]_6975-his father]_{6082-his father} ’s death [he]_6975-his was united to [the daughter of [a ducal house , by whom [he]_6975-his had [a son]_{6986-a son} and [two daughters]_{6987-two daughters} , chrisened by names which the ancient records of [the Fitz - Warenes]_421-valence authorised]_{6985-a ducal house , by whom he had a son and two daughters , chrisened by names which the ancient records of the fitz - warenes authorised} . [[His]_6975-his son]_{6988-his son} , who gave promise of abilities which might have rendered [the family]_{883-the family} really distinguished , was [Valence]_421-valence ; [[his]_6975-his daughters]_{6990-his daughters} , [Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [Maud]_{404-lady maud} . All that seemed wanting to the glory of [the house]_{6598-the house} was a great distinction of which [a rich peer]_{6992-a rich peer} , with six seats in [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , could not ultimately despair . [Lord Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} aspired to rank among [the earls of [England]_28-england]_{6994-the earls of england}]_{6984-the daughter of a ducal house , by whom he had a son and two daughters , chrisened by names which the ancient records of the fitz - warenes authorised . his son , who gave promise of abilities which might have rendered the family really distinguished , was valence ; his daughters , joan and maud . all that seemed wanting to the glory of the house was a great distinction of which a rich peer , with six seats in the house of commons , could not ultimately despair . lord fitz - warene aspired to rank among the earls of england} . But [the successors of [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt}]_{6995-the successors of mr pitt} were strong ; [they]_{6995-the successors of mr pitt} thought [the Fitz - Warenes]_421-valence had already been too rapidly advanced ; it was whispered that [the king]_{887-the king} did not like [the new man]_{6997-the new man} ; that [[his]_{887-the king} majesty]_{1299-his majesty} thought [him]_{6997-the new man} pompous , full of pretence , in short , [a fool]_{6999-a fool} . But though [the successors of [Mr Pitt]_{328-mr pitt}]_{6995-the successors of mr pitt} managed to govern [the country]_{932-the country} for twenty years and were generally very strong , in such an interval of time however good [their]_{6995-the successors of mr pitt} management or great [their]_{6995-the successors of mr pitt} luck , there were inevitably occasions when [they]_{6995-the successors of mr pitt} found [themselves]_{6995-the successors of mr pitt} in difficulties , when it was necessary to conciliate the lukewarm or to reward [the devoted]_{7002-the devoted} . [Lord Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} well understood how to avail [himself]_{268-lord fitz - warene} of these occasions ; it was astonishing how conscientious and scrupulous [he]_{268-lord fitz - warene} became during [Walcheren]_86-walcheren expeditions , [Manchester]_{79-manchester} massacres , [Queen]_7003-queen ’s trials . Every scrape of [the government]_{1439-the government} was a step in the ladder to the great borough - monger . [The old king]_{7005-the old king} too had disappeared from the stage ; and the tawdry grandeur of [the great Norman peer]_{7006-the great norman peer} rather suited [George the Fourth]_422-george . [He]_422-george was rather [a favourite at [the Cottage]_{7008-the cottage}]_{7007-a favourite at the cottage} ; [they]_{6995-the successors of mr pitt} wanted [his]_422-george six votes for [Canning]_{369-lord grey} ; [he]_422-george made [his]_422-george terms ; and one of the means by which [we]_7009-we got [a man of genius for [a minister]_{896-a minister}]_{7010-a man of genius for a minister} , was elevating [Lord Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} in the peerage , by the style and title of [Earl de Mowbray of [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{7012-earl de mowbray of mowbray castle} . [We]_7009-we must now for a while return to [the strangers of [the Abbey ruins]_{7014-the abbey ruins}]_{7013-the strangers of the abbey ruins} . When [the two men]_{7015-the two men} had joined [the beautiful Religious , whose apparition had so startled Egremont]_{7016-the beautiful religious , whose apparition had so startled egremont} , [they]_{7015-the two men} all three quitted [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} by a way which led [them]_{7015-the two men} by the back of [the cloister garden]_{6668-the cloister garden} , and so on by [the bank of [the river]_{6492-the river}]_{7019-the bank of the river} for about a hundred yards , when [they]_{7015-the two men} turned up [the winding glen of [a dried - up tributary stream]_{7022-a dried - up tributary stream}]_{7021-the winding glen of a dried - up tributary stream} . At [the head of [the glen]_{7024-the glen}]_{7023-the head of the glen} , at which [they]_{7015-the two men} soon arrived , was [a beer - shop]_{7025-a beer - shop} , screened by some huge elms from the winds that blew over [the vast moor]_{7026-the vast moor} , which , except in [the direction of [Mardale]_87-mardale]_{7027-the direction of mardale} , now extended as far as the eye could reach . Here [the companions]_{788-the companions} stopped , [the beautiful Religious]_{6832-the beautiful religious} seated [herself]_{6832-the beautiful religious} on a stone bench beneath the trees , while [the elder stranger]_{6749-the elder stranger} calling out to [the inmate of [the house]_{6598-the house}]_{7031-the inmate of the house} to apprise [him]_{6749-the elder stranger} of [his]_{6749-the elder stranger} return , [himself]_{6749-the elder stranger} proceeded to [a neighbouring shed]_{7033-a neighbouring shed} , whence [he]_{6749-the elder stranger} brought forth a very small rough pony with a rude saddle , but one evidently intended for [a female rider]_{7034-a female rider} . “_[1711-we] It is well , ” said [the taller of [the men]_{7036-the men}]_{7035-the taller of the men} “_[1711-we] that [I]_0-i am not a member of [a temperance society like [you]_1713-you]_{1712-a temperance society like you} , [Stephen]_423-morley , or it would be difficult to reward [this good man]_{1714-this good man} for [his]_{1714-this good man} care of [our]_1715-our steed . [I]_0-i will take a cup of the drink of [Saxon kings]_{1716-saxon kings} . ” Then leading up the pony to [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} , [he]_0-i placed [her]_{7037-the religious} on its back with gentleness and much natural grace , saying at the same time in a subdued tone , “_{[1716-saxon kings]} And [you]_1713-you — shall [I]_0-i bring [you]_1713-you a glass of nature ’s wine ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have drank of the spring of [the Holy Abbey]_{1717-the holy abbey} , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} , “_[0-i] and none other must touch [my]_0-i lips this eve . ” “_[0-i] Come , [our]_1715-our course must be brisk , ” said [the elder of [the men]_{7036-the men}]_{7039-the elder of the men} as [he]_0-i gave up [his]_0-i glass to [[their]_1715-our host]_{7041-their host} and led off [the pony]_{7042-the pony} , [Stephen]_423-morley walking on its other side . Though the sun had fallen , the twilight was still glowing , and even on this wide expanse the air was still . The vast and undulating surface of [the brown and purple moor]_{7043-the brown and purple moor} , varied occasionally by some fantastic rocks , gleamed in the shifting light . [Hesperus]_88-hesperus was the only star that yet was visible , and seemed to move before [them]_1715-our and lead [them]_1715-our on [their]_1715-our journey . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} , turning to [the elder stranger]_{6749-the elder stranger} , “_[0-i] that if ever [we]_1715-our regain [our]_1715-our right , [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} , and that [we]_1715-our ever can save by the interposition of divine will seems to [me]_0-i clearly impossible , that [you]_{1718-my father} will never forget how bitter it is to be driven from [the soil]_{1719-the soil} ; and that [you]_{1718-my father} will bring back [the people]_{914-the people} to [the land]_{903-the land} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i would pursue [our]_1715-our right for no other cause , ” said [the father]_{7046-the father} . “_[0-i] After centuries of sorrow and degradation , it should never be said , that [we]_1715-our had no sympathy with [the sad]_{1722-the sad} and [the oppressed]_{1520-the oppressed} . ” “_[0-i] After centuries of sorrow and degradation , ” said [Stephen]_423-morley , “_[0-i] let it not be said that [you]_{1718-my father} acquired [your]_{1718-my father} right only to create [a baron]_{1724-a baron} or [a squire]_{6715-a squire} . ” “_{[1718-my father]} Nay , [thou]_1726-thou shalt have [thy]_1726-thou way , [Stephen]_423-morley , ” said [[his]_{7046-the father} companion]_{786-his companion} , smiling , “_[423-morley] if ever the good hour come . As many acres as [thou]_1726-thou choosest for [[thy]_1726-thou new [Jerusalem]_89-jerusalem]_{1727-thy new jerusalem} . ” “_[1728-you] Call it what [you]_1728-you will , [Walter]_424-gerard , ” replied [Stephen]_423-morley ; “_[424-gerard] but if [I]_0-i ever gain the opportunity of fully carrying the principle of association into practice , [I]_0-i will sing ‘ Nunc [me]_0-i dimittas . ’ ” “_[0-i] ‘ Nunc me dimittas , ’ ” burst forth [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} in a voice of thrilling melody , and [she]_{7037-the religious} pursued for some minutes the divine canticle . [[Her]_{7037-the religious} companions]_{7049-her companions} gazed on [her]_{7037-the religious} with an air of affectionate reverence as [she]_{7037-the religious} sang ; each instant the stars becoming brighter , the wide moor assuming a darker hue . “_[0-i] Now , tell [me]_0-i , [Stephen]_423-morley , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} , turning [her]_{7037-the religious} head and looking round with a smile , “_[0-i] think [you]_423-morley not it would be a fairer lot to bide this night at [some kind monastery]_{1729-some kind monastery} , than to be hastening now to [that least picturesque of all creations]_{1730-that least picturesque of all creations} , [a railway station]_{1731-a railway station} . ” “_[0-i] [The railways]_{1732-the railways} will do as much for [mankind]_1733-mankind as [the monasteries]_{1548-the monasteries} did , ” said [Stephen]_423-morley . “_[0-i] Had it not been for [the railway]_{1735-the railway} , [we]_1736-our should never have made [our]_1736-our visit to [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} , ” said [the elder of [the travellers]_{6824-the travellers}]_{6823-the elder of the travellers} . “_[1736-our] Nor seen [[[its]_{21-marney abbey} last [abbot]_1739-abbot]_{1737-its last abbot} ’s tomb]_{1738-its last abbot ’s tomb} , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} . “_[1736-our] When [I]_0-i marked [your]_423-morley name upon the stone , [[my]_0-i father;—woe]_{1740-my father;—woe} is [me]_0-i , but [I]_0-i felt sad indeed , that it was reserved for [our]_1736-our blood to surrender to [ruthless men that holy trust]_{1741-ruthless men that holy trust} . ” “_[1739-abbot] [He]_1739-abbot never surrendered , ” said [[her]_7054-her father]_{7055-her father} . “_[1739-abbot] [He]_1739-abbot was tortured and hanged . ” “_[1739-abbot] [He]_1739-abbot is with the communion of [saints]_1742-saints , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i would [I]_0-i could see a communion of [Men]_803-men , ” said [Stephen]_423-morley , “_[803-men] and then there would be no more violence , for there would be no more plunder . ” “_[803-men] [You]_0-i must regain [[our]_1736-our lands]_{1744-our lands} for [us]_1736-our , [Stephen]_423-morley , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} ; “_[423-morley] promise [me]_0-i [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} that [I]_0-i shall raise [a holy house for [pious women]_{1747-pious women}]_{1746-a holy house for pious women} , if that ever hap . ” “_[1736-our] [We]_1736-our will not forget [our]_1736-our ancient faith , ” said [[her]_7058-her father]_{7055-her father} , “_[1736-our] the only old thing that has not left [us]_1736-our . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not understand , ” said [Stephen]_423-morley , “_[0-i] why [you]_0-i should ever have lost sight of these papers , [Walter]_424-gerard . ” “_[424-gerard] [You]_0-i see , [friend]_1748-friend , they were never in [my]_0-i possession ; they were never [mine]_0-i when [I]_0-i saw [them]_1749-them . [They]_1749-them were [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} ’s ; and [he]_{1718-my father} was jealous of all interference . [He]_{1718-my father} was [a small yeoman , who had risen in the war time]_{1751-a small yeoman , who had risen in the war time} , well to do in [the world]_{6016-the world} , but always hankering after the old tradition that [the lands]_{1479-the lands} were [ours]_1736-our . [This Hatton]_425-hatton got hold of [him]_{1718-my father} ; [he]_{1718-my father} did [his]_{1718-my father} work well , [I]_0-i have heard;—certain it is [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} spared nothing . It is twenty - five years come [Martinmas]_{426-martinmas} since [he]_{1718-my father} brought [his]_{1718-my father} writ of right ; and though baffled , [he]_{1718-my father} was not beaten . But then [he]_{1718-my father} died ; [his]_{1718-my father} affairs were in great confusion ; [he]_{1718-my father} had mortgaged [[his]_{1718-my father} land]_{1755-his land} for [his]_{1718-my father} writ , and the war prices were gone . There were debts that could not be paid . [I]_0-i had no capital for [a farm]_{1756-a farm} . [I]_0-i would not sink to be [a labourer on the soil that had once been [our]_1758-our own]_{1757-a labourer on the soil that had once been our own} . [I]_0-i had just married ; it was needful to make a great exertion . [I]_0-i had heard much of the high wages of this new industry ; [I]_0-i left [the land]_{903-the land} . ” “_[0-i] And the papers ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i never thought of them , or thought of them with disgust , as the cause of [my]_0-i ruin . Then when [you]_1760-you came the other day , and showed [me]_0-i in the book that [the last abbot of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{1761-the last abbot of marney} was a [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard , the old feeling stirred again ; and [I]_0-i could not help telling [you]_1760-you that [[my]_0-i fathers]_{1762-my fathers} fought at [Azincourt]_90-azincourt , though [I]_0-i was only [the overlooker at [[Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s mill]_{1764-mr trafford ’s mill}]_{1763-the overlooker at mr trafford ’s mill} . ” “_{[427-mr trafford]} A good old name of the good old faith , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} ; “_{[427-mr trafford]} and a blessing be on it . ” “_[1765-we] [We]_1765-we have cause to bless it , ” said [Gerard]_424-gerard . “_[1765-we] [I]_0-i thought it then something to serve [a gentleman]_{6576-a gentleman} ; and as for [[my]_0-i daughter]_{1767-my daughter} , [she]_{1767-my daughter} , by [their]_1768-their goodness , was brought up in holy walls , which have made [her]_{1767-my daughter} what [she]_{1767-my daughter} is . ” “_[428-nature] [Nature]_428-nature made [her]_{1767-my daughter} what [she]_{1767-my daughter} is , ” said [Stephen]_423-morley in a low voice , and speaking not without emotion . Then [he]_0-i continued , in a louder and brisker tone , “_[428-nature] But [this Hatton]_425-hatton — [you]_1769-you know nothing of [his]_425-hatton whereabouts ? ” “_[425-hatton] Never heard of [him]_425-hatton since . [I]_0-i had indeed about a year after [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} ’s death , cause to enquire after [him]_425-hatton ; but [he]_425-hatton had quitted [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and [none]_1771-none could give [me]_0-i tidings of [him]_425-hatton . [He]_425-hatton had lived [I]_0-i believe on [our]_1772-our law - suit , and vanished with [our]_1772-our hopes . ” After this , there was silence ; [each]_7061-each was occupied with [his]_7061-each thoughts , while the influence of the soft night and starry hour induced to contemplation . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i hear the murmur of [the train]_{1773-the train} , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} . “_[0-i] ‘ Tis [the up - train]_{1774-the up - train} , ” said [[her]_{7037-the religious} father]_{7055-her father} . “_[0-i] [We]_1772-our have yet a quarter of an hour ; [we]_1772-our shall be in good time . ” So saying , [he]_{7055-her father} guided [the pony]_{7042-the pony} to where some lights indicated [the station of [the railway]_{1735-the railway} , which here crossed [the moor]_{7067-the moor}]_{7065-the station of the railway , which here crossed the moor} . There was just time to return [the pony]_{7042-the pony} to [the person at [the station]_{7070-the station} from whom it had been borrowed]_{7069-the person at the station from whom it had been borrowed} , and obtain [their]_{7069-the person at the station from whom it had been borrowed} tickets , when the bell of [the down - train]_{7071-the down - train} sounded , and in a few minutes [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} and [[her]_{7037-the religious} companions]_{7049-her companions} were on [their]_{7069-the person at the station from whom it had been borrowed} way to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , whither a course of two hours carried [them]_{7069-the person at the station from whom it had been borrowed} . It was two hours to midnight when [they]_{7069-the person at the station from whom it had been borrowed} arrived at [[Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} station]_{7074-mowbray station} , which was about a quarter of a mile from [the town]_{1349-the town} . Labour had long ceased ; [a beautiful heaven , clear and serene , canopied [the city of smoke and toil]_{7077-the city of smoke and toil}]_{7076-a beautiful heaven , clear and serene , canopied the city of smoke and toil} ; in all directions rose the columns of [the factories]_{7078-the factories} , dark and defined in the purple sky ; a glittering star sometimes hovering by the crest of [their]_{7069-the person at the station from whom it had been borrowed} tall and tapering forms . [The travellers]_{6824-the travellers} proceeded in the direction of [a suburb]_{7080-a suburb} and approached the very high wall of [an extensive garden]_{7081-an extensive garden} . The moon rose as [they]_{7069-the person at the station from whom it had been borrowed} reached [it]_{7081-an extensive garden} , tipped the trees with light , and revealed a lofty and centre portal , by the side of [it]_{7081-an extensive garden} a wicket at which [Gerard]_424-gerard rang . The wicket was quickly opened . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i fear , [holy sister]_{1775-holy sister} , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} , “_[0-i] that [I]_0-i am even later than [I]_0-i promised . ” “_[0-i] Those that come in [[our]_1776-our lady]_{1777-our lady} ’s name are ever welcome , ” was the reply . “_{[429-sister marion]} [Sister Marion]_{429-sister marion} , ” said [Gerard]_424-gerard to [the porteress]_{7083-the porteress} , “_{[429-sister marion]} [we]_1776-our have been to visit [a holy place]_{1778-a holy place} . ” “_{[429-sister marion]} [All places]_{1779-all places} are holy with holy thoughts , [[my]_0-i brother]_{6069-my brother} . ” “_{[429-sister marion]} [Dear father]_{1781-dear father} , good night , ” said [the Religious]_{7037-the religious} ; “_{[429-sister marion]} the blessings of [all the saints]_{1782-all the saints} be on [thee,—and]_{1783-thee,—and} on [thee]_{1775-holy sister} , [Stephen]_423-morley , though [thou]_{1775-holy sister} dost not kneel to [them]_{1782-all the saints} . ” “_[423-morley] Good night , [[mine]_0-i own child]_{1784-mine own child} , ” said [Gerard]_424-gerard . “_[423-morley] [I]_0-i could believe in saints when [I]_0-i am with [thee]_{1775-holy sister} , ” murmured [Stephen]_423-morley ; “_[0-i] Good night,—SYBIL . ” When [Gerard]_424-gerard and [[his]_424-gerard friend]_{6719-his friend} quitted [the convent]_{7086-the convent} [they]_7087-they proceeded at a brisk pace , into [the heart of [the town]_{1349-the town}]_{7088-the heart of the town} . [The streets]_{7090-the streets} were nearly empty ; and with the exception of some occasional burst of brawl or merriment from [a beer - shop]_{7025-a beer - shop} , all was still . [The chief street of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{7092-the chief street of mowbray} , called [Castle Street]_{91-castle street} after [the ruins of [the old baronial stronghold in [its]_{91-castle street} neighbourhood]_{7094-the old baronial stronghold in its neighbourhood}]_{7093-the ruins of the old baronial stronghold in its neighbourhood} , was as significant of [the present civilization of [this community]_{7096-this community}]_{7095-the present civilization of this community} as [the haughty keep]_{7097-the haughty keep} had been of [[its]_{91-castle street} ancient dependence]_{7098-its ancient dependence} . The dimensions of [Castle Street]_{91-castle street} were not unworthy of [the metropolis]_{817-the metropolis} : [it]_{91-castle street} traversed [a great portion of [the town]_{1349-the town}]_{7100-a great portion of the town} , and was proportionately wide ; [its]_{91-castle street} broad pavements and [its]_{91-castle street} blazing gas - lights indicated [its]_{91-castle street} modern order and prosperity ; while on each side of [the street]_{7102-the street} rose [huge warehouses]_{7103-huge warehouses} , not as beautiful as [the palaces of [Venice]_92-venice]_{7104-the palaces of venice} , but in [their]_{7103-huge warehouses} way not less remarkable ; [magnificent shops]_{7105-magnificent shops} ; and here and there , though rarely , [some ancient factory built among [the fields in the infancy of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{7107-the fields in the infancy of mowbray} by [some mill - owner not sufficiently prophetic of the future]_{7108-some mill - owner not sufficiently prophetic of the future} , or sufficiently confident in the energy and enterprise of [[his]_{7108-some mill - owner not sufficiently prophetic of the future} fellow - citizens]_{7109-his fellow - citizens}]_{7106-some ancient factory built among the fields in the infancy of mowbray by some mill - owner not sufficiently prophetic of the future , or sufficiently confident in the energy and enterprise of his fellow - citizens} , to foresee that the scene of [his]_{7108-some mill - owner not sufficiently prophetic of the future} labours would be the future eye - sore of [a flourishing posterity]_{7110-a flourishing posterity} . Pursuing [their]_7111-they course along [Castle Street]_{91-castle street} for about a quarter of a mile , [Gerard]_424-gerard and [Stephen]_423-morley turned down [a street]_{7112-a street} which intersected [it]_{91-castle street} , and so on , through a variety of ways and winding lanes , till [they]_7111-they arrived at [an open portion of [the town]_{1349-the town}]_{7113-an open portion of the town} , [a district where [streets]_7116-streets and squares and even rows , disappeared , and where the tall chimneys and bulky barrack - looking buildings that rose in all directions , clustering yet isolated]_{7115-a district where streets and squares and even rows , disappeared , and where the tall chimneys and bulky barrack - looking buildings that rose in all directions , clustering yet isolated} , announced that [they]_7111-they were in the principal scene of [the industry of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{7117-the industry of mowbray} . Crossing [this open ground]_{7118-this open ground} [they]_7111-they gained [a suburb , but one of a very different description to that in which was situate [the convent where [they]_7111-they had parted with [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{7120-the convent where they had parted with sybil}]_{7119-a suburb , but one of a very different description to that in which was situate the convent where they had parted with sybil} . [This one]_{7121-this one} was populous , noisy , and lighted . It was Saturday night ; [the streets]_{7090-the streets} were thronged ; [an infinite population]_{7123-an infinite population} kept swarming to and fro the close courts and [pestilential cul - de - sacs]_{7124-pestilential cul - de - sacs} that continually communicated with [the streets]_{7090-the streets} by narrow archways , like the entrance of [hives]_7126-hives , so low that [you]_7127-you were obliged to stoop for admission : while ascending to [these same streets]_{7128-these same streets} , from [[their]_{7128-these same streets} dank and dismal dwellings by [narrow flights of steps]_{7130-narrow flights of steps} the subterraneous nation of [the cellars]_{7131-the cellars}]_{7129-their dank and dismal dwellings by narrow flights of steps the subterraneous nation of the cellars} poured forth to enjoy the coolness of the summer night , and market for the day of rest . [The bright and lively shops]_{7132-the bright and lively shops} were crowded ; and [groups of [purchasers]_{7134-purchasers}]_{7133-groups of purchasers} were gathered round [the stalls]_{7135-the stalls} , that by the aid of glaring lamps and flaunting lanthorns , displayed [their]_{7133-groups of purchasers} wares . “_[0-i] Come , come , it ’s a prime piece , ” said [a jolly looking woman]_{7136-a jolly looking woman} , who was presiding at a stall which , though considerably thinned by [previous purchasers]_{7137-previous purchasers} , still offered many temptations to many who could not purchase . “_[1785-widow] And so it is [widow]_1785-widow , ” said [a little pale man]_{7138-a little pale man} , wistfully . “_[1785-widow] Come , come , it ’s getting late , and [[your]_1785-widow wife]_{1786-your wife} ’s ill ; [you]_1785-widow ’re [a good soul]_{1787-a good soul} , [we]_1788-we ’ll say fi’pence a pound , and [I]_0-i ’ll throw [you]_1785-widow the scrag end in for love . ” “_[0-i] [No butcher]_{1789-no butcher} ’s meat to - morrow for [us]_1788-we , [widow]_1785-widow , ” said [the man]_{6600-the man} . “_[1785-widow] And why not , [neighbour]_{1791-neighbour} ? With [your]_1785-widow wages , [you]_1785-widow ought to live like [a prize - fighter]_{1792-a prize - fighter} , or [the mayor of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{1793-the mayor of mowbray} at least . ” “_{[1792-a prize - fighter]} Wages ! ” said [the man]_{6600-the man} , “_{[1792-a prize - fighter]} [I]_0-i wish [you]_1785-widow may get ‘ [em]_1794-em . [Those villains]_{1795-those villains} , [Shuffle and Screw]_431-screw , have sarved [me]_0-i with another bate ticket : and [a pretty figure]_{1796-a pretty figure} too . ” “_{[1796-a pretty figure]} Oh ! [the carnal monsters]_{1797-the carnal monsters} ! ” exclaimed [the widow]_{7141-the widow} . “_{[1797-the carnal monsters]} If [their]_{1797-the carnal monsters} day do n’t come , [the bloody - minded knaves]_{1798-the bloody - minded knaves} ! ” “_{[1798-the bloody - minded knaves]} And for [small cops]_{1799-small cops} , too ! [Small cops]_{1799-small cops} be hanged ! Am [I]_0-i [the man]_{6600-the man} to send up [a bad - bottomed cop]_{1802-a bad - bottomed cop} , [Widow Carey]_{432-widow carey} ? ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i sent up for snicks ! [I]_0-i have known [[you]_0-i man and boy [John Hill]_{433-john hill}]_{1803-you man and boy john hill} these twenty summers , and never heard a word against [you]_0-i till [you]_0-i got into Shuffle and [[Screw]_431-screw ’s mill]_{1804-screw ’s mill} . Oh ! [they]_{1797-the carnal monsters} are a bad yarn , [John]_{433-john hill} . ” “_{[433-john hill]} [They]_{1797-the carnal monsters} do [us]_1805-we all , [widow]_1785-widow . [They]_{1797-the carnal monsters} pretends to give the same wages as [the rest]_{1807-the rest} , and works it out in fines . [You]_0-i ca n’t come , and [you]_0-i ca n’t go , but there ’s a fine ; [you]_0-i ’re never paid wages , but there ’s a bate ticket . [I]_0-i ’ve heard [they]_{1797-the carnal monsters} keep [[their]_{1797-the carnal monsters} whole establishment]_{1808-their whole establishment} on factory fines . ” “_{[1797-the carnal monsters]} [Soul]_434-soul alive , but [those Shuffle and Screw]_{1809-those shuffle and screw} are rotten , snickey , bad yarns , ” said [Mistress Carey]_{435-mistress carey} . “_{[1809-those shuffle and screw]} Now [ma’am]_1810-ma’am , if [you]_1810-ma’am please ; fi’pence ha’penny ; no , [ma’am]_1810-ma’am , [we]_1805-we ’ve no weal left . Weal , indeed ! [you]_1810-ma’am look very like a soul as feeds on weal , ” continued [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} in an under tone as [[her]_{436-mrs carey} declining customer]_{7142-her declining customer} moved away . “_{[1810-ma’am]} Well , it gets late , ” said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} , “_{[1810-ma’am]} and if [you]_1810-ma’am like to take this scrag end [home]_6104-home to [[your]_1810-ma’am wife]_{1786-your wife} neighbour [Hill]_93-hill , [we]_1805-we can talk of the rest next Saturday . And what ’s [your]_1810-ma’am will , [sir]_1375-sir ? ” said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} with a stern expression to [a youth who now stopped at [her]_{7141-the widow} stall]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} . [He]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} was about sixteen , with a lithe figure , and a handsome , faded , impudent face . [His]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} long , loose , white trousers gave [him]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} height ; [he]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} had no waistcoat , but a pink silk handkerchief was twisted carelessly round [his]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} neck , and fastened with a very large pin , which , whatever were its materials , had unquestionably a very gorgeous appearance . A loose frock - coat of a coarse white cloth , and fastened by one button round [his]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} waist , completed [his]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} habiliments , with the addition of the covering to [his]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} head , a high - crowned dark - brown hat , which relieved [his]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} complexion , and heightened the effect of [his]_{7145-a youth who now stopped at her stall} mischievous blue eye . “_[1375-sir] Well , [you]_1810-ma’am need not be so fierce , [Mother Carey]_{437-mother carey} , ” said [the youth]_{7146-the youth} with an affected air of deprecation . “_{[437-mother carey]} Do n’t mother [me]_0-i , ” said [the jolly widow with a kindling eye]_{7147-the jolly widow with a kindling eye} ; “_[0-i] go to [[your]_1810-ma’am own mother]_{1815-your own mother} , who is dying in [a back cellar]_{1816-a back cellar} without a winder , while [you]_1810-ma’am ’ve got lodgings in a two pair . ” “_{[1815-your own mother]} Dying ; [she]_{1815-your own mother} ’s only drunk , ” said [the youth]_{7146-the youth} . “_{[1815-your own mother]} And if [she]_{1815-your own mother} is only drunk , ” rejoined [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} in a passion , “_{[1815-your own mother]} what makes [her]_{1815-your own mother} drink but toil ; working from five o’clock in the morning to seven o’clock at night , and for the like of such as [you]_1810-ma’am . ” “_{[1810-ma’am]} That ’s a good one , ” said [the youth]_{7146-the youth} ; “_{[1810-ma’am]} [I]_0-i should like to know what [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} ever did for [me]_0-i , but give [me]_0-i treacle and laudanum when [I]_0-i was [a babby]_{1818-a babby} to stop [my]_0-i tongue and fill [my]_0-i stomach ; by the token of which , as [[my]_0-i gal]_{1819-my gal} says , [she]_{1335-my mother} stunted the growth of [the prettiest figure in [all Mowbray]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{1820-the prettiest figure in all mowbray} . ” And here [the youth]_{7146-the youth} drew [himself]_{7146-the youth} up , and thrust [his]_{7146-the youth} hands in the side pockets of [his]_{7146-the youth} pea - jacket . “_{[1335-my mother]} Well , [I]_0-i never , ” said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} . “_[0-i] No ; [I]_0-i never heard a thing like that ! ” “_[0-i] What , not when [you]_0-i cut up the jackass and sold it for veal cutlets , [mother]_1821-mother . ” “_{[1821-mother]} Hold [your]_0-i tongue , [Mr Imperence]_{438-mr imperence} , ” said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} . “_{[438-mr imperence]} It ’s very well known [you]_0-i ’re [no Christian]_{1822-no christian} , and who ’ll believe what [you]_0-i say ? ” “_[0-i] It ’s very well known that [I]_0-i ’m a man what pays [his]_0-i way , ” said [the boy]_{794-the boy} , “_[0-i] and do n’t keep [[a huckster]_{1823-a huckster} ’s stall]_{1824-a huckster ’s stall} to sell carrion by star - light ; but live in a two pair , if [you]_1821-mother please , and has [a wife]_{6790-a wife} and [family]_1826-family , or as good . ” “_[0-i] O ! [you]_0-i aggravating imp ! ” exclaimed [the widow]_{7141-the widow} in despair , unable to wreak [her]_{7141-the widow} vengeance on [one who kept in a secure position]_{7154-one who kept in a secure position} , and whose movements were as nimble as [his]_0-i words . “_[0-i] Why , [Madam Carey]_{439-madam carey} , what has [Dandy Mick]_440-mick done to [thee]_0-i ? ” said a good - humoured voice , it came from [one of [two factory girls who were passing [her]_{7141-the widow} stall]_{7156-two factory girls who were passing her stall} and stopped]_{7155-one of two factory girls who were passing her stall and stopped} . [They]_{7156-two factory girls who were passing her stall} were gaily dressed , a light handkerchief tied under the chin , [their]_{7156-two factory girls who were passing her stall} hair scrupulously arranged ; [they]_{7156-two factory girls who were passing her stall} wore coral neck - laces and earrings of gold . “_[440-mick] Ah ! is it [you]_0-i , [[my]_0-i child]_{1827-my child} , ” said [the widow , who was a good - hearted creature]_{7157-the widow , who was a good - hearted creature} . “_[0-i] [The dandy]_{1828-the dandy} has been giving [me]_0-i some of [his]_{1828-the dandy} imperence . ” “_[0-i] But [I]_0-i meant nothing , [dame]_1829-dame , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[1829-dame] It was a joke,—only a joke . ” “_[1829-dame] Well , let it pass , ” said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} . “_[1829-dame] And where have [you]_0-i been this long time , [[my]_0-i child]_{1827-my child} ; and who ’s [[your]_0-i friend]_{1696-your friend} ? ” [she]_{436-mrs carey} added in a lower tone . “_{[1696-your friend]} Well , [I]_0-i have left [[Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s mill]_{1764-mr trafford ’s mill} , ” said [the girl]_{6393-the girl} . “_[0-i] That ’s a bad job , ” said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} ; “_[0-i] for [those Traffords]_{1833-those traffords} are kind to [[their]_{1833-those traffords} people]_{1834-their people} . It ’s a great thing for [a young person]_{1835-a young person} to be in [[their]_{1833-those traffords} mill]_{1836-their mill} . ” “_{[1833-those traffords]} So it is , ” said [the girl]_{6393-the girl} , “_{[1833-those traffords]} but then it was so dull . [I]_0-i ca n’t stand a country life , [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} . [I]_0-i must have [company]_1674-company . ” “_{[1674-company]} Well , [I]_0-i do love a bit of gossip [myself]_0-i , ” said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , with great frankness . “_[0-i] And then [I]_0-i ’m [no scholar]_{1838-no scholar} , ” said [the girl]_{6393-the girl} , “_{[1838-no scholar]} and never could take to learning . And [those Traffords]_{1833-those traffords} had so many schools . ” “_{[1833-those traffords]} Learning is better than [house]_1840-house and [land]_1841-land , ” said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} ; “_[0-i] though [I]_0-i ’m [no scholar]_{1838-no scholar} [myself]_0-i ; but then , in [my]_0-i time , things was different . But [young persons]_{1843-young persons} — ” “_{[1843-young persons]} Yes , ” said [Mick]_440-mick ; “_{[1843-young persons]} [I]_0-i do n’t think [I]_0-i could get through the day , if it wurno ’ for [[our]_1844-we Institute]_{1845-our institute} . ” “_{[1843-young persons]} And what ’s that ? ” asked [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} with a sneer . “_{[1843-young persons]} [The Shoddy - Court Literary and Scientific]_{1846-the shoddy - court literary and scientific} , to be sure , ” said [Mick]_440-mick ; “_{[1846-the shoddy - court literary and scientific]} [we]_1844-we have got [fifty members]_{1847-fifty members} , and take in three [London]_5-london papers ; one ‘ Northern Star ’ and two ‘ Moral Worlds . ’ ” “_{[1846-the shoddy - court literary and scientific]} And where are [you]_1848-you now , [child]_1849-child ? ” continued [the widow]_{7141-the widow} to [the girl]_{6393-the girl} . “_[1849-child] [I]_0-i am at [Wiggins]_441-wiggins and [Webster]_442-webster ’s , ” said [the girl]_{6393-the girl} ; “_{[441-wiggins]} and this is [[my]_0-i partner]_{1850-my partner} . [We]_1844-we keep [house]_1840-house together ; [we]_1844-we have [a very nice room in [Arbour Court]_{95-arbour court}]_{1852-a very nice room in arbour court} , No . 7 , high up ; it ’s very airy . If [you]_1853-you will take a dish of tea with [us]_1844-we to - morrow , [we]_1844-we expect [some friends]_{6783-some friends} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i take it kindly , ” said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} ; “_[0-i] and so [you]_1853-you keep [house]_1840-house together ! [All the children]_{1856-all the children} keep [house]_1840-house in these days . Times is changed indeed ! ” “_[440-mick] And [we]_1844-we shall be happy to see [you]_1853-you , [Mick]_440-mick ; and [Julia]_443-julia , if [you]_1853-you are not engaged ; ” continued [the girl]_{6393-the girl} ; and [she]_{6393-the girl} looked at [[her]_{6393-the girl} friend]_{7165-her friend} , [a pretty demure girl]_{7166-a pretty demure girl} , who immediately said , but in a somewhat faultering tone , “_[443-julia] Oh ! that [we]_1844-we shall . ” “_[443-julia] And what are [you]_443-julia going to do now , [Caroline]_444-caroline ? ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[443-julia] Well , [we]_1844-we had no thoughts ; but [I]_0-i said to [Harriet]_444-caroline , as it is a fine night , let [us]_1844-we walk about as long as [we]_1844-we can and then to - morrow [we]_1844-we will lie in bed till afternoon . ” “_[0-i] That ’s all well eno ’ in winter time with plenty of baccy , ” said [Mick]_440-mick , “_[0-i] but at this season of the year [I]_0-i must have life . The moment [I]_0-i came out [I]_0-i bathed in [the river]_{6492-the river} , and then went [home]_6104-home and dressed , ” [he]_440-mick added in a satisfied tone ; “_[0-i] and now [I]_0-i am going to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} . [I]_0-i ’ll tell [you]_443-julia what , [Julia]_443-julia has been pricked to - day with a shuttle , ‘ tis not much , but [she]_443-julia ca n’t go out ; [I]_0-i ’ll stand treat , and take [you]_443-julia and [[your]_443-julia friend]_{1696-your friend} to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} . ” “_[0-i] Well , that ’s delight , ” said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “_[0-i] There ’s [no one]_{6145-no one} does the handsome thing like [you]_0-i , [Dandy Mick]_440-mick , and [I]_0-i always say so . Oh ! [I]_0-i love [the Temple]_{96-the temple} ! ‘ Tis so genteel ! [I]_0-i was speaking of it to [Harriet]_444-caroline last night ; [she]_444-caroline never was [there]_6019-there . [I]_0-i proposed to go with [her]_444-caroline — but [two girls]_{1865-two girls} alone,—you understand [me]_0-i . [One]_6021-one does not like to be seen in [these places]_{1867-these places} , as if [one]_6021-one kept [no company]_{1869-no company} . ” “_[6021-one] Very true , ” said [Mick]_440-mick ; “_[6021-one] and now [we]_1870-we ’ll be off . Good night , [widow]_1785-widow . ” “_[1785-widow] [You]_1872-you ’ll remember [us]_1870-we to - morrow evening , ” said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “_[1872-you] To - morrow evening ! [The Temple]_{1860-the temple} ! ” murmured [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} to [herself]_{436-mrs carey} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [the world]_{6016-the world} is turned upside downwards in [these parts]_{1451-these parts} . [A brat like [Mick Radley]_{445-mick radley}]_{1876-a brat like mick radley} to live in a two pair , with [a wife]_{6790-a wife} and [family]_1826-family , or as good as [he]_{445-mick radley} says ; and [this girl]_{1879-this girl} asks [me]_0-i to take a dish of tea with [her]_{1879-this girl} and keeps [house]_1840-house ! [Fathers]_1881-fathers and [mothers]_1882-mothers goes for nothing , ” continued [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , as [she]_{436-mrs carey} took a very long pinch of snuff and deeply mused . “_{[1883-the children]} ‘ tis [the children]_{1883-the children} gets the wages , ” [she]_{436-mrs carey} added after a profound pause , “_{[1883-the children]} and there it is . ” In the meantime [Gerard]_430-sybil and [Stephen]_423-morley stopped before [a tall , thin , stuccoed house]_{7167-a tall , thin , stuccoed house} , ballustraded and friezed , very much lighted both within and without , and , from the sounds that issued from [it]_{7167-a tall , thin , stuccoed house} , and [the persons who retired and entered]_{7168-the persons who retired and entered} , evidently a locality of great resort and bustle . A sign , bearing the title of [the Cat and Fiddle]_{7169-the cat and fiddle} , indicated that [it]_{7167-a tall , thin , stuccoed house} was [a place of public entertainment]_{7170-a place of public entertainment} , and kept by one who owned the legal name of [John Trottman]_{446-john trottman} , though that was but a vulgar appellation , lost in [his]_{446-john trottman} well - earned and far - famed title of [Chaffing Jack]_{7171-chaffing jack} . [The companions]_{788-the companions} entered [the spacious premises]_{7173-the spacious premises} ; and making [their]_{788-the companions} way to the crowded bar , [Stephen]_423-morley , with a glance serious but which indicated intimacy , caught the eye of [a comely lady , who presided over the mysteries]_{7174-a comely lady , who presided over the mysteries} , and said in a low voice , “_{[1883-the children]} Is [he]_1884-he [here]_6027-here ? ” “_[1884-he] In [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} , [Mr Morley]_447-morley , asking for [you]_447-morley and [[your]_447-morley friend]_{1696-your friend} more than once . [I]_0-i think [you]_447-morley had better go up . [I]_0-i know [he]_1884-he wishes to see [you]_447-morley . ” [Stephen]_423-morley whispered to [Gerard]_430-sybil and after a moment ’s pause , [he]_423-morley asked [the fair president]_{7175-the fair president} for a couple of tickets for each of which [he]_423-morley paid threepence ; a sum however , according to the printed declaration of the voucher , convertible into potential liquid refreshments , no great compensation to [a very strict member of [the Temperance Society of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{7177-the temperance society of mowbray}]_{7176-a very strict member of the temperance society of mowbray} . [A handsome staircase with bright brass bannisters]_{7178-a handsome staircase with bright brass bannisters} led [them]_7179-them to an ample landing - place , on which opened a door , now closed and by which sate [a boy who collected the tickets of [those who would enter it]_{7181-those who would enter it}]_{7180-a boy who collected the tickets of those who would enter it} . The portal was of considerable dimensions and of architectural pretension ; it was painted of a bright green colour , the panels gilt . Within the pediment , described in letters of flaming gas , [you]_447-morley read , “_[1884-he] [THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSES]_{1888-the temple of the muses} . ” [Gerard]_430-sybil and [Morley]_423-morley entered [an apartment]_{7182-an apartment} very long and sufficiently lofty , though rather narrow for such proportions . The ceiling was even richly decorated ; the walls were painted , and by a brush of considerable power . Each panel represented some well - known scene from [Shakespeare]_{448-shakespeare} , [Byron]_449-byron , or [Scott]_450-scott : [King Richard]_{7183-king richard} , [Mazeppa]_451-mazeppa , [the Lady of [the Lake]_{97-the lake}]_{7184-the lady of the lake} were easily recognized : in one panel , [Hubert]_{375-sir robert} menaced [Arthur]_452-arthur ; here [Haidee]_453-haidee rescued [Juan]_285-juan ; and there [Jeanie Deans]_{454-jeanie deans} curtsied before [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} . [The room]_{798-the room} was very full ; [some three or four hundred persons]_{7187-some three or four hundred persons} were seated in different groups at different tables , eating , drinking , talking , laughing , and even smoking , for notwithstanding the pictures and the gilding it was found impossible to forbid , though there were efforts to discourage , this practice , in [the Temple of [the Muses]_{7189-the muses}]_{1888-the temple of the muses} . Nothing however could be more decorous than the general conduct of [the company]_{7190-the company} , though [they]_{7190-the company} consisted principally of [factory people]_{7191-factory people} . [The waiters]_{7192-the waiters} flew about with as much agility as if [they]_{7192-the waiters} were serving [nobles]_7193-nobles . In general the noise was great , though not disagreeable ; sometimes a bell rang and there was comparative silence , while a curtain drew up at the further end of [the room]_{798-the room} , opposite to the entrance , and where there was [a theatre]_{7195-a theatre} , the stage raised at a due elevation , and adorned with side scenes from which issued [a lady in a fancy dress who sang a favourite ballad]_{7196-a lady in a fancy dress who sang a favourite ballad} ; or [a gentleman elaborately habited in [a farmer]_{7198-a farmer} ’s costume of the old comedy]_{7197-a gentleman elaborately habited in a farmer ’s costume of the old comedy} , a bob - wig , silver buttons and buckles , and blue stockings , and who favoured [the company with that melancholy effusion called a comic song]_{7199-the company with that melancholy effusion called a comic song} . Some nights there was music on [the stage]_{7200-the stage} ; [a young lady in a white robe with a golden harp]_{7201-a young lady in a white robe with a golden harp} , and attended by [a gentleman in black mustachios]_{7202-a gentleman in black mustachios} . This was when [the principal harpiste of [the King of Saxony]_{7204-the king of saxony}]_{7203-the principal harpiste of the king of saxony} and [[his]_{7203-the principal harpiste of the king of saxony} first fiddler]_{7205-his first fiddler} happened to be passing through [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , merely by accident , or on a tour of pleasure and instruction , to witness the famous scenes of British industry . Otherwise [the audience of the Cat and Fiddle]_{7206-the audience of the cat and fiddle} , [we]_7207-we mean [the Temple of the Muses]_{1888-the temple of the muses} , were fain to be content with [four Bohemian brothers]_{7209-four bohemian brothers} , or [an equal number of Swiss sisters]_{7210-an equal number of swiss sisters} . The most popular amusements however were the “_[1884-he] Thespian recitations : ” by [amateurs]_{7211-amateurs} , or [novices who wished to become professional]_{7212-novices who wished to become professional} . [They]_{7206-the audience of the cat and fiddle} tried [their]_{7206-the audience of the cat and fiddle} metal on [an audience which could be critical]_{7213-an audience which could be critical} . [A sharp waiter , with a keen eye on the entering guests]_{7214-a sharp waiter , with a keen eye on the entering guests} , immediately saluted [Gerard]_430-sybil and [[his]_{7214-a sharp waiter , with a keen eye on the entering guests} friend]_{6719-his friend} , with profuse offers of hospitality : insisting that [they]_{7206-the audience of the cat and fiddle} wanted much refreshment ; that [they]_{7206-the audience of the cat and fiddle} were both very hungry and very thirsty : that , if not hungry , [they]_{7206-the audience of the cat and fiddle} should order something to drink that would give [them]_{7206-the audience of the cat and fiddle} an appetite : if not inclined to quaff , something to eat that would make [them]_{7206-the audience of the cat and fiddle} athirst . In the midst of these embarrassing attentions , [he]_{7214-a sharp waiter , with a keen eye on the entering guests} was pushed aside by [[his]_{7214-a sharp waiter , with a keen eye on the entering guests} master]_{6865-his master} with , “_[1884-he] There , go ; hands wanted at the upper end ; [two American gentlemen from [Lowell]_98-lowell]_{1889-two american gentlemen from lowell} singing out for [Sherry Cobler]_{455-sherry cobler} ; do n’t know what it is ; give [them]_{1889-two american gentlemen from lowell} [our]_1890-us bar mixture ; if [they]_{1889-two american gentlemen from lowell} complain , say it ’s the Mowbray slap - bang , and no mistake . Must have a name , [Mr Morley]_447-morley ; name ’s everything ; made the fortune of [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} : if [I]_0-i had called it [the Saloon]_{1892-the saloon} , it never would have filled , and perhaps [the magistrates]_{1893-the magistrates} never have granted a licence . ” [The speaker]_{1113-the speaker} was [a very portly man who had passed the maturity of manhood , but active as Harlequin]_{7218-a very portly man who had passed the maturity of manhood , but active as harlequin} . [He]_{1113-the speaker} had a well - favoured countenance ; fair , good - humoured , but very sly . [He]_{1113-the speaker} was dressed like [the head butler of [the London Tavern]_{7220-the london tavern}]_{7219-the head butler of the london tavern} , and was particular as to [his]_{1113-the speaker} white waistcoats and black silk stockings , punctilious as to [his]_{1113-the speaker} knee - buckles , proud of [his]_{1113-the speaker} diamond pin ; that is to say when [he]_{1113-the speaker} officiated at [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} . “_[447-morley] [[Your]_447-morley mistress]_{1894-your mistress} told [us]_1890-us [we]_1890-us should find [you]_447-morley here , ” said [Stephen]_423-morley , “_[447-morley] and that [you]_447-morley wished to see [us]_1890-us . “ Plenty to tell [you]_447-morley , ”_{[7041-their host]} said [[their]_1890-us host]_{7041-their host} putting [his]_{7041-their host} finger to [his]_{7041-their host} nose . “ If information is wanted in [this part of [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{7222-this part of the world} , [I]_{7041-their host} flatter [myself]_{7041-their host} — Come , [Master Gerard]_424-gerard , here ’s a table ; what shall [I]_{7041-their host} call for ? glass of the Mowbray slap - bang ? No better ; the receipt has been in [[our]_1890-us family]_{7224-our family} these fifty years . [Mr Morley]_447-morley [I]_{7041-their host} know wo n’t join [us]_1890-us . Did [you]_447-morley say a cup of tea , [Mr Morley]_447-morley ? Water , only water ; well , that ’s strange . [Boy]_456-boy alive there , do [you]_447-morley hear [me]_{7041-their host} call ? [Water]_457-water wanted , glass of water for [the Secretary of [the Mowbray Temperance and Teatotal]_{458-the mowbray temperance and teatotal}]_{7225-the secretary of the mowbray temperance and teatotal} . Sing it out . [I]_{7041-their host} like titled company . [Brush]_459-brush ! ”_{[7041-their host]} “ And so [you]_447-morley can give [us]_1890-us some information about this — ”_{[7041-their host]} “ Be back directly . ”_{[7041-their host]} exclaimed [[their]_1896-their host]_{7041-their host} : and darting off with a swift precision , that carried [him]_{7041-their host} through a labyrinth of tables without the slightest inconvenience to [[their]_1896-their occupiers]_{1898-their occupiers} . “ Beg pardon , [Mr Morley]_447-morley , ”_{[7041-their host]} [he]_{7041-their host} said , sliding again into [his]_{7041-their host} chair ; “ but saw [one of [the American gentlemen]_{7227-the american gentlemen} brandishing [his]_{7226-one of the american gentlemen brandishing his bowie - knife against one of my waiters} bowie - knife against one of [[my]_{7041-their host} waiters]_{7228-my waiters}]_{7226-one of the american gentlemen brandishing his bowie - knife against one of my waiters} ; called [him]_{7226-one of the american gentlemen brandishing his bowie - knife against one of my waiters} [Colonel]_7229-colonel ; quieted [him]_{7226-one of the american gentlemen brandishing his bowie - knife against one of my waiters} directly ; [a man of [his]_{7226-one of the american gentlemen brandishing his bowie - knife against one of my waiters} rank]_{7230-a man of his rank} brawling with a help ; oh ! no ; not to be thought of ; no squabbling here ; licence in danger . ”_{[7041-their host]} “ [You]_{7041-their host} were saying — ”_[447-morley] resumed [Morley]_447-morley . “ Ah ! yes , about [that man Hatton]_{7231-that man hatton} ; remember [him]_{7231-that man hatton} perfectly well ; a matter of twenty or it may be nineteen years since [he]_{7231-that man hatton} bolted . [Queer fellow]_{7232-queer fellow} ; lived upon nothing ; only drank water ; no temperance and teetotal then , so no excuse . Beg pardon , [Mr Morley]_447-morley ; no offence [I]_447-morley hope ; ca n’t bear whims ; but [respectable societies]_{7233-respectable societies} , if [they]_{7233-respectable societies} do n’t drink , [they]_{7233-respectable societies} make speeches , hire [[your]_447-morley rooms]_{7234-your rooms} , leads to business . ”_[447-morley] “ And [this Hatton]_{7235-this hatton} — ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard . “ Ah ! [a queer fellow]_{7236-a queer fellow} ; lent [him]_{7231-that man hatton} a one - pound note — never saw it again — always remember it — last one - pound note [I]_424-gerard had . [He]_{7231-that man hatton} offered [me]_424-gerard an old book instead ; not in [my]_424-gerard way ; took a china jar for [[my]_424-gerard wife]_{7237-my wife} . [He]_{7231-that man hatton} kept [a curiosity shop]_{7238-a curiosity shop} ; always prowling about [the country]_{932-the country} , picking up old books and hunting after old monuments ; called [himself]_{7231-that man hatton} [an antiquarian]_{7240-an antiquarian} ; [queer fellow]_{7232-queer fellow} , that [Hatton]_425-hatton . ”_[424-gerard] “ And [you]_{7041-their host} have heard of [him]_{7231-that man hatton} since ? ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard rather impatiently . “ Not a word , ”_{[7041-their host]} said [[their]_1899-their host]_{7041-their host} ; “ never knew [any one who had]_{7242-any one who had} . ”_{[7041-their host]} “ [I]_423-morley thought [you]_{7041-their host} had something to tell [us]_1899-their about [him]_{7231-that man hatton} , ”_[423-morley] said [Stephen]_423-morley . “ So [I]_{7041-their host} have ; [I]_{7041-their host} can put [you]_{7041-their host} in the way of getting hold of [him]_{7231-that man hatton} and anything else . [I]_{7041-their host} havn’t lived in [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} [man]_6203-man and [boy]_7244-boy for fifty years ; seen [it]_{1860-the temple} [a village]_{7245-a village} , and now [a great town]_{7246-a great town} full of [first - rate institutions and establishments like this]_{7247-first - rate institutions and establishments like this} , ”_{[7041-their host]} added [[their]_1899-their host]_{7041-their host} surveying [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} with a glance of admiring complacency ; “ [I]_{7041-their host} say [I]_{7041-their host} havn’t lived [here]_6027-here all this time and talked to [the people]_{914-the people} for nothing . ”_{[7041-their host]} “ Well , [we]_1899-their are all attention , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard with a smile . “ Hush ! ”_{[7041-their host]} said [[their]_1899-their host]_{7041-their host} as a bell sounded , and [he]_{7041-their host} jumped up . “ Now [ladies]_7250-ladies , now [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} , if [you]_7250-ladies please ; silence if [you]_7250-ladies please for a song from [a Polish lady]_{7252-a polish lady} . [The Signora]_{460-the signora} sings English like [a new - born babe]_{7253-a new - born babe} ; ”_{[7041-their host]} and the curtain drew up amid the hushed voices of [the company]_{7190-the company} and the restrained clatter of [their]_{7190-the company} knives and forks and glasses . [The Polish lady]_{1905-the polish lady} sang “ [Cherry Ripe]_{461-cherry ripe} ”_{[1905-the polish lady]} to the infinite satisfaction of [[her]_{1905-the polish lady} audience]_{1906-her audience} . [Young Mowbray]_{462-young mowbray} indeed , in the shape of [Dandy Mick]_440-mick and [some of [[his]_{462-young mowbray} followers]_{1908-his followers} and [admirers]_{1909-admirers}]_{1907-some of his followers and admirers} , insisted on an encore . [The lady]_{1910-the lady} as [she]_{1910-the lady} retired curtseyed like [a Prima Donna]_{1911-a prima donna} ; but [the host]_{1912-the host} continued on [his]_{1912-the host} legs for some time , throwing open [his]_{1912-the host} coat and bowing to [[his]_{1912-the host} guests]_{1913-his guests} , who expressed by [their]_{1913-his guests} applause how much [they]_{1913-his guests} approved [his]_{1912-the host} enterprise . At length [he]_{1912-the host} resumed [his]_{1912-the host} seat ; “ It ’s almost too much . ”_{[1912-the host]} [he]_{1912-the host} exclaimed ; “ the enthusiasm of [these people]_{1297-these people} . [I]_{1912-the host} believe [they]_{1297-these people} look upon [me]_{1912-the host} as [a father]_{6547-a father} . ”_{[1912-the host]} “ And [you]_{7041-their host} think [you]_{7041-their host} have some clue to [this Hatton]_425-hatton ? ”_[423-morley] resumed [Stephen]_423-morley . “ [They]_{1297-these people} say [he]_425-hatton has no relations , ”_{[7041-their host]} said [[their]_{1913-his guests} host]_{7041-their host} . “ [I]_{7041-their host} have heard as much . ”_{[7041-their host]} “ Another glass of the bar mixture , [Master Gerard]_424-gerard . What did [we]_{1913-his guests} call it ? Oh ! the bricks and beans — the Mowbray bricks and beans ; known by that name in the time of [[my]_{1912-the host} grandfather]_{7256-my grandfather} . No more ! No use asking [Mr Morley]_447-morley [I]_{1912-the host} know . Water ! well , [I]_{1912-the host} must say — and yet , in an official capacity , drinking water is not so unnatural . ”_{[1912-the host]} “ And [Hatton]_425-hatton . ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard ; “ [they]_{1297-these people} say [he]_425-hatton has [no relations]_{7257-no relations} , eh ? ”_{[1912-the host]} “ [They]_{1297-these people} do , and [they]_{1297-these people} say wrong . [He]_425-hatton has [a relation]_{7258-a relation} ; [he]_425-hatton has [a brother]_{7259-a brother} ; and [I]_{1912-the host} can put [you]_1915-you in the way of finding [him]_425-hatton . ”_{[1912-the host]} “ Well , that looks like business , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard ; “ and where may [he]_425-hatton be ? ”_[424-gerard] “ Not here , ”_{[7041-their host]} said [[their]_1915-you host]_{7041-their host} ; “ [he]_425-hatton never put [his]_425-hatton foot in [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} to [my]_{7041-their host} knowledge ; and lives in [a place where [they]_1915-you have as much idea of popular institutions as [any Turks]_{7262-any turks} or [heathen]_7263-heathen [you]_1915-you ever heard of]_{7261-a place where they have as much idea of popular institutions as any turks or heathen you ever heard of} . ”_{[7041-their host]} “ And where might [we]_1915-you find [him]_425-hatton ? ”_[423-morley] said [Stephen]_423-morley . “ What ’s that ? ”_{[7041-their host]} said [[their]_1915-you host]_{7041-their host} jumping up and looking around [him]_{7041-their host} . “ Here [boys]_7264-boys , brush about . [The American gentleman]_{7265-the american gentleman} is a whittling [his]_{7265-the american gentleman} name on that new mahogany table . Take [him]_{7265-the american gentleman} the printed list of rules , stuck up in [a public place]_{7266-a public place} , under a great coat , and fine [him]_{7265-the american gentleman} five shillings for damaging the furniture . If [he]_{7265-the american gentleman} resists ( [he]_{7265-the american gentleman} has paid for [his]_{7265-the american gentleman} liquor ) , call in [the police]_{7267-the police} ; [X. Z. No . 5]_{7268-x. z. no . 5} is in the bar , taking tea with [[your]_1915-you mistress]_{1894-your mistress} . Now brush . ”_{[7041-their host]} “ And [this place]_{1657-this place} is — ”_{[7041-their host]} “ In [the land of mines and minerals]_{7271-the land of mines and minerals} , ”_{[7041-their host]} said [[their]_1915-you host]_{7041-their host} ; “ about ten miles from — — . [He]_{7265-the american gentleman} works in metals on [his]_{7265-the american gentleman} own account . [You]_1915-you have heard of [a place called [Hell - house Yard]_{99-hell - house yard}]_{7272-a place called hell - house yard} ; well , [he]_{7265-the american gentleman} lives [there]_6019-there ; and [his]_{7265-the american gentleman} name is [Simon]_463-simon . ”_{[7041-their host]} “ And does [he]_{7265-the american gentleman} keep up any communication with [[his]_{7265-the american gentleman} brother]_{6180-his brother} , think [you]_1915-you ? ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard . “ Nay , [I]_{7041-their host} know no more ; at least at present , ”_{[7041-their host]} said [[their]_1915-you host]_{7041-their host} . “ [The secretary]_{6263-the secretary} asked [me]_{7041-their host} about [a person absent without leave for twenty years and who was said to have no relations]_{7276-a person absent without leave for twenty years and who was said to have no relations} , [I]_{7041-their host} found [you]_1915-you one and [a very near one]_{7277-a very near one} . [You]_1915-you are at [the station]_{7070-the station} and [you]_1915-you have got [your]_1915-you ticket . [The American gentleman]_{7265-the american gentleman} ’s wiolent . Here ’s [the police]_{7267-the police} . [I]_{7041-their host} must take a high tone . ”_{[7041-their host]} And with these words [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} quitted [them]_1915-you . In the meantime , [we]_1915-you must not forget [Dandy Mick]_440-mick and [[his]_440-mick two young friends whom [he]_440-mick had so generously offered to treat to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple}]_{1920-his two young friends whom he had so generously offered to treat to the temple} . “ Well , what do [you]_440-mick think of it ? ”_{[444-caroline]} asked [Caroline of Harriet]_444-caroline in a whisper as [they]_1915-you entered [the splendid apartment]_{1922-the splendid apartment} . “ It ’s just what [I]_444-caroline thought [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} lived in , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline ; “ but indeed [I]_444-caroline ’m [all of a flutter]_{7282-all of a flutter} . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Well , do n’t look as if [you]_440-mick were , ”_{[7165-her friend]} said [[her]_444-caroline friend]_{7165-her friend} . “ Come along [gals]_7283-gals , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick ; “ who ’s afraid ? Here , [we]_1915-you ’ll sit down at this table . Now , what shall [we]_1915-you have ? Here [waiter]_6034-waiter ; [I]_440-mick say [waiter]_6034-waiter ! ”_[440-mick] “ Yes , [sir]_1375-sir , yes , [sir]_1375-sir . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Well , why do n’t [you]_7283-gals come when [I]_440-mick call , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick with a consequential air . “ [I]_440-mick have been hallooing these ten minutes . Couple of glasses of bar mixture for [these ladies]_{7288-these ladies} and go of gin for [myself]_440-mick . And [I]_440-mick say [waiter]_6034-waiter , stop , stop , do n’t be in such a deuced hurry ; do [you]_7283-gals think [folks]_7290-folks can drink without eating;—sausages for three ; and damme , take care [they]_7290-folks are not burnt . ”_[440-mick] “ Yes , [sir]_1375-sir , directly , directly . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ That ’s the way to talk to [these fellows]_{7292-these fellows} , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick with a self - satisfied air , and perfectly repaid by the admiring gaze of [[his]_440-mick companions]_{1924-his companions} . “ It ’s pretty [Miss Harriet]_465-harriet , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick looking up at the ceiling with a careless nil admirari glance . “ Oh ! it is beautiful , ”_{[465-harriet]} said [Harriet]_465-harriet . “ [You]_7283-gals never were [here]_6027-here before ; it ’s [the only place]_{7294-the only place} . That ’s [the Lady of [the Lake]_{97-the lake}]_{7184-the lady of the lake} , ”_[440-mick] [he]_440-mick added , pointing to a picture ; “ [I]_440-mick ’ve seen [her]_{7184-the lady of the lake} at [the Circus]_{7296-the circus} , with real water . ”_[440-mick] The hissing sausages crowning a pile of mashed potatoes were placed before [them]_{1924-his companions} ; the delicate rummers of the Mowbray slap - bang , for [the girls]_{1925-the girls} ; the more masculine pewter measure for [[their]_{1924-his companions} friend]_{1926-their friend} . “ Are the plates very hot ? ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick ; “ Very sir . ”_[440-mick] “ Hot plates half the battle , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ Now , [Caroline]_444-caroline ; here , [Miss Harriet]_465-harriet ; do n’t take away [your]_444-caroline plate , wait for the mash ; [they]_{1913-his guests} mash [their]_{1913-his guests} taters [here]_6027-here very elegant . ”_[440-mick] It was a very happy and very merry party . [Mick]_440-mick delighted to help [[his]_440-mick guests]_{1913-his guests} , and to drink [their]_{1913-his guests} healths . “ Well , ”_[440-mick] said [he]_440-mick when [the waiter]_{1928-the waiter} had cleared away [their]_{1913-his guests} plates , and left [them]_{1913-his guests} to [their]_{1913-his guests} less substantial luxuries . “ Well , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick , sipping a renewed glass of gin twist and leaning back in [his]_440-mick chair , “ say what [they]_{1913-his guests} please , there ’s nothing like life . ”_[440-mick] “ At [the Traffords ’]_{7298-the traffords ’} , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline , “ the greatest fun [we]_7299-we ever had was a singing class . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ [I]_440-mick pity [[them]_{1913-his guests} poor devils in [the country]_{932-the country}]_{7300-them poor devils in the country} , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick ; “ [we]_7299-we got some of [them]_{1913-his guests} at [Collinson’s]_{100-collinson’s} — come from [Suffolk]_101-suffolk [they]_{1913-his guests} say ; what [they]_{1913-his guests} call [hagricultural labourers]_{7302-hagricultural labourers} , [a very queer lot]_{7303-a very queer lot} , indeed . ”_[440-mick] “ Ah ! [them]_{1913-his guests} ’s [the himmigrants]_{7304-the himmigrants} , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline ; “ [they]_{1913-his guests} ’re sold out of slavery , and sent down by [[Pickford]_466-pickford ’s van]_{7305-pickford ’s van} into the labour market to bring down [our]_7299-we wages . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ [We]_7299-we ’ll teach [them]_{1913-his guests} a trick or two before [they]_{1913-his guests} do that , ”_[440-mick] urged [Mick]_440-mick . “ Where are [you]_440-mick , [Miss Harriet]_465-harriet ? ”_[440-mick] “ [I]_444-caroline ’m at [Wiggins]_441-wiggins and [Webster]_442-webster ’s , [sir]_1375-sir . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Where [they]_{1913-his guests} clean machinery during meal - time ; that wo n’t do , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ [I]_440-mick see [one of [[your]_440-mick partners]_{7308-your partners} coming in , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick , making many signals to [a person who very soon joined [them]_1930-them]_{1929-a person who very soon joined them}]_{7307-one of your partners coming in , ” said mick , making many signals to a person who very soon joined them} . “ Well , [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , how are [you]_{467-devilsdust} ? ”_[440-mick] This was the familiar appellation of [a young gentleman , who really had no other , baptismal or patrimonial . About a fortnight after [[his]_{1931-a young gentleman , who really had no other , baptismal or patrimonial . about a fortnight after his mother had introduced him into the world} mother]_{1279-his mother} had introduced [him]_{1931-a young gentleman , who really had no other , baptismal or patrimonial . about a fortnight after his mother had introduced him into the world} into [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{1931-a young gentleman , who really had no other , baptismal or patrimonial . about a fortnight after his mother had introduced him into the world} , [she]_{1279-his mother} returned to [[her]_{1279-his mother} factory]_{1934-her factory} and put [[her]_{1279-his mother} infant]_{1935-her infant} out to [nurse]_1936-nurse , that is to say , paid threepence a week to [an old woman who takes charge of [these new - born babes]_{1938-these new - born babes} for the day , and gives [them]_{1938-these new - born babes} back at night to [[their]_{1938-these new - born babes} mothers]_{1433-their mothers}]_{1937-an old woman who takes charge of these new - born babes for the day , and gives them back at night to their mothers} as [they]_{1938-these new - born babes} hurriedly return from the scene of [their]_{1938-these new - born babes} labour to [the dungeon]_{1940-the dungeon} or [the den]_{1941-the den} , which is still by courtesy called “ [home]_6104-home . ”_{[1937-an old woman who takes charge of these new - born babes for the day , and gives them back at night to their mothers]} The expense is not great : laudanum and treacle , administered in the shape of some popular elixir , affords [these innocents]_{1942-these innocents} a brief taste of the sweets of existence , and keeping [them]_{1942-these innocents} quiet , prepares [them]_{1942-these innocents} for the silence of [their]_{1942-these innocents} impending grave . Infanticide is practised as extensively and as legally in [England]_28-england , as it is on [the banks of [the Ganges]_{103-the ganges}]_{1943-the banks of the ganges} ; a circumstance which apparently has not yet engaged the attention of [the Society]_{104-the society} for the Propagation of the Gospel in [Foreign Parts]_{105-foreign parts} . But the vital principle is an impulse from [an immortal artist]_{1944-an immortal artist} , and sometimes baffles , even in its tenderest phasis , the machinations of society for its extinction . There are [infants that will defy even starvation and poison]_{1945-infants that will defy even starvation and poison} , [unnatural mothers]_{1946-unnatural mothers} and [demon nurses]_{1947-demon nurses} . Such was [the nameless one of whom [we]_1949-we speak]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} . [We]_1949-we can not say [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} thrived ; but [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} would not die . So at two years of age , [[his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} mother]_{1279-his mother} being lost sight of , and the weekly payment having ceased , [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} was sent out in [the street]_{7102-the street} to “ play , ”_{[1952-the youngest]} in order to be run over . Even this expedient failed . [The youngest]_{1952-the youngest} and the feeblest of [the band of victims]_{1953-the band of victims} , [Juggernaut]_{1954-juggernaut} spared [him]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} to [Moloch]_106-moloch . All [[his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} companions]_{1924-his companions} were disposed of . Three months ’ “ play ”_{[1954-juggernaut]} in [the streets]_{7090-the streets} got rid of [this tender company,—shoeless , half - naked , and uncombed,—whose]_{1957-this tender company,—shoeless , half - naked , and uncombed,—whose} age varied from two to five years . [Some]_1958-some were crushed , [some]_1958-some were lost , [some]_1958-some caught cold and fevers , crept back to [[their]_1958-some garret]_{1961-their garret} or [[their]_1958-some cellars]_{1962-their cellars} , were dosed with [Godfrey]_468-godfrey ’s cordial , and died in peace . [The nameless one]_{1963-the nameless one} would not disappear . [He]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} always got out of the way of [the carts]_{1964-the carts} and horses , and never lost [his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} own . [They]_1965-they gave [him]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} no food : [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} foraged for [himself]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} , and shared with the dogs the garbage of [the streets]_{7090-the streets} . But still [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} lived ; stunted and pale , [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} defied even the fatal fever which was the only habitant of [[his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} cellar]_{1967-his cellar} that never quitted it . And slumbering at night on a bed of mouldering straw , [his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} only protection against the plashy surface of [[his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} den]_{1968-his den} , with a dungheap at [his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} head and a cesspool at [his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} feet , [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} still clung to the only roof which shielded [him]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} from the tempest . At length when [the nameless one]_{1963-the nameless one} had completed [his]_{1963-the nameless one} fifth year , the pest which never quitted [the nest of cellars of which [he]_{1963-the nameless one} was [a citizen]_{1971-a citizen}]_{1970-the nest of cellars of which he was a citizen} , raged in [the quarter]_{1972-the quarter} with such intensity , that the extinction of [[its]_{1972-the quarter} swarming population]_{1973-its swarming population} was menaced . [The haunt of [this child]_{1975-this child}]_{1974-the haunt of this child} was peculiarly visited . [All the children]_{1856-all the children} gradually sickened except [himself]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} ; and one night when [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} returned [home]_6104-home [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} found [the old woman]_{1978-the old woman} [herself]_{1978-the old woman} dead , and surrounded only by [corpses]_1979-corpses . [The child before this]_{1980-the child before this} had slept on the same bed of straw with a corpse , but then there were also breathing beings for [[his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} companions]_{1924-his companions} . A night passed only with corpses seemed to [him]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} in itself a kind of death . [He]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} stole out of [the cellar]_{1982-the cellar} , quitted [the quarter of pestilence]_{1983-the quarter of pestilence} , and after much wandering laid down near the door of [a factory]_{1984-a factory} . [Fortune]_469-fortune had guided [him]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} . Soon after break of day , [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} was woke by the sound of [the factory]_{1985-the factory} bell , and found assembled [a crowd of men]_{1986-a crowd of men} , [women]_1987-women , and [children]_{1988-children} . The door opened , [they]_{1986-a crowd of men} entered , [the child]_{1989-the child} accompanied [them]_{1986-a crowd of men} . [The roll]_{1990-the roll} was called ; [his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} unauthorized appearance noticed ; [he]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} was questioned ; [his]_{1948-the nameless one of whom we speak} acuteness excited attention . [A child]_{1991-a child} was wanted in [the Wadding Hole]_{107-the wadding hole} , [a place for the manufacture of waste and damaged cotton]_{1992-a place for the manufacture of waste and damaged cotton} , the refuse of [the mills]_{1993-the mills} , which is here worked up into counterpanes and coverlids . [The nameless one]_{1963-the nameless one} was prefered to [the vacant post]_{1995-the vacant post} , received even a salary , more than that , a name ; for as [he]_{1963-the nameless one} had none , [he]_{1963-the nameless one} was christened on the spot — [DEVILSDUST]_{467-devilsdust} . [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} had entered life so early that at seventeen [he]_{1963-the nameless one} combined the experience of manhood with the divine energy of youth . [He]_{1963-the nameless one} was [a first - rate workman]_{1996-a first - rate workman} and received high wages ; [he]_{1963-the nameless one} had availed [himself]_{1963-the nameless one} of the advantages of [the factory school]_{1997-the factory school} ; [he]_{1963-the nameless one} soon learnt to read and write with facility , and at the moment of [our]_1998-our history , was [the leading spirit of [the Shoddy - Court Literary and Scientific Institute]_{2000-the shoddy - court literary and scientific institute}]_{1999-the leading spirit of the shoddy - court literary and scientific institute} . [[His]_{1963-the nameless one} great friend]_{2001-his great friend} , [[his]_{1963-the nameless one} only intimate]_{2002-his only intimate} , was [Dandy Mick]_440-mick . The apparent contrariety of [their]_2003-we qualities and structure perhaps led to this . It is indeed the most assured basis of friendship . [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} was dark and melancholy ; ambitious and discontented ; full of thought , and with powers of patience and perseverance that alone amounted to genius . [Mick]_440-mick was as brilliant as [his]_440-mick complexion ; gay , irritable , evanescent , and unstable . [Mick]_440-mick enjoyed life ; [[his]_440-mick friend]_{6719-his friend} only endured it ; yet [Mick]_440-mick was always complaining of the lowness of [his]_440-mick wages and the greatness of [his]_440-mick toil ; while [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} never murmured , but read and pondered on the rights of labour , and sighed to vindicate [his]_440-mick order . “ [I]_{467-devilsdust} have some thoughts of joining the Total Abstinence , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} ; “ ever since [I]_{467-devilsdust} read [Stephen Morley]_423-morley ’s address it has been in [my]_{467-devilsdust} mind . [We]_2003-we shall never get [our]_2003-we rights till [we]_2003-we leave off consuming exciseable articles ; and the best thing to begin with is liquors . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ Well , [I]_444-caroline could do without liquors [myself]_444-caroline , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “ If [I]_444-caroline was [a lady]_{7310-a lady} , [I]_444-caroline would never drink anything except fresh milk from the cow . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Tea for [my]_444-caroline money , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline ; “ [I]_444-caroline must say there ’s nothing [I]_444-caroline grudge for good tea . Now [I]_444-caroline keep [house]_1840-house , [I]_444-caroline mean always to drink the best . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Well , [you]_440-mick have not yet taken the pledge , [Dusty]_470-dusty , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick : “ and so suppose [we]_2005-their order a go of gin and talk this matter of temperance over . ”_[440-mick] [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} was manageable in little things , especially by [Mick]_440-mick ; [he]_440-mick acceded , and seated [himself]_440-mick at [their]_2005-their table . “ [I]_440-mick suppose [you]_440-mick have heard this last dodge of [Shuffle]_431-screw and [Screw]_431-screw , [Dusty]_470-dusty , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ What ’s that ? ”_[440-mick] “ [Every man]_{7312-every man} had [his]_{7312-every man} key given [him]_{7312-every man} this evening — half - a - crown a week round deducted from wages for rent . [Jim Plastow]_{471-jim plastow} told [them]_2005-their [he]_{7312-every man} lodged with [[his]_{7312-every man} father]_{6082-his father} and did n’t want [a house]_{7314-a house} ; upon which [they]_2005-their said [he]_{7312-every man} must let it . ”_[440-mick] “ [Their]_2005-their day will come , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , thoughtfully . “ [I]_2006-i really think that [those Shuffle and Screws]_{7315-those shuffle and screws} are worse even than [Truck]_472-truck and [Trett]_473-trett . [You]_7316-you knew where [you]_7316-you were with [those fellows]_{7317-those fellows} ; it was five - and - twenty per cent , off wages and very bad stuff for [your]_7316-you money . But as for [Shuffle and Screw]_{7318-shuffle and screw} , what with [their]_2005-their fines and [their]_2005-their keys , [a man]_{1218-a man} never knows what [he]_{1218-a man} has to spend . Come , ”_[2006-i] [he]_2006-i added filling [his]_2006-i glass , “ let ’s have a toast — Confusion to [Capital]_7320-capital . ”_[2006-i] “ That ’s [your]_7316-you sort , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ Come , [Caroline]_444-caroline ; drink to [[your]_444-caroline partner]_{7321-your partner} ’s toast , [Miss Harriet]_465-harriet . Money ’s the root of all evil , which [nobody]_6018-nobody can deny . [We]_7323-we ’ll have the rights of labour yet ; the ten - hour bill , no fines , and [no individuals]_{7324-no individuals} admitted to any work who have not completed [their]_{7324-no individuals} sixteenth year . ”_[440-mick] “ No , fifteen , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline eagerly . “ [The people]_{914-the people} wo n’t bear [their]_{914-the people} grievances much longer , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ [I]_444-caroline think one of the greatest grievances [the people]_{914-the people} have , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline , “ is the beaks serving notice on [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} to shut up the Temple on Sunday nights . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ It is infamous , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick ; “ aynt [we]_7323-we to have [no recreation]_{7327-no recreation} ? [One]_6021-one might as well live in [Suffolk]_101-suffolk , where [the immigrants]_{7329-the immigrants} come from , and where [they]_{7329-the immigrants} are obliged to burn ricks to pass the time . ”_[440-mick] “ As for the rights of labour , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline , “ [the people]_{914-the people} goes for nothing with this machinery . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ And [you]_444-caroline have opened [your]_444-caroline mouth to say a very sensible thing [Miss Harriet]_465-harriet , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick ; “ but if [I]_440-mick were [Lord Paramount]_{474-lord paramount} for eight - and - forty hours , [I]_440-mick ’d soon settle that question . Would n’t [I]_440-mick fire a broadside into [[their]_{914-the people} ‘ double deckers]_{7331-their ‘ double deckers} ? ’ The battle of [Navarino]_108-navarino at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} fair with fourteen squibs from [[the admiral]_{7332-the admiral} ’s ship]_{7333-the admiral ’s ship} going off at the same time , should be nothing to it . ”_[440-mick] “ [Labour]_475-labour may be weak , but Capital is weaker , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ [Their]_{914-the people} capital is all paper . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ [I]_440-mick tell [you]_7334-you what , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick , with a knowing look , and in a lowered tone , “ The only thing , [my]_440-mick hearties , that can save this [here nation]_{7335-here nation} , is — a — good strike . ”_[440-mick] “ [[Your]_{402-lord marney} lordship]_{7336-your lordship} ’s dinner is served , ”_{[2007-the groom of the chambers]} announced [the groom of [the chambers]_{2008-the chambers}]_{2007-the groom of the chambers} to [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ; and [the noble lord]_{2009-the noble lord} led out [Lady Marney]_{2010-lady marney} . [The rest]_{1807-the rest} followed . [Egremont]_290-egremont found [himself]_290-egremont seated next to [Lady Maud Fitz - Warene]_{404-lady maud} , [the younger daughter of [the earl]_{6382-the earl}]_{2012-the younger daughter of the earl} . Nearly opposite to [him]_290-egremont was [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . [The ladies Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan} were [sandy girls , somewhat tall , with rather good figures and a grand air]_{2014-sandy girls , somewhat tall , with rather good figures and a grand air} ; [the eldest]_{2015-the eldest} very ugly , [the second rather pretty]_{2016-the second rather pretty} ; and yet [both very much alike]_{2017-both very much alike} . [They]_2018-they had both great conversational powers , though in different ways . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} was doctrinal ; [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} inquisitive : the first often imparted information which [you]_2019-your did not previously possess ; the other suggested ideas which were often before in [your]_2019-your own mind , but lay tranquil and unobserved , till called into life and notice by [her]_{404-lady maud} fanciful and vivacious tongue . [Both of [them]_2018-they]_{2020-both of them} were endowed with a very remarkable self - possession ; but [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} wanted softness , and [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} repose . This was the result of the rapid observation of [Egremont]_290-egremont , who was however experienced in [the world]_{6016-the world} and quick in [his]_290-egremont detection of manner and of character . The dinner was stately , as becomes [the high nobility]_{2022-the high nobility} . There were [many guests]_{2023-many guests} , yet the table seemed only a gorgeous spot in [the capacious chamber]_{2024-the capacious chamber} . The side tables were laden with silver vases and golden shields arranged on shelves of crimson velvet . The walls were covered with [Fitz - Warenes]_421-valence , [De Mowbrays]_{401-the de mowbrays} , and [De Veres]_{109-de veres} . [The attendants]_{2025-the attendants} glided about without noise , and with the precision of military discipline . [They]_{2025-the attendants} watched [your]_2019-your wants , [they]_{2025-the attendants} anticipated [your]_2019-your wishes , and [they]_{2025-the attendants} supplied all [you]_2019-your desired with a lofty air of pompous devotion . “ [You]_{2026-lady marney} came by [the railroad]_{7337-the railroad} ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} enquired [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} mournfully , of [Lady Marney]_{2026-lady marney} . “ From [Marham]_110-marham ; about ten miles from [us]_7338-our , ”_{[6220-her ladyship]} replied [[her]_{2026-lady marney} ladyship]_{6220-her ladyship} . “ A great revolution ! ”_{[6220-her ladyship]} “ Is n’t it ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [I]_{6586-his lordship} fear it has a very dangerous tendency to equality , ”_{[6586-his lordship]} said [[his]_2028-his lordship]_{6586-his lordship} shaking [his]_{6586-his lordship} head ; “ [I]_{6586-his lordship} suppose [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} gives [them]_{2025-the attendants} all the opposition in [his]_2028-his power . ”_{[6586-his lordship]} “ There is [nobody so violent against railroads]_{7339-nobody so violent against railroads} as [George]_422-george , ”_{[2030-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{2030-lady marney} ; “ [I]_{2030-lady marney} can not tell [you]_{6586-his lordship} what [he]_422-george does not do ! [He]_422-george organized the whole of [our]_7338-our division against [the Marham line]_{7340-the marham line} ! ”_{[2030-lady marney]} “ [I]_{402-lord marney} rather counted on [him]_422-george , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , “ to assist [me]_{402-lord marney} in resisting this joint branch here ; but [I]_{402-lord marney} was surprised to learn [he]_422-george had consented . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Not until the compensation was settled , ”_{[2031-lady marney]} innocently remarked [Lady Marney]_{2031-lady marney} ; “ [George]_422-george never opposes [them]_{2025-the attendants} after that . [He]_422-george gave up all opposition to the [Marham]_110-marham line when [they]_{2025-the attendants} agreed to [his]_422-george terms . ”_{[2031-lady marney]} “ And yet , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , “ [I]_{402-lord marney} think if [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} would take a different view of the case and look to the moral consequences , [he]_422-george would hesitate . Equality , [Lady Marney]_{7341-lady marney} , equality is not [our]_7338-our metier . If [[we]_7338-our [nobles]_7193-nobles]_{7342-we nobles} do not make a stand against the levelling spirit of the age , [I]_{402-lord marney} am at a loss to know who will fight the battle . [You]_{7341-lady marney} many depend upon it that [these railroads]_{7344-these railroads} are very dangerous things . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [I]_{2031-lady marney} have no doubt of it . [I]_{2031-lady marney} suppose [you]_{7341-lady marney} have heard of [Lady Vanilla]_{476-lady vanilla} ’s trip from [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} ? Have [you]_{7341-lady marney} not , indeed ! [She]_{476-lady vanilla} came up with [Lady Laura]_{477-lady laura} , and [two of [the most gentlemanlike men sitting opposite [her]_{476-lady vanilla}]_{7346-the most gentlemanlike men sitting opposite her}]_{7345-two of the most gentlemanlike men sitting opposite her} ; never met , [she]_{476-lady vanilla} says , [two more intelligent men]_{7347-two more intelligent men} . [She]_{476-lady vanilla} begged one of [them]_{7347-two more intelligent men} at [Wolverhampton]_{112-wolverhampton} to change seats with [her]_{476-lady vanilla} , and [he]_{7347-two more intelligent men} was most politely willing to comply with [her]_{476-lady vanilla} wishes , only it was necessary that [[his]_{7347-two more intelligent men} companion]_{786-his companion} should move at the same time , for [they]_{7347-two more intelligent men} were chained together ! [Two of [the swell mob]_{7350-the swell mob}]_{7349-two of the swell mob} , sent to [town]_6227-town for picking a pocket at [Shrewsbury]_{113-shrewsbury} races . ”_{[2031-lady marney]} “ [A countess]_{7352-a countess} and [a felon]_{7353-a felon} ! So much for public conveyances , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ But [Lady Vanilla]_{476-lady vanilla} is one of those who will talk with [everybody]_{7354-everybody} . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [She]_{476-lady vanilla} is very amusing though , ”_{[2032-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{2032-lady marney} . “ [I]_{402-lord marney} dare say [she]_{476-lady vanilla} is , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ; “ but believe [me]_{402-lord marney} , [[my]_{402-lord marney} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Lady Marney]_{7356-lady marney} , in these times especially , [a countess]_{7352-a countess} has something else to do than be amusing . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [You]_{402-lord marney} think as property has its duties as well as its rights , rank has its bores as well as its pleasures . ”_{[402-lord marney]} [Lord Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} mused . “ How do [you]_{402-lord marney} do , [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [a lively little lady with sparkling beady black eyes]_{2033-a lively little lady with sparkling beady black eyes} , and a very yellow complexion , though with good features ; “ when did [you]_{402-lord marney} arrive in [the North]_{114-the north} ? [I]_{2033-a lively little lady with sparkling beady black eyes} have been fighting [your]_{402-lord marney} battles finely since [I]_{2033-a lively little lady with sparkling beady black eyes} saw [you]_{402-lord marney} , ”_{[2033-a lively little lady with sparkling beady black eyes]} [she]_{2033-a lively little lady with sparkling beady black eyes} added shaking [her]_{2033-a lively little lady with sparkling beady black eyes} head , rather with an expression of admonition than of sympathy . “ [You]_{402-lord marney} are always fighting one ’s battles [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} ; it is very kind of [you]_{365-lady st julians} . If it were not for [you]_{365-lady st julians} , [we]_7358-we should none of [us]_7358-we know how much [we]_7358-we are all abused , ”_{[478-lord valentine]} replied [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} , [a young M.P.]_{2034-a young m.p.} “ [They]_7359-they say [you]_{402-lord marney} gave the most radical pledges , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} eagerly , and not without malice . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} heard [Lord Muddlebrains]_{479-lord muddlebrains} say that if [he]_{479-lord muddlebrains} had had the least idea of [your]_{402-lord marney} principles , [you]_{402-lord marney} would not have had [his]_{479-lord muddlebrains} influence . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [Muddlebrains]_{479-lord muddlebrains} ca n’t command a single vote , ”_{[478-lord valentine]} said [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . “ [He]_{479-lord muddlebrains} is [a political humbug]_{7360-a political humbug} , [the greatest of all humbugs]_{7361-the greatest of all humbugs} ; [a man who swaggers about [London]_5-london clubs and consults solemnly about [his]_{479-lord muddlebrains} influence]_{7362-a man who swaggers about london clubs and consults solemnly about his influence} , and in [the country]_{932-the country} is a nonentity . ”_{[478-lord valentine]} “ Well , that ca n’t be said of [Lord Clarinel]_{480-lord clarinel} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} rejoined [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ And have [you]_{402-lord marney} been defending [me]_{478-lord valentine} against [Lord Clarinel]_{480-lord clarinel} ’s attacks ? ”_{[478-lord valentine]} inquired [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . “ No ; but [I]_{478-lord valentine} am going to [Wemsbury]_115-wemsbury , and then [I]_{478-lord valentine} have no doubt [I]_{478-lord valentine} shall have the opportunity . ”_{[478-lord valentine]} “ [I]_{478-lord valentine} am going to [Wemsbury]_115-wemsbury [myself]_{478-lord valentine} , ”_{[478-lord valentine]} said [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . “ And what does [Lord Clarinel]_{480-lord clarinel} think of [your]_{402-lord marney} pledge about the pension list ? ”_{[478-lord valentine]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} daunted but malignant . “ [He]_{480-lord clarinel} never told [me]_{478-lord valentine} , ”_{[478-lord valentine]} said [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . “ [I]_{478-lord valentine} believe [you]_{402-lord marney} did not pledge [yourself]_{402-lord marney} to the ballot ? ”_{[478-lord valentine]} inquired [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} with an affected air of inquisitiveness . “ It is a subject that requires some reflection , ”_{[478-lord valentine]} said [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . “ [I]_{478-lord valentine} must consult [some profound politician like [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians}]_{7364-some profound politician like lady firebrace} . By the bye , [you]_{402-lord marney} told [[my]_{478-lord valentine} mother]_{1335-my mother} that [the conservatives]_{7366-the conservatives} would have a majority of fifteen . Do [you]_{402-lord marney} think [they]_{7366-the conservatives} will have as much ? ”_{[478-lord valentine]} said [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} with an innocent air , it now being notorious that the whig administration had a majority of double that amount . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} gave [us]_7367-us a majority of fifteen , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} knew [he]_{363-mr tadpole} was in error ; because [I]_{365-lady st julians} had happened to see [Lord Melbourne]_{380-lord melbourne} ’s own list , made up to the last hour ; and which gave [the government]_{1439-the government} a majority of sixty . It was only shown to [three members of the cabinet]_{7369-three members of the cabinet} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} [she]_{365-lady st julians} added in a tone of triumphant mystery . [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , [a great stateswoman among [the tories]_{1010-the tories}]_{2035-a great stateswoman among the tories} , was proud of [an admirer who was a member of [the whig cabinet]_{2038-the whig cabinet}]_{2037-an admirer who was a member of the whig cabinet} . [She]_{365-lady st julians} was rather an agreeable guest in [a country - house]_{2039-a country - house} , with [her]_{365-lady st julians} extensive correspondence , and [her]_{365-lady st julians} bulletins from both sides . [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} flattered by [her]_{365-lady st julians} notice , and charmed with [female society that talked [his]_{363-mr tadpole} own slang , and entered with affected enthusiasm into all [his]_{363-mr tadpole} dirty plots and barren machinations]_{2040-female society that talked his own slang , and entered with affected enthusiasm into all his dirty plots and barren machinations} , was vigilant in [his]_{363-mr tadpole} communications ; while [[her]_{365-lady st julians} whig cavalier]_{2041-her whig cavalier} , [an easy individual who always made love by talking or writing politics]_{2042-an easy individual who always made love by talking or writing politics} , abandoned [himself]_{363-mr tadpole} without reserve , and instructed [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} regularly after every council . [Taper]_370-taper looked grave at this connection between [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} and [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} ; and whenever an election was lost , or a division stuck in the mud , [he]_370-taper gave the cue with a nod and a monosyllable , and the conservative pack that infests clubs , chattering on subjects of which it is impossible [they]_2043-they can know anything , instantly began barking and yelping , denouncing [traitors]_{2044-traitors} , and wondering how [the leaders]_{2045-the leaders} could be so led by the nose , and not see that which was flagrant to [the whole world]_{2046-the whole world} . If , on the other hand , the advantage seemed to go with [the Canton Club]_{2047-the canton club} , or the opposition benches , then it was the whig and liberal hounds who howled and moaned , explaining everything by the indiscretion , infatuation , treason , of [Lord Viscount Masque]_{481-lord masque} , and appealing to the initiated world of idiots around [them]_2043-they , whether [any party]_{2048-any party} could ever succeed , hampered by [such men , and influenced by such means]_{2049-such men , and influenced by such means} . The best of the joke was , that all this time [Lord Masque]_{481-lord masque} and [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} were [two old foxes]_{2050-two old foxes} , neither of whom conveyed to [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} a single circumstance but with the wish , intention , and malice aforethought , that it should be communicated to [[his]_{363-mr tadpole} rival]_{1212-his rival} . “ [I]_{388-sir vavasour} must get [you]_{403-lady joan} to interest [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} in [our]_7370-us cause , ”_{[388-sir vavasour]} said [Sir Vavasour Firebrace]_{388-sir vavasour} , in an insinuating voice to [[his]_{388-sir vavasour} neighbour]_{2052-his neighbour} , [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} ; “ [I]_{403-lady joan} have sent [him]_{388-sir vavasour} a large packet of documents . [You]_{403-lady joan} know , [he]_{388-sir vavasour} is [one of [us]_7370-us]_{1395-one of us} ; still one of [us]_7370-us . Once [a baronet]_{6918-a baronet} , always [a baronet]_{6918-a baronet} . The dignity merges , but does not cease ; and happy as [I]_{403-lady joan} am to see [one covered with high honours]_{7374-one covered with high honours} , who is in every way so worthy of [them]_{7374-one covered with high honours} , still [I]_{403-lady joan} confess to [you]_{403-lady joan} it is not so much as [Earl de Mowbray]_{482-the earl de mowbray} that [[your]_{403-lady joan} worthy father]_{7375-your worthy father} interests [me]_{403-lady joan} , as in [his]_{388-sir vavasour} undoubted character and capacity of [Sir Altamont Fitz - Warene]_{483-sir altamont fitz - warene} , [baronet]_7376-baronet . ”_{[403-lady joan]} “ [You]_{403-lady joan} have the data on which [you]_{403-lady joan} move [I]_{403-lady joan} suppose well digested , ”_{[403-lady joan]} said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} , attentive but not interested . “ The case is clear ; as far as equity is concerned , irresistible ; indeed [the late king]_{7377-the late king} pledged [himself]_{7377-the late king} to a certain point . But if [you]_{403-lady joan} would do [me]_{403-lady joan} the favour of reading [our]_7378-our memorial . ”_{[403-lady joan]} “ The proposition is not one adapted to [our]_7378-our present civilisation , ”_{[403-lady joan]} said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . “ [A baronetcy]_{7379-a baronetcy} has become the distinction of [the middle class]_{1086-the middle class} ; [a physician]_{7381-a physician} , [[our]_7378-our physician]_{7382-our physician} for example , is [a baronet]_{6918-a baronet} ; and [I]_{403-lady joan} dare say [some of [[our]_7378-our tradesmen]_{7385-our tradesmen}]_{7384-some of our tradesmen} ; [brewers]_7386-brewers , of [people of that class]_{7387-people of that class} . An attempt to elevate [them]_{7384-some of our tradesmen} into [an order of nobility , however inferior]_{7388-an order of nobility , however inferior} , would partake in some degree of the ridiculous . ”_{[403-lady joan]} “ And has [the duke]_{1216-the duke} escaped [his]_{1216-the duke} gout this year ? ”_{[403-lady joan]} enquired [Lord Marney of Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ A very slight touch ; [I]_{403-lady joan} never knew [[my]_{403-lady joan} father]_{1718-my father} so well . [I]_{403-lady joan} expect [you]_{402-lord marney} will meet [him]_{1718-my father} here . [We]_7378-our look for [him]_{1718-my father} daily . ”_{[403-lady joan]} “ [I]_{403-lady joan} shall be delighted ; [I]_{403-lady joan} hope [he]_{1718-my father} will come to [Marney]_{402-lord marney} in October . [I]_{403-lady joan} keep the blue ribbon cover for [him]_{1718-my father} . ”_{[403-lady joan]} “ What [you]_{404-lady maud} suggest is very just , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont to [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . “ If [we]_7378-our only in [our]_7378-our own spheres made the exertion , the general effect would be great . [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} , for instance , [I]_290-egremont believe one of the finest of [our]_7378-our monastic remains,—that indeed is not disputed — diminished yearly to repair [barns]_7391-barns ; the cattle browsing in [the nave]_{6645-the nave} ; all this might be prevented . If [[my]_290-egremont brother]_{6069-my brother} would not consent to preserve or to restore , still [any member of [the family]_{883-the family}]_{7394-any member of the family} , even [I]_290-egremont , without expense , only with a little zeal as [you]_{404-lady maud} say , might prevent mischief , might stop at least demolition . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ If this movement in [the church]_{6666-the church} had only revived a taste for Christian architecture , ”_{[404-lady maud]} said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , “ it would not have been barren , and it has done so much more ! But [I]_{404-lady maud} am surprised that [old families]_{7397-old families} can be so dead to [our]_7378-our national art ; so full of [[our]_7378-our ancestors]_{7398-our ancestors} , [their]_{7398-our ancestors} exploits , [their]_{7398-our ancestors} mind . Indeed [you]_{404-lady maud} and [I]_{404-lady maud} have no excuse for such indifference [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont . ”_{[404-lady maud]} “ And [I]_290-egremont do not think [I]_290-egremont shall ever again be justly accused of it , ”_{[290-egremont]} replied [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ [you]_{404-lady maud} plead its cause so effectively . But to tell [you]_{404-lady maud} the truth , [I]_290-egremont have been thinking of late about these things ; monasteries and so on ; the influence of the old church system on the happiness and comfort of [the People]_{914-the people} . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ And on the tone of [the Nobles]_{1199-the nobles} — do not [you]_{404-lady maud} think so ? ”_{[404-lady maud]} said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . “ [I]_{404-lady maud} know it is the fashion to deride the crusades , but do not [you]_{404-lady maud} think [they]_{7398-our ancestors} had [their]_{7398-our ancestors} origin in a great impulse , and in a certain sense , led to great results ? Pardon [me]_{404-lady maud} , if [I]_{404-lady maud} speak with emphasis , but [I]_{404-lady maud} never can forget [I]_{404-lady maud} am [a daughter of [the first crusaders]_{7402-the first crusaders}]_{7401-a daughter of the first crusaders} . ”_{[404-lady maud]} “ The tone of society is certainly lower than of yore , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ It is easy to say [we]_7403-we view the past through a fallacious medium . [We]_7403-we have however ample evidence that [men]_803-men feel less deeply than of old and act with less devotion . But how far is this occasioned by the modern position of [[our]_7403-we church]_{7405-our church} ? That is the question . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [You]_{404-lady maud} must speak to [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} about that , ”_{[404-lady maud]} said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . “ Do [you]_{484-mr st lys} know [him]_{484-mr st lys} ? ”_{[404-lady maud]} [she]_{404-lady maud} added in a lowered tone . “ No ; is [he]_{484-mr st lys} here ? ”_{[404-lady maud]} “ Next to [mamma]_7406-mamma . ”_{[404-lady maud]} And looking in that direction , on the left hand of [Lady Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [Egremont]_290-egremont beheld [a gentleman]_{6576-a gentleman} in the last year of [his]_{6576-a gentleman} youth , if youth according to the scale of [Hippocrates]_{2054-hippocrates} cease at thirty - five . [He]_{6576-a gentleman} was distinguished by that beauty of [the noble English blood]_{2055-the noble english blood} , of which in these days few types remain ; [the Norman tempered by the Saxon]_{2056-the norman tempered by the saxon} ; the fire of conquest softened by integrity ; and a serene , though inflexible habit of mind . The chains of convention , an external life grown out of all proportion with that of the heart and mind , have destroyed this dignified beauty . There is no longer in fact [an aristocracy in [England]_28-england]_{2057-an aristocracy in england} , for the superiority of [the animal man]_{2058-the animal man} is an essential quality of aristocracy . But that it once existed , any collection of portraits from the sixteenth century will show . [Aubrey St Lys]_{485-aubrey st lys} was [a younger son of [the most ancient Norman family]_{2060-the most ancient norman family} in [England]_28-england]_{2059-a younger son of the most ancient norman family in england} . [The Conqueror]_{2061-the conqueror} had given [them]_2062-they [the moderate estate on which [they]_2062-they now lived]_{2063-the moderate estate on which they now lived} , and which , in spite of so many civil conflicts and religious changes , [they]_2062-they had handed down to [each other]_{6085-each other} , from generation to generation , for eight centuries . [Aubrey St Lys]_{485-aubrey st lys} was [the vicar of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2065-the vicar of mowbray} . [He]_{485-aubrey st lys} had been [the college tutor of [the late Lord Fitz - Warene]_{268-lord fitz - warene} , whose mind [he]_{485-aubrey st lys} had formed , whose bright abilities [he]_{485-aubrey st lys} had cultivated , who adored [him]_{485-aubrey st lys}]_{2066-the college tutor of the late lord fitz - warene , whose mind he had formed , whose bright abilities he had cultivated , who adored him} . To that connection [he]_{485-aubrey st lys} owed the slight preferment which [he]_{485-aubrey st lys} possessed , but which was all [he]_{485-aubrey st lys} desired . [A bishopric]_{2067-a bishopric} would not have tempted [him]_{485-aubrey st lys} from [his]_{485-aubrey st lys} peculiar charge . In [the centre of [the town of Mowbray]_{2069-the town of mowbray} teeming with [[its]_2070-its toiling thousands]_{2071-its toiling thousands}]_{2068-the centre of the town of mowbray teeming with its toiling thousands} , there rose [a building which might vie with many of [the cathedrals of [our]_2074-our land]_{2073-the cathedrals of our land}]_{2072-a building which might vie with many of the cathedrals of our land} . Beautiful [its]_{2072-a building which might vie with many of the cathedrals of our land} solemn towers , [its]_{2072-a building which might vie with many of the cathedrals of our land} sculptured western front ; beautiful [[its]_{2072-a building which might vie with many of the cathedrals of our land} columned aisles and lofty nave]_{2075-its columned aisles and lofty nave} ; [its]_{2072-a building which might vie with many of the cathedrals of our land} sparkling shrine and delicate chantry ; most beautiful the streaming glories of [its]_{2072-a building which might vie with many of the cathedrals of our land} vast orient light ! [This magnificent temple , built by [the monks of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2077-the monks of mowbray}]_{2076-this magnificent temple , built by the monks of mowbray} , and once connected with [[their]_{2077-the monks of mowbray} famous house]_{2078-their famous house} of which not a trace now remained , had in time become [the parish church of [an obscure village]_{2080-an obscure village}]_{2079-the parish church of an obscure village} , whose population could not have filled [one of [its]_{2080-an obscure village} side chapels]_{2081-one of its side chapels} . These strange vicissitudes of [ecclesiastical buildings]_{2082-ecclesiastical buildings} are not singular in [the north of [England]_28-england]_{6897-the north of england} . [Mowbray Church]_{116-mowbray church} remained for centuries the wonder of [passing peasants]_{2084-passing peasants} , and the glory of [county histories]_{2085-county histories} . But there is a magic in [beautiful buildings]_{2086-beautiful buildings} which exercises an irresistible influence over the mind of [man]_6203-man . One of the reasons urged for the destruction of [the monasteries]_{1548-the monasteries} after the dispersion of [[their]_{1548-the monasteries} inhabitants]_{2089-their inhabitants} , was the pernicious influence of [their]_{1548-the monasteries} solemn and stately forms on the memories and imagination of those that beheld [them]_{1548-the monasteries} . It was impossible to connect systematic crime with [the creators of such divine fabrics]_{2090-the creators of such divine fabrics} . And so it was with [Mowbray Church]_{116-mowbray church} . When [manufactures]_{2091-manufactures} were introduced into [this district]_{6554-this district} , which abounded with all the qualities which were necessary for [their]_{2091-manufactures} successful pursuit , [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} offering equal though not superior advantages to other positions , was accorded the preference , “ because [it]_{6554-this district} possessed such [a beautiful church]_{7407-a beautiful church} . ”_{[2077-the monks of mowbray]} The lingering genius of [the monks of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2077-the monks of mowbray} hovered round the spot which [they]_{2077-the monks of mowbray} had adorned , and sanctified , and loved ; and thus [they]_{2077-the monks of mowbray} had indirectly become [the authors of its present greatness and prosperity]_{2094-the authors of its present greatness and prosperity} . Unhappily for a long season [the vicars of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2095-the vicars of mowbray} had been little conscious of [their]_{2095-the vicars of mowbray} mission . [An immense population]_{2096-an immense population} gathered round [the sacred citadel]_{2097-the sacred citadel} and gradually spread on all sides of [it]_{2097-the sacred citadel} for miles . But [the parish church]_{2098-the parish church} for a long time remained [the only one at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} when the population of [the town]_{1349-the town}]_{2099-the only one at mowbray when the population of the town} exceeded that of [some European capitals]_{2101-some european capitals} . And even in [the parish church]_{2098-the parish church} the frigid spell of Erastian self - complacency fatally prevailed . [A scanty congregation]_{2103-a scanty congregation} gathered together for form , and as much influenced by [party as higher sentiments]_{2104-party as higher sentiments} . Going to [church]_1312-church was held more genteel than going to meeting . [The principal tradesmen of [the neighbouring great houses]_{2107-the neighbouring great houses}]_{2106-the principal tradesmen of the neighbouring great houses} deemed [it]_2108-it more “ aristocratic ; ”_{[2106-the principal tradesmen of the neighbouring great houses]} using a favourite and hackneyed epithet which only expressed [their]_{2106-the principal tradesmen of the neighbouring great houses} own servility . About the time the Church Commission issued , [the congregation of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2109-the congregation of mowbray} was approaching zero . There was an idea afloat for a time of making [it]_{402-lord marney} the seat of [a new bishopric]_{2110-a new bishopric} ; [the cathedral]_{2111-the cathedral} was ready ; another instance of the influence of fine art . But there was no residence for [the projected prelate]_{2112-the projected prelate} , and [a jobbing bishop on the commission]_{2113-a jobbing bishop on the commission} was afraid that [he]_{2113-a jobbing bishop on the commission} might have to contribute to building one . So the idea died away ; and the living having become vacant at this moment , instead of [a bishop]_{2114-a bishop} , [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} received [a humble vicar]_{2115-a humble vicar} in the shape of [Aubrey St Lys]_{485-aubrey st lys} , who came among [a hundred thousand heathens]_{2116-a hundred thousand heathens} to preach “ [the Unknown God]_398-god . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ And how do [you]_{402-lord marney} find [the people]_{914-the people} about [you]_{402-lord marney} , [Marney]_{402-lord marney} ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} seating [himself]_{402-lord marney} on a sofa by [[his]_2117-his guest]_{6452-his guest} . “ All very well , [[my]_{6382-the earl} lord]_{6037-my lord} , ”_{[6382-the earl]} replied [the earl]_{6382-the earl} , who ever treated [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} with a certain degree of ceremony , especially when the descendant of [the crusaders]_{2120-the crusaders} affected the familiar . There was something of a Puck - like malignity in the temperament of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , which exhibited itself in a remarkable talent for mortifying [persons]_2121-persons in a small way ; by a gesture , an expression , a look , cloaked too very often with all the character of profound deference . [The old nobility of [Spain]_117-spain]_{2122-the old nobility of spain} delighted to address [each other]_{6085-each other} only by [their]_{2122-the old nobility of spain} names , when in the presence of [a spick - and - span grandee]_{2124-a spick - and - span grandee} ; calling [each other]_{6085-each other} , “ [Infantado]_{486-infantado} , ”_{[6085-each other]} “ [Sidonia]_118-sidonia , ”_{[484-mr st lys]} “ [Ossuna]_487-ossuna , ”_{[6085-each other]} and then turning round with the most distinguished consideration , and appealing to [the Most Noble Marquis of Ensenada]_{2126-the most noble marquis of ensenada} . “ [They]_{2122-the old nobility of spain} begin to get a little uneasy here , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ [We]_{402-lord marney} have nothing to complain of , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “ [We]_{402-lord marney} continue reducing the rates , and as long as [we]_{402-lord marney} do that [the country]_{932-the country} must improve . The workhouse test tells . [We]_{402-lord marney} had the other day a case of incendiarism , which frightened [some people]_{1701-some people} : but [I]_{402-lord marney} inquired into it , and am quite satisfied it originated in purely accidental circumstances ; at least nothing to do with wages . [I]_{402-lord marney} ought to be [a judge]_{7412-a judge} , for it was on [[my]_{402-lord marney} own property]_{7413-my own property} . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ And what is the rate of wages , in [[your]_{402-lord marney} part of [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{7414-your part of the world} , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ? ”_{[484-mr st lys]} inquired [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} who was standing by . “ Oh ! good enough : not like [[your]_{402-lord marney} manufacturing districts]_{7416-your manufacturing districts} ; but [people who work in the open air]_{7417-people who work in the open air} , instead of a furnace , ca n’t expect , and do n’t require such . [They]_{7417-people who work in the open air} get [their]_{7417-people who work in the open air} eight shillings a week ; at least generally . ”_{[484-mr st lys]} “ Eight shillings a week ! ”_{[484-mr st lys]} said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . “ Can [a labouring man with [a family , perhaps of eight children]_{7419-a family , perhaps of eight children}]_{7418-a labouring man with a family , perhaps of eight children} , live on eight shillings a week ! ”_{[484-mr st lys]} “ Oh ! as for that , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “ [they]_2127-they get more than that , because there is beer - money allowed , at least to a great extent among [us]_7420-us , though [I]_{402-lord marney} for one do not approve of the practice , and that makes nearly a shilling per week additional ; and then some of [them]_2127-they have potatoe grounds , though [I]_{402-lord marney} am entirely opposed to that system . “_{[402-lord marney]} And yet , ” said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , “_{[402-lord marney]} how [they]_2127-they contrive to live is to [me]_0-i marvellous . ” “_{[402-lord marney]} Oh ! as for that , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have generally found the higher the wages the worse [the workman]_{2128-the workman} . [They]_2127-they only spend [their]_2127-they money in [the beer - shops]_{2129-the beer - shops} . [They]_2127-they are the curse of [this country]_{1135-this country} . ” “_[2127-they] But what is [a poor man to do]_{2131-a poor man to do} , ” said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} ; “_[2127-they] after [his]_{2131-a poor man to do} day ’s work if [he]_{2131-a poor man to do} returns to [[his]_{2131-a poor man to do} own roof]_{2132-his own roof} and finds no [home]_6104-home : [his]_{2131-a poor man to do} fire extinguished , [his]_{2131-a poor man to do} food unprepared ; [the partner of [his]_{2131-a poor man to do} life , wearied with labour in [the field]_{917-the field} or [the factory]_{1985-the factory}]_{2134-the partner of his life , wearied with labour in the field or the factory} , still absent , or perhaps in bed from exhaustion , or because [she]_{2134-the partner of his life , wearied with labour in the field or the factory} has returned wet to the skin , and has no change of raiment for [her]_{2134-the partner of his life , wearied with labour in the field or the factory} relief . [We]_2137-we have removed [woman]_6168-woman from [her]_6168-woman sphere ; [we]_2137-we may have reduced wages by [her]_6168-woman introduction into the market of labour ; but under these circumstances what [we]_2137-we call domestic life is a condition impossible to be realized for [the people of [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{2139-the people of this country} ; and [we]_2137-we must not therefore be surprised that [they]_{2139-the people of this country} seek solace or rather refuge in [the beer - shop]_{2141-the beer - shop} . ” [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} looked up at [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , with a stare of high - bred impertinence , and then carelessly observed , without directing [his]_{484-mr st lys} words to [him]_{484-mr st lys} , “_{[2139-the people of this country]} [They]_{2139-the people of this country} may say what [they]_{2139-the people of this country} like , but it is all an affair of population . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i would rather believe that it is an affair of resources , ” said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} ; “_[0-i] not what is the amount of [[our]_2137-we population]_{2142-our population} , but what is the amount of [our]_2137-we resources for [their]_{2139-the people of this country} maintenance . “ It comes to the same thing , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “ Nothing can put [this country]_{1135-this country} right but emigration on a great scale ; and as [the government]_{1439-the government} do not choose to undertake it , [I]_{402-lord marney} have commenced it for [my]_{402-lord marney} own defence on a small scale . [I]_{402-lord marney} will take care that the population of [[my]_{402-lord marney} parishes]_{7423-my parishes} is not increased . [I]_{402-lord marney} build [no cottages]_{7424-no cottages} and [I]_{402-lord marney} destroy all [I]_{402-lord marney} can ; and [I]_{402-lord marney} am not ashamed or afraid to say so . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [You]_{484-mr st lys} have declared war to [the cottage]_{7008-the cottage} , then , ”_{[484-mr st lys]} said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , smiling . “ It is not at the first sound so startling a cry as war to [the castle]_{7426-the castle} . ”_{[484-mr st lys]} “ But [you]_{484-mr st lys} think it may lead to it ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ [I]_{484-mr st lys} love not to be [a prophet of evil]_{7427-a prophet of evil} , ”_{[484-mr st lys]} said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} rose from [his]_{484-mr st lys} seat and addressed [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , whose husband in another part of [the room]_{798-the room} had caught [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} , and was opening [his]_{484-mr st lys} mind on “ the question of the day ; ”_{[404-lady maud]} [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , followed by [Egremont]_290-egremont , approached [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , and said , “ [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont has a great feeling for Christian architecture , [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , and wishes particularly to visit [[our]_2144-we church of which [we]_2144-we are so proud]_{7428-our church of which we are so proud} . ”_{[484-mr st lys]} And in a few moments [they]_2144-we were seated together and engaged in conversation . [Lord Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} placed [himself]_{402-lord marney} by the side of [Lady Marney]_{2145-lady marney} , who was seated by [[his]_{484-mr st lys} countess]_{2146-his countess} . “ Oh ! how [I]_{484-mr st lys} envy [you]_{2147-lady marney} at [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , ”_{[484-mr st lys]} [he]_{484-mr st lys} exclaimed . “ [No manufactures]_{7429-no manufactures} , no smoke ; living in the midst of [a beautiful park]_{7430-a beautiful park} and surrounded by [a contented peasantry]_{7431-a contented peasantry} ! ”_{[484-mr st lys]} “ It is very delightful , ”_{[2147-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{2147-lady marney} , “ but then [we]_2144-we are so very dull ; [we]_2144-we have really [no neighbourhood]_{7432-no neighbourhood} . ”_{[2147-lady marney]} “ [I]_{402-lord marney} think that such a great advantage , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lady Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} : “ [I]_{402-lord marney} must say [I]_{402-lord marney} like [[my]_{402-lord marney} friends from [London]_5-london]_{7433-my friends from london} . [I]_{402-lord marney} never know what to say to [the people]_{914-the people} [here]_6027-here . [Excellent people]_{7436-excellent people} , [the very best people in [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{7437-the very best people in the world} ; the way [they]_{7433-my friends from london} behaved to [poor dear Fitz - Warene]_{404-lady maud} , when [they]_{7433-my friends from london} wanted [him]_7439-him to stand for [the county]_{1647-the county} , [I]_{402-lord marney} never can forget ; but then [they]_{7433-my friends from london} do not know [the people [we]_7442-we know]_{7441-the people we know} , or do the things [we]_7442-we do ; and when [you]_7443-you have gone through the routine of county questions , and exhausted the weather and all the winds , [I]_{402-lord marney} am positively , [[my]_{402-lord marney} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Lady Marney]_{7445-lady marney} , aux abois , and then [they]_{7433-my friends from london} think [you]_7443-you are proud , when [really one]_{7446-really one} is only stupid . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [I]_{2148-lady marney} am very fond of work , ”_{[2148-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{2148-lady marney} , “ and [I]_{2148-lady marney} talk to [them]_{7433-my friends from london} always about it . ”_{[2148-lady marney]} “ Ah ! [you]_7443-you are fortunate , [I]_{402-lord marney} never could work ; and [Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [Maud]_{404-lady maud} , [they]_{7433-my friends from london} neither of [them]_{7433-my friends from london} work . [Maud]_{404-lady maud} did embroider a banner once for [[her]_{404-lady maud} brother]_{7447-her brother} ; it is in the hail . [I]_{402-lord marney} think it beautiful ; but somehow or other [she]_{404-lady maud} never cultivated [her]_{404-lady maud} talent . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ For all that has occurred or may occur , ”_{[484-mr st lys]} said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} to [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ [I]_290-egremont blame only [the Church]_{6666-the church} . [The church]_{6666-the church} deserted [the people]_{914-the people} ; and from that moment [the church]_{6666-the church} has been in danger and [the people]_{914-the people} degraded . Formerly religion undertook to satisfy the noble wants of human nature , and by its festivals relieved the painful weariness of toil . The day of rest was consecrated , if not always to elevated thought , at least to sweet and noble sentiments . [The church]_{6666-the church} convened to [its]_{6666-the church} solemnities under [its]_{6666-the church} splendid and almost celestial roofs amid the finest monuments of art that human hands have raised , [the whole Christian population]_{7454-the whole christian population} ; for there , in the presence of [God]_398-god , all were [brethren]_{7455-brethren} . [It]_{6666-the church} shared equally among all [its]_{6666-the church} prayer , its incense , and its music ; its sacred instructions , and the highest enjoyments that the arts could afford . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [You]_290-egremont believe then in the efficacy of forms and ceremonies ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ What [you]_290-egremont call forms and ceremonies represent the divinest instincts of [our]_7456-our nature . Push [your]_290-egremont aversion to forms and ceremonies to a legitimate conclusion , and [you]_290-egremont would prefer kneeling in [a barn]_{7457-a barn} rather than in [a cathedral]_{7458-a cathedral} . [Your]_290-egremont tenets would strike at the very existence of all art , which is essentially spiritual . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [I]_290-egremont am not speaking abstractedly , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ but rather with reference to the indirect connection of these forms and ceremonies with another church . [The people of [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{2139-the people of this country} associate [them]_{2139-the people of this country} with an enthralling superstition and a foreign dominion . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ With [Rome]_41-rome , ”_{[484-mr st lys]} said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} ; “ yet forms and ceremonies existed before [Rome]_41-rome . ”_{[484-mr st lys]} “ But practically , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ has not [their]_{2139-the people of this country} revival in [our]_7456-our service at the present day a tendency to restore the Romish system in [this country]_{1135-this country} ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ It is difficult to ascertain what may be the practical effect of certain circumstances among [the uninformed]_{7462-the uninformed} , ”_{[484-mr st lys]} said [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . “ [The church of [Rome]_41-rome]_{7463-the church of rome} is to be respected as [the only Hebraeo - christian church extant]_{7464-the only hebraeo - christian church extant} ; [all other churches established by [the Hebrew apostles]_{7466-the hebrew apostles}]_{7465-all other churches established by the hebrew apostles} have disappeared , but [Rome]_41-rome remains ; and [we]_7456-our must never permit the exaggerated position which it assumed in the middle centuries to make [us]_7456-our forget its early and apostolical character , when it was fresh from [Palestine]_{119-palestine} and as it were fragrant from [Paradise]_120-paradise . [The church of [Rome]_41-rome]_{7463-the church of rome} is sustained by apostolical succession ; but apostolical succession is not an institution complete in itself ; it is a part of a whole ; if it be not part of a whole it has no foundation . [The apostles]_{7468-the apostles} succeeded [the prophets]_{7469-the prophets} . [[Our]_7456-our Master]_{7470-our master} announced [himself]_{7470-our master} as [the last of [the prophets]_{7469-the prophets}]_{7471-the last of the prophets} . [They]_{7468-the apostles} in [their]_{7468-the apostles} turn were [the heirs of [the patriarchs]_{7474-the patriarchs}]_{7473-the heirs of the patriarchs} : [men who were in direct communication with the Most High]_{7475-men who were in direct communication with the most high} . To men not less favoured than [the apostles]_{7468-the apostles} , the revelation of the priestly character was made , and those forms and ceremonies ordained , which [the church of [Rome]_41-rome]_{7463-the church of rome} has never relinquished . But [Rome]_41-rome did not invent them : upon [their]_{7468-the apostles} practice , the duty of [all congregations]_{7478-all congregations} , [we]_7456-our can not consent to [her]_41-rome founding a claim to supremacy . For would [you]_7479-you maintain then that [the church]_{6666-the church} did not exist in the time of [the prophets]_{7469-the prophets} ? Was [Moses]_488-moses then not [a churchman]_{7482-a churchman} ? And [Aaron]_449-byron , was [he]_449-byron not [a high priest]_{7483-a high priest} ? Ay ! greater than [any pope]_{7484-any pope} or [prelate]_7485-prelate , whether [he]_449-byron be at [Rome]_41-rome or at [Lambeth]_121-lambeth . “_{[484-mr st lys]} In all these church discussions , [we]_2149-we are apt to forget that the second Testament is avowedly only a supplement . [Jehovah - Jesus]_{489-jehovah - jesus} came to complete the ‘ law and [the prophets]_{7469-the prophets} . ’ Christianity is completed Judaism , or it is nothing . Christianity is incomprehensible without Judaism , as Judaism is incomplete ; without Christianity . What has [Rome]_41-rome to do with its completion ; what with its commencement ? The law was not thundered forth from [the Capitolian mount]_{2151-the capitolian mount} ; the divine atonement was not fulfilled upon [Mons Sacer]_{490-mons sacer} . No ; the order of [our]_2149-we priesthood comes directly from [Jehovah]_{489-jehovah - jesus} ; and the forms and ceremonies of [[His]_{489-jehovah - jesus} church]_{2152-his church} are the regulations of [His]_{489-jehovah - jesus} supreme intelligence . [Rome]_41-rome indeed boasts that the authenticity of the second Testament depends upon the recognition of [her]_41-rome infallibility . The authenticity of the second Testament depends upon its congruity with the first . Did [Rome]_41-rome preserve that ? [I]_0-i recognize in [the church an institution thoroughly , sincerely , catholic : adapted to all climes and to all ages]_{2153-the church an institution thoroughly , sincerely , catholic : adapted to all climes and to all ages} . [I]_0-i do not bow to the necessity of a visible head in [a defined locality]_{2154-a defined locality} ; but were [I]_0-i to seek for such , it would not be at [Rome]_41-rome . [I]_0-i can not discover in [its]_41-rome history however memorable any testimony of a mission so sublime . When Omnipotence deigned to be incarnate , [the Ineffable Word]_{2155-the ineffable word} did not select a Roman frame . [The prophets]_{7469-the prophets} were not [Romans]_2157-romans ; [the apostles]_{7468-the apostles} were not [Romans]_2157-romans ; [she]_2160-she , who was blessed above [all women]_{2161-all women} , [I]_0-i never heard [she]_2160-she was [a Roman maiden]_{2162-a roman maiden} . No , [I]_0-i should look to [a land more distant than [Italy]_122-italy]_{2163-a land more distant than italy} , to [a city more sacred even than]_{2164-a city more sacred even than} [Rome]_41-rome . ” It was a cloudy , glimmering dawn . A cold withering east wind blew through [the silent streets of Mowbray]_{7486-the silent streets of mowbray} . The sounds of the night had died away , the voices of the day had not commenced . There reigned a stillness complete and absorbing . Suddenly there is a voice , there is movement . The first footstep of the new week of toil is heard . [A man]_{1218-a man} muffled up in a thick coat , and bearing in [his]_{1218-a man} hand what would seem at the first glance to be [a shepherd]_{7488-a shepherd} ’s crook , only its handle is much longer , appears upon [the pavement]_{7489-the pavement} . [He]_{1218-a man} touches a number of windows with great quickness as [he]_{1218-a man} moves rapidly along . A rattling noise sounds upon each pane . The use of the long handle of [his]_{1218-a man} instrument becomes apparent as [he]_{1218-a man} proceeds , enabling [him]_{1218-a man} as it does to reach the upper windows of [the dwellings whose inmates [he]_{1218-a man} has to rouse]_{7490-the dwellings whose inmates he has to rouse} . [Those inmates]_{7491-those inmates} are [the factory girls]_{7492-the factory girls} , who subscribe in [districts]_{7493-districts} to engage [these heralds of the dawn]_{7494-these heralds of the dawn} ; and by a strict observance of whose citation [they]_{7491-those inmates} can alone escape the dreaded fine that awaits [those who have not arrived at the door of [the factory]_{1985-the factory}]_{7495-those who have not arrived at the door of the factory} before the bell ceases to sound . [The sentry in question]_{7497-the sentry in question} , quitting [the streets]_{7090-the streets} , and stooping through one of the small archways that [we]_7499-we have before noticed , entered [a court]_{7500-a court} . Here lodged [a multitude of [[his]_{1218-a man} employers]_{7502-his employers}]_{7501-a multitude of his employers} ; and the long crook as it were by some sleight of hand seemed sounding on both sides and at many windows at the same moment . [Arrived]_491-arrived at the end of [the court]_{7503-the court} , [he]_{1218-a man} was about to touch the window of [the upper story of [the last tenement]_{7505-the last tenement}]_{7504-the upper story of the last tenement} , when that window opened , and [a man , pale and care - worn and in a melancholy voice]_{7506-a man , pale and care - worn and in a melancholy voice} spoke to [him]_{1218-a man} . “_{[492-simmons]} [Simmons]_492-simmons , ” said [the man]_{6600-the man} , “_{[492-simmons]} [you]_492-simmons need not rouse this story any more ; [[my]_0-i daughter]_{1767-my daughter} has left [us]_2166-us . ” “_{[1767-my daughter]} Has [she]_{1767-my daughter} left [[Webster]_442-webster ’s]_{2167-webster ’s} ? ” “_{[1767-my daughter]} No ; but [she]_{1767-my daughter} has left [us]_2166-us . [She]_{1767-my daughter} has long murmured at [her]_{1767-my daughter} hard lot ; working like [a slave]_{2168-a slave} and not for [herself]_{1767-my daughter} . And [she]_{1767-my daughter} has gone , as [they]_2169-they all go , to keep [house]_1840-house for [herself]_{1767-my daughter} . ” “_{[1767-my daughter]} That ’s a bad business , ” said [the watchman]_{7508-the watchman} , in a tone not devoid of sympathy . “_{[1767-my daughter]} Almost as bad as for [parents]_2171-parents to live on [[their]_2171-parents childrens]_{2172-their childrens} ’ wages , ” replied [the man]_{6600-the man} mournfully . “_{[1767-my daughter]} And how is [[your]_2173-you good woman]_{2174-your good woman} ? ” “_{[2174-your good woman]} As poorly as needs be . [Harriet]_465-harriet has never been [home]_6104-home since Friday night . [She]_465-harriet owes [you]_2173-you nothing ? ” “_{[465-harriet]} Not a halfpenny . [She]_465-harriet was as regular as [a little bee]_{2176-a little bee} and always paid every Monday morning . [I]_0-i am sorry [she]_465-harriet has left [you]_2173-you , [neighbour]_{1791-neighbour} . ” “_[0-i] [The Lord]_{1484-the lord} ’s will be done . It ’s hard times for such as [us]_2179-us , ” said [the man]_{6600-the man} ; and leaving the window open , [he]_{6600-the man} retired into [[his]_{6600-the man} room]_{7511-his room} . It was [a single chamber of which [he]_{6600-the man} was [the tenant]_{7513-the tenant}]_{7512-a single chamber of which he was the tenant} . In the centre , placed so as to gain the best light which the gloomy situation could afford , was a loom . In two corners of [the room]_{798-the room} were mattresses placed on the floor , a check curtain hung upon a string if necessary concealing them . In one was [[his]_{6600-the man} sick wife]_{7515-his sick wife} ; in the other , [three young children]_{7516-three young children} : [two girls]_{1865-two girls} , [the eldest about eight years of age]_{7518-the eldest about eight years of age} ; between [them]_{7516-three young children} [[their]_{7516-three young children} baby brother]_{7519-their baby brother} . An iron kettle was by the hearth , and on the mantel - piece , some candles , a few lucifer matches , two tin mugs , a paper of salt , and an iron spoon . In a farther part , close to the wall , was a heavy table or dresser ; this was a fixture , as well as the form which was fastened by it . [The man]_{6600-the man} seated [himself]_{6600-the man} at [his]_{6600-the man} loom ; [he]_{6600-the man} commenced [his]_{6600-the man} daily task . “_{[1791-neighbour]} Twelve hours of daily labour at the rate of one penny each hour ; and even this labour is mortgaged ! How is this to end ? Is it rather not ended ? ” And [he]_{6600-the man} looked around [him]_{6600-the man} at [[his]_{6600-the man} chamber]_{7521-his chamber} without resources : no food , no fuel , no furniture , and [four human beings]_{7522-four human beings} dependent on [him]_{6600-the man} , and lying in [their]_{7522-four human beings} wretched beds because [they]_{7522-four human beings} had no clothes . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not sell [my]_0-i loom , ” [he]_0-i continued , “_[0-i] at the price of old firewood , and it cost [me]_0-i gold . It is not vice that has brought [me]_0-i to this , nor indolence , nor imprudence . [I]_0-i was born to labour , and [I]_0-i was ready to labour . [I]_0-i loved [my]_0-i loom and [my]_0-i loom loved [me]_0-i . It gave [me]_0-i [a cottage in [[my]_0-i native village]_{2181-my native village}]_{2180-a cottage in my native village} , surrounded by [a garden of whose claims on [my]_0-i solicitude it was not jealous]_{2182-a garden of whose claims on my solicitude it was not jealous} . There was time for both . It gave [me]_0-i for [a wife]_{6790-a wife} [the maiden that [I]_0-i had ever loved]_{2184-the maiden that i had ever loved} ; and it gathered [[my]_0-i children]_{2185-my children} round [my]_0-i hearth with plenteousness and peace . [I]_0-i was content : [I]_0-i sought no other lot . It is not adversity that makes [me]_0-i look back upon the past with tenderness . “ Then why am [I]_{2186-the capitalist} here ? Why am [I]_{2186-the capitalist} , and [six hundred thousand subjects of [the Queen]_{6328-the queen}]_{7523-six hundred thousand subjects of the queen} , honest , loyal , and industrious , why are [we]_7525-we , after manfully struggling for years , and each year sinking lower in the scale , why are [we]_7525-we driven from [[our]_7525-we innocent and happy homes]_{7526-our innocent and happy homes} , [[our]_7525-we country cottages that [we]_7525-we loved]_{7527-our country cottages that we loved} , first to bide in [close towns]_{7528-close towns} without comforts , and gradually to crouch into [cellars]_7529-cellars , or find [a squalid lair like this]_{7530-a squalid lair like this} , without even the common necessaries of existence ; first the ordinary conveniences of life , then raiment , and , at length , food , vanishing from [us]_7525-we . “_{[2186-the capitalist]} It is that [the Capitalist]_{2186-the capitalist} has found [a slave that has supplanted the labour and ingenuity of [man]_6203-man]_{2187-a slave that has supplanted the labour and ingenuity of man} . Once [he]_0-i was [an artizan]_{2189-an artizan} : at the best , [he]_0-i now only watches [machines]_{2190-machines} ; and even that occupation slips from [his]_0-i grasp , to [the woman]_{2191-the woman} and [the child]_{1989-the child} . [The capitalist]_{2186-the capitalist} flourishes , [he]_0-i amasses immense wealth ; [we]_2194-we sink , lower and lower ; lower than the beasts of burthen ; for [they]_2195-they are fed better than [we]_2194-we are , cared for more . And it is just , for according to the present system they are more precious . And yet [they]_2195-they tell [us]_2194-we that the interests of [Capital and of Labour]_{2196-capital and of labour} are identical . “ If [a society that has been created by labour]_{7531-a society that has been created by labour} suddenly becomes independent of [it]_{7531-a society that has been created by labour} , [that society]_{7532-that society} is bound to maintain [the race whose only property is labour]_{7533-the race whose only property is labour} , from the proceeds of that property , which has not ceased to be productive . “_[2195-they] When [the class of the Nobility]_{2197-the class of the nobility} were supplanted in [France]_33-france , [they]_{2197-the class of the nobility} did not amount in number to one - third of [[us]_2194-we [Hand - Loom weavers]_{2199-hand - loom weavers}]_{2198-us hand - loom weavers} ; yet all [Europe]_29-europe went to war to avenge [their]_{2197-the class of the nobility} wrongs , [every state]_{2200-every state} subscribed to maintain [them]_{2197-the class of the nobility} in [their]_{2197-the class of the nobility} adversity , and when [they]_{2197-the class of the nobility} were restored to [[their]_{2197-the class of the nobility} own country]_{2201-their own country} , [[their]_{2197-the class of the nobility} own land]_{2202-their own land} supplied [them]_{2197-the class of the nobility} with an immense indemnity . Who cares for [us]_2194-we ? Yet [we]_2194-we have lost [[our]_2194-we estates]_{2203-our estates} . Who raises a voice for [us]_2194-we ? Yet [we]_2194-we are at least as innocent as [the nobility of [France]_33-france]_{2204-the nobility of france} . [We]_2194-we sink among no sighs except [our]_2194-we own . And if [they]_{2204-the nobility of france} give [us]_2194-we sympathy — what then ? Sympathy is the solace of [the Poor]_{915-the poor} ; but for [the Rich]_{399-the rich} , there is Compensation . ” “_{[465-harriet]} Is that [Harriet]_465-harriet ? ” said [[his]_7534-his wife]_{6766-his wife} moving in [her]_{6766-his wife} bed . [The Hand - Loom weaver]_{7536-the hand - loom weaver} was recalled from [his]_{7536-the hand - loom weaver} reverie to the urgent misery that surrounded [him]_{7536-the hand - loom weaver} . “_{[465-harriet]} No ! ” [he]_{7536-the hand - loom weaver} replied in a quick hoarse voice , “_{[465-harriet]} it is not [Harriet]_465-harriet . ” “_{[465-harriet]} Why does not [Harriet]_465-harriet come ? ” “_{[465-harriet]} [She]_465-harriet will come no more ! ” replied [the weaver]_{7537-the weaver} ; “_{[465-harriet]} [I]_0-i told [you]_0-i so last night : [she]_465-harriet can bear [this place]_{1657-this place} no longer ; and [I]_0-i am not surprised . ” “_[0-i] How are [we]_2194-we to get food then ? ” rejoined [[his]_{7536-the hand - loom weaver} wife]_{6766-his wife} ; “_[0-i] [you]_0-i ought not to have let [her]_465-harriet leave [us]_2194-we . [You]_0-i do nothing , [Warner]_493-warner . [You]_0-i get no wages [yourself]_0-i ; and [you]_0-i have let [the girl]_{6393-the girl} escape . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i will escape [myself]_0-i if [you]_0-i say that again , ” said [the weaver]_{7537-the weaver} : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have been up these three hours finishing this piece which ought to have been taken [home]_6104-home on Saturday night . ” “_[0-i] But [you]_0-i have been paid for it beforehand . [You]_0-i get nothing for [your]_0-i work . A penny an hour ! What sort of work is it , that brings a penny an hour ? ” “_[0-i] Work that [you]_0-i have often admired , [Mary]_494-mary ; and has before this gained a prize . But if [you]_0-i do n’t like the work , ” said [the man]_{6600-the man} quitting [his]_{6600-the man} loom , “_[0-i] let it alone . There was enough yet owing on this piece to have allowed [us]_2209-us to break [our]_2209-us fast . However , no matter ; [we]_2209-us must starve sooner or later . Let [us]_2209-us begin at once . ” “_[493-warner] No , no , [Philip]_493-warner ! work . Let [us]_2209-us break [our]_2209-us fast come what may . ” “_[493-warner] Twit [me]_0-i no more then , ” said [the weaver]_{7537-the weaver} resuming [his]_{7537-the weaver} seat , “_[493-warner] or [I]_0-i throw the shuttle for the last time . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i will not taunt [you]_493-warner , ” said [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} in a kinder tone . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was wrong ; [I]_0-i am sorry ; but [I]_0-i am very ill . It is not for [myself]_0-i [I]_0-i speak ; [I]_0-i want not to eat ; [I]_0-i have no appetite ; [my]_0-i lips are so very parched . But [the children]_{1883-the children} , [the children]_{1883-the children} went supperless to bed , and [they]_{1883-the children} will wake soon . ” “_{[1821-mother]} [Mother]_1821-mother , [we]_2213-we ayn’t asleep , ” said [the elder girl]_{7543-the elder girl} . “_{[1821-mother]} No , [we]_2213-we aynt asleep , [mother]_1821-mother , ” said [[her]_{7543-the elder girl} sister]_{1700-her sister} ; “_{[1821-mother]} [we]_2213-we heard all that [you]_0-i said to [father]_2215-father . ” “_[0-i] And [baby]_2216-baby ? ” “_[2216-baby] [He]_2216-baby sleeps still . ” “_[2216-baby] [I]_0-i shiver very much ! ” said [the mother]_{7545-the mother} . “_[0-i] It ’s a cold day . Pray shut the window [Warner]_493-warner . [I]_0-i see the drops upon the pane ; it is raining . [I]_0-i wonder if [the persons below]_{2217-the persons below} would lend [us]_2213-we one block of coal . ” “_{[2217-the persons below]} [We]_2213-we have borrowed too often , ” said [Warner]_493-warner . “_{[2217-the persons below]} [I]_0-i wish there were no such thing as coal in [the land]_{903-the land} , ” said [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} , “_[0-i] and then [the engines]_{2219-the engines} would not be able to work ; and [we]_2213-we should have [our]_2213-we rights again . ” “_[493-warner] Amen ! ” said [Warner]_493-warner . “_[493-warner] Do n’t [you]_493-warner think [Warner]_493-warner , ” said [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} , “_[493-warner] that [you]_493-warner could sell that piece to [some other person]_{2220-some other person} , and owe [Barber]_495-barber for the money [he]_495-barber advanced ? ” “_[495-barber] No ! ” said [[her]_{6766-his wife} husband]_{6409-her husband} shaking [his]_{6409-her husband} head . “_[495-barber] [I]_0-i ’ll go straight . ” “_[0-i] And let [[your]_493-warner children]_{2221-your children} starve , ” said [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} , “_[0-i] when [you]_493-warner could get five or six shillings at once . But so it always was with [you]_493-warner ! Why did not [you]_493-warner go to [the machines]_{2222-the machines} years ago like [other men]_{2223-other men} and so get used to [them]_{2222-the machines} ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should have been supplanted by this time , ” said [Warner]_493-warner , “_{[6325-a girl]} by [a girl]_{6325-a girl} or [a woman]_{2225-a woman} ! It would have been just as bad ! ” “_{[2225-a woman]} Why there was [[your]_493-warner friend]_{1696-your friend} [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard ; [he]_424-gerard was the same as [you]_493-warner , and yet now [he]_424-gerard gets two pound a - week ; at least [I]_0-i have often heard [you]_493-warner say so . ” “_[493-warner] [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard is [a man of great parts]_{2227-a man of great parts} , ” said [Warner]_493-warner , “_{[2227-a man of great parts]} and might have been a master [himself]_424-gerard by this time had [he]_424-gerard cared . ” “_[424-gerard] And why did [he]_424-gerard not ? ” “_[424-gerard] [He]_424-gerard had [no wife]_{2228-no wife} and [children]_{1988-children} , ” said [Warner]_493-warner ; “_[424-gerard] [he]_424-gerard was not so blessed . ” [The baby]_{7550-the baby} woke and began to cry . “_[424-gerard] Ah ! [[my]_0-i child]_{1827-my child} ! ” exclaimed [the mother]_{7545-the mother} . “_[424-gerard] That wicked [Harriet]_465-harriet ! Here [Amelia]_496-amelia , [I]_0-i have a morsel of crust here . [I]_0-i saved it yesterday for [baby]_2216-baby ; moisten it in water , and tie it up in this piece of calico : [he]_2216-baby will suck it ; it will keep [him]_2216-baby quiet ; [I]_0-i can bear anything but [his]_2216-baby cry . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall have finished [my]_0-i job by noon , ” said [Warner]_493-warner ; “_[0-i] and then , please [God]_398-god , [we]_2232-we shall break [our]_2232-we fast . ” “_[398-god] It is yet two hours to noon , ” said [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} . “_[398-god] And [Barber]_495-barber always keeps [you]_0-i so long ! [I]_0-i can not bear [that Barber]_{2233-that barber} : [I]_0-i dare say [he]_495-barber will not advance [you]_0-i money again as [you]_0-i did not bring the job [home]_6104-home on Saturday night . If [I]_0-i were [you]_0-i , [Philip]_493-warner , [I]_0-i would go and sell the piece unfinished at once to [one of [the cheap shops]_{2236-the cheap shops}]_{2235-one of the cheap shops} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have gone straight all [my]_0-i life , ” said [Warner]_493-warner . “_[0-i] And much good it has done [you]_0-i , ” said [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} . “_{[2237-my poor]} [[My]_0-i poor]_{2237-my poor} [Amelia]_496-amelia ! How [she]_496-amelia shivers ! [I]_0-i think the sun never touches [this house]_{2238-this house} . [It]_{2238-this house} is indeed [a most wretched place]_{2239-a most wretched place} ! ” “_[0-i] It will not annoy [you]_0-i long , [Mary]_494-mary , ” said [[her]_{6766-his wife} husband]_{6409-her husband} : “_[494-mary] [I]_0-i can pay no more rent ; and [I]_0-i only wonder [they]_2240-they have not been [here]_6027-here already to take the week . ” “_[2240-they] And where are [we]_2242-we to go ? ” said [the wife]_{7555-the wife} . “_[2240-they] To [a place which certainly the sun never touches]_{2243-a place which certainly the sun never touches} , ” said [[her]_{6766-his wife} husband]_{6409-her husband} , with a kind of malice in [his]_{6409-her husband} misery,—“to_[493-warner] [a cellar]_{2244-a cellar} ! ” “_[493-warner] Oh ! why was [I]_0-i ever born ! ” exclaimed [[his]_{6409-her husband} wife]_{6766-his wife} . “_[493-warner] And yet [I]_0-i was so happy once ! And it is not [our]_2242-we fault . [I]_0-i can not make it out [Warner]_493-warner , why [you]_493-warner should not get two pounds a - week like [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard ? ” “_[424-gerard] Bah ! ” said [the husband]_{7558-the husband} . “_[424-gerard] [You]_493-warner said [he]_424-gerard had [no family]_{2245-no family} , ” continued [[his]_{7558-the husband} wife]_{6766-his wife} . “_[493-warner] [I]_0-i thought [he]_424-gerard had [a daughter]_{2246-a daughter} . ” “_[493-warner] But [she]_{2246-a daughter} is no burthen to [him]_424-gerard . [The sister of [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford}]_{2247-the sister of mr trafford} is [the Superior of [the convent]_{7086-the convent}]_{2248-the superior of the convent} here , and [she]_{2247-the sister of mr trafford} took [Sybil]_430-sybil when [[her]_430-sybil mother]_{2250-her mother} died , and brought [her]_430-sybil up . ” “_{[2247-the sister of mr trafford]} Oh ! then [she]_{2246-a daughter} is [a nun]_{6752-a nun} ? ” “_{[2246-a daughter]} Not yet ; but [I]_0-i dare say it will end in it . ” “_[0-i] Well , [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i would even sooner starve , ” said [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} , “_[0-i] than [[my]_0-i children]_{2185-my children} should be [nuns]_1531-nuns . ” At this moment there was a knocking at the door . [Warner]_493-warner descended from [his]_493-warner loom and opened it . “_[493-warner] Lives [Philip Warner]_493-warner [here]_6027-here ? ” enquired a clear voice of peculiar sweetness . “_[493-warner] [My]_0-i name is [Warner]_493-warner . ” “_[493-warner] [I]_0-i come from [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard , ” continued [the voice]_{7561-the voice} . “_[424-gerard] [Your]_0-i letter reached [him]_424-gerard only last night . [The girl at whose house [[your]_0-i daughter]_{2256-your daughter} left [it]_2257-it has quitted this week past [[Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s factory]_{2258-mr trafford ’s factory}]_{2255-the girl at whose house your daughter left it has quitted this week past mr trafford ’s factory} . ” “_{[427-mr trafford]} Pray enter . ” And there entered [SYBIL]_430-sybil . “_{[427-mr trafford]} [[Your]_0-i wife]_{1786-your wife} is ill ? ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[1786-your wife]} Very ! ” replied [[Warner]_493-warner ’s wife]_{7562-warner ’s wife} . “_[2260-us] [[Our]_2260-us daughter]_{2261-our daughter} has behaved infamously to [us]_2260-us . [She]_{2261-our daughter} has quitted [us]_2260-us without saying by [your]_0-i leave or with [your]_0-i leave . And [her]_{2261-our daughter} wages were almost the only thing left to [us]_2260-us ; for [Philip]_493-warner is not like [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard [you]_0-i see : [he]_493-warner can not earn two pounds a - week , though why [he]_493-warner can not [I]_0-i never could understand . ” “_[0-i] Hush , hush , [wife]_2262-wife ! ” said [Warner]_493-warner . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i speak [I]_0-i apprehend to [[Gerard]_424-gerard ’s daughter]_{2263-gerard ’s daughter} ? ” “_[0-i] Just so . ” “_[0-i] Ah ! this is good and kind ; this is like old times , for [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard was [[my]_0-i friend]_{2264-my friend} , when [I]_0-i was not exactly as [I]_0-i am now . ” “_[424-gerard] [He]_424-gerard tells [me]_0-i so : [he]_424-gerard sent a messenger to [me]_0-i last night to visit [you]_0-i this morning . [Your]_0-i letter reached [him]_424-gerard only yesterday . ” “_{[465-harriet]} [Harriet]_465-harriet was to give it to [Caroline]_444-caroline , ” said [the wife]_{7555-the wife} . “_{[465-harriet]} That ’s [the girl who has done all the mischief and inveigled [her]_444-caroline away]_{2265-the girl who has done all the mischief and inveigled her away} . And [she]_{2265-the girl who has done all the mischief and inveigled her away} has left [[Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s works]_{2266-trafford ’s works} , has [she]_{2265-the girl who has done all the mischief and inveigled her away} ? Then [I]_0-i will be bound [she]_{2265-the girl who has done all the mischief and inveigled her away} and [Harriet]_465-harriet are keeping [house]_1840-house together . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i suffer ? ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , moving to the bed - side of [the woman]_{2191-the woman} ; “_[0-i] give [me]_0-i [your]_0-i hand , ” [she]_430-sybil added in a soft sweet tone . “_[0-i] ‘ Tis hot . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i feel very cold , ” said [the woman]_{2191-the woman} . “_[0-i] [Warner]_493-warner would have the window open , till the rain came in . ” “_[493-warner] And [you]_0-i , [I]_0-i fear , are wet , ” said [Warner]_493-warner , addressing [Sybil]_430-sybil , and interrupting [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} . “_[0-i] Very slightly . And [you]_0-i have no fire . Ah ! [I]_0-i have brought some things for [you]_0-i , but not fuel . ” “_[493-warner] If [he]_493-warner would only ask [the person down stairs]_{2268-the person down stairs} , ” said [[his]_493-warner wife]_{6766-his wife} , “_[493-warner] for a block of coal ; [I]_0-i tell [him]_493-warner , [neighbours]_{1620-neighbours} could hardly refuse ; but [he]_493-warner never will do anything ; [he]_493-warner says [he]_493-warner has asked too often . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i will ask , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[0-i] But first , [I]_0-i have [a companion]_{2270-a companion} without , ” [she]_{6766-his wife} added , “_{[2270-a companion]} who bears a basket for [you]_0-i . Come in , [Harold]_292-harold . ” [The baby]_{7550-the baby} began to cry the moment a large dog entered [the room]_{798-the room} ; [a young bloodhound of the ancient breed , such as are now found but in [a few old halls]_{7571-a few old halls} and granges in [the north of [England]_28-england]_{6897-the north of england}]_{7570-a young bloodhound of the ancient breed , such as are now found but in a few old halls and granges in the north of england} . [Sybil]_430-sybil untied the basket , and gave a piece of sugar to [the screaming infant]_{7573-the screaming infant} . [Her]_430-sybil glance was sweeter even than [her]_430-sybil remedy ; [the infant]_{1624-the infant} stared at [her]_430-sybil with [his]_{1624-the infant} large blue eyes ; for an instant astonished , and then [he]_{1624-the infant} smiled . “_[292-harold] Oh ! [beautiful child]_{2271-beautiful child} ! ” exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil ; and [she]_430-sybil took [the babe]_{7575-the babe} up from the mattress and embraced [it]_{7575-the babe} . “_[292-harold] [You]_292-harold are an angel from [heaven]_2272-heaven , ” exclaimed [the mother]_{7545-the mother} , “_[292-harold] and [you]_292-harold may well say beautiful . And only to think of [that infamous girl]_{2273-that infamous girl} , [Harriet]_465-harriet , to desert [us]_2274-us all in this way . ” [Sybil]_430-sybil drew forth the contents of the convent basket , and called [Warner]_493-warner ’s attention to [them]_2276-them . “_{[465-harriet]} Now , ” [she]_430-sybil said , “_{[465-harriet]} arrange all this as [I]_0-i tell [you]_292-harold , and [I]_0-i will go down [stairs]_2275-stairs and speak to [them]_2276-them below as [you]_292-harold wish , [Harold]_292-harold rest there ; ” and the dog laid [himself]_292-harold down in the remotest corner . “_[292-harold] And is that [[Gerard]_430-sybil ’s daughter]_{2263-gerard ’s daughter} ? ” said [[the weaver]_{7537-the weaver} ’s wife]_{7578-the weaver ’s wife} . “_[430-sybil] Only think what it is to gain two pounds a - week , and bring up [[your]_292-harold daughters]_{2278-your daughters} in that way — instead of [such shameless husseys as [[our]_2274-us Harriet]_{2280-our harriet}]_{2279-such shameless husseys as our harriet} ! But with such wages [one]_6021-one can do anything . What have [you]_292-harold there , [Warner]_493-warner ? Is that tea ? Oh ! [I]_0-i should like some tea . [I]_0-i do think tea would do [me]_0-i some good . [I]_0-i have quite a longing for it . Run down , [Warner]_493-warner , and ask [them]_2282-them to let [us]_2274-us have a kettle of hot water . It is better than all the fire in [the world]_{6016-the world} . [Amelia]_496-amelia , [[my]_0-i dear]_{6049-my dear} , do [you]_{6049-my dear} see what [they]_2282-them have sent [us]_2274-us . Plenty to eat . Tell [Maria]_386-maria all about it . [You]_{6049-my dear} are [good girls]_{2285-good girls} ; [you]_{6049-my dear} will never be like that infamous [Harriet]_465-harriet . When [you]_{6049-my dear} earn wages [you]_{6049-my dear} will give [them]_2286-them to [[your]_{6049-my dear} poor mother]_{2287-your poor mother} and [baby]_2216-baby , wo n’t [you]_{6049-my dear} ? ” “_{[1821-mother]} Yes , [mother]_1821-mother , ” said [Amelia]_496-amelia . “_{[1821-mother]} And [father]_2215-father , too , ” said [Maria]_386-maria . “_{[2215-father]} And [father]_2215-father , too , ” said [the wife]_{7555-the wife} . “_{[2215-father]} [He]_2215-father has been [a very good father]_{2292-a very good father} to [you]_{6049-my dear} all ; and [I]_0-i never can understand why one who works so hard should earn so little ; but [I]_0-i believe it is the fault of those machines . [The police]_{7267-the police} ought to put [them]_2286-them down , and then every body would be comfortable . ” [Sybil]_430-sybil and [Warner]_493-warner re - entered ; the fire was lit , the tea made , the meal partaken . An air of comfort , even of enjoyment , was diffused over [this chamber]_{7580-this chamber} , but a few minutes back so desolate and unhappy . “_{[7267-the police]} Well , ” said [the wife]_{7555-the wife} , raising [herself]_0-i a little up in [her]_{7555-the wife} bed , “_{[7267-the police]} [I]_0-i feel as if that dish of tea had saved [my]_0-i life . [Amelia]_496-amelia , have [you]_496-amelia had any tea ? And [Maria]_386-maria ? [You]_496-amelia see what it is to be [good girls]_{2285-good girls} ; [the Lord]_{1484-the lord} will never desert [you]_496-amelia . The day is fast coming when that [Harriet]_465-harriet will know what the want of a dish of tea is , with all [her]_465-harriet fine wages . And [I]_0-i am sure , ” [she]_465-harriet added , addressing [Sybil]_430-sybil , “_[0-i] what [we]_2296-we all owe to [you]_496-amelia is not to be told . [[Your]_496-amelia father]_{1372-your father} well deserves [his]_{1372-your father} good fortune , with such [a daughter]_{2246-a daughter} . ” “_[0-i] [[My]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} ’s fortunes are not much better than [[his]_{1372-your father} neighbours]_{2300-his neighbours} , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “_[0-i] but [his]_{1372-your father} wants are few ; and who should sympathise with [the poor]_{915-the poor} , but [the poor]_{915-the poor} ? Alas ! [none else]_{2303-none else} can . Besides , it is [the Superior of [[our]_2296-we convent]_{2305-our convent} that has sent [you]_496-amelia this meal]_{2304-the superior of our convent that has sent you this meal} . What [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} can do for [you]_496-amelia , [I]_0-i have told [[your]_496-amelia husband]_{2307-your husband} . ‘ Tis little ; but with the favour of heaven , it may avail . When [the people]_{914-the people} support [the people]_{914-the people} , the divine blessing will not be wanting . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure the divine blessing will never be wanting to [you]_496-amelia , ” said [Warner]_493-warner in a voice of great emotion . There was silence ; the querulous spirit of [the wife]_{7555-the wife} was subdued by the tone of [Sybil]_430-sybil ; [she]_{7555-the wife} revolved in [her]_{7555-the wife} mind the present and the past ; [the children]_{1883-the children} pursued [their]_{1883-the children} ungrudged and unusual meal ; [the daughter of [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{7584-the daughter of gerard} , that [she]_{7584-the daughter of gerard} might not interfere with [their]_{1883-the children} occupation , walked to the window and surveyed the chink of troubled sky , which was visible in [the court]_{7503-the court} . The wind blew in gusts ; the rain beat against the glass . Soon after this , there was another knock at the door . [Harold]_292-harold started from [his]_292-harold repose , and growled . [Warner]_493-warner rose , and saying , “_[398-god] [they]_2310-they have come for the rent . Thank [God]_398-god , [I]_0-i am ready , ” advanced and opened the door . [Two men]_{6712-two men} offered with courtesy to enter . “_[0-i] [We]_2311-we are [strangers]_{2312-strangers} , ” said [he]_0-i who took the lead , “_{[2312-strangers]} but would not be such . [I]_0-i speak to [Warner]_493-warner ? ” “_[0-i] [My]_0-i name . ” “_[0-i] And [I]_0-i am [[your]_2313-you spiritual pastor]_{2314-your spiritual pastor} , if to be [the vicar of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2065-the vicar of mowbray} entitles [me]_0-i to that description . ” “_{[2065-the vicar of mowbray]} [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . ” “_{[484-mr st lys]} The same . [One of the most valued of [[my]_0-i flock]_{2317-my flock} , and [the most influential person in [this district]_{6554-this district}]_{2318-the most influential person in this district}]_{2316-one of the most valued of my flock , and the most influential person in this district} , has been speaking much of [you]_2313-you to [me]_0-i this morning . [You]_2313-you are working for [him]_{2316-one of the most valued of my flock , and the most influential person in this district} . [He]_{2316-one of the most valued of my flock , and the most influential person in this district} did not hear of [you]_2313-you on Saturday night ; [he]_{2316-one of the most valued of my flock , and the most influential person in this district} feared [you]_2313-you were ill . [Mr Barber]_495-barber spoke to [me]_0-i of [your]_2313-you distress , as well as of [your]_2313-you good character . [I]_0-i came to express to [you]_2313-you [my]_0-i respect and [my]_0-i sympathy , and to offer [you]_2313-you [my]_0-i assistance . ” “_[0-i] [You]_2313-you are most good , [sir]_1375-sir , and [Mr Barber]_495-barber too , and indeed , an hour ago , [we]_2321-we were in as great straits—. ” “_[1375-sir] And are now , [sir]_1375-sir , ” exclaimed [[his]_1375-sir wife]_{6766-his wife} interrupting [him]_1375-sir . “_[1375-sir] [I]_0-i have been in this bed a - week , and may never rise from it again ; [the children]_{1883-the children} have no clothes ; [they]_{1883-the children} are pawned ; everything is pawned ; this morning [we]_2321-we had neither fuel , nor food . And [we]_2321-we thought [you]_2313-you had come for the rent which [we]_2321-we can not pay . If it had not been for a dish of tea which was charitably given [me]_0-i this morning by [a person almost as poor as [ourselves]_2321-we]_{2324-a person almost as poor as ourselves} that is to say , [they]_{2324-a person almost as poor as ourselves} live by labour , though [their]_{2324-a person almost as poor as ourselves} wages are much higher , as high as two pounds a - week , though how that can be [I]_0-i never shall understand , when [[my]_0-i husband]_{2325-my husband} is working twelve hours a day , and gaining only a penny an hour — if it had not been for this [I]_0-i should have been [a corpse]_{2326-a corpse} ; and yet [he]_{2325-my husband} says [we]_2321-we were in straits , merely because [[Walter Gerard]_424-gerard ’s daughter]_{2327-walter gerard ’s daughter} , who [I]_0-i willingly grant is an angel from [heaven]_2272-heaven for all the good [she]_{2327-walter gerard ’s daughter} has done [us]_2321-we , has stepped into [our]_2321-we aid . But [the poor supporting [the poor]_{915-the poor}]_{2329-the poor supporting the poor} , as [she]_{2327-walter gerard ’s daughter} well says , what good can come from that ! ” During this ebullition , [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} had surveyed [the apartment]_{7588-the apartment} and recognised [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[429-sister marion]} [Sister]_{429-sister marion} , ” [he]_{2325-my husband} said when [the wife of Warner]_{7589-the wife of warner} had ceased , “_{[429-sister marion]} this is not the first time [we]_2321-we have met under the roof of sorrow . ” [Sybil]_430-sybil bent in silence , and moved as if [she]_430-sybil were about to retire : the wind and rain came dashing against the window . [The companion of [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , who was clad in a rough great coat , and was shaking the wet off an oilskin hat known by the name of a ‘ [south - wester]_{7591-south - wester}]_{7590-the companion of mr st lys , who was clad in a rough great coat , and was shaking the wet off an oilskin hat known by the name of a ‘ south - wester} , ’ advanced and said to [her]_{429-sister marion} , “_{[2327-walter gerard ’s daughter]} It is but a squall , but a very severe one ; [I]_0-i would recommend [you]_{429-sister marion} to stay for a few minutes . ” [She]_{429-sister marion} received this remark with courtesy but did not reply . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think , ” continued [the companion of [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys}]_{7592-the companion of mr st lys} , “_[0-i] that this is not the first time also that [we]_2321-we have met ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not recall [our]_2321-we meeting before , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[0-i] And yet it was not many days past ; though the sky was so very different , that it would almost make one believe it was in [another land]_{2331-another land} and another clime . ” [Sybil]_430-sybil looked at [him]_0-i as if for explanation . “_[0-i] It was at [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} , ” said [the companion of [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys}]_{7592-the companion of mr st lys} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was [there]_6019-there ; and [I]_0-i remember , when about to rejoin [[my]_0-i companions]_{2333-my companions} , [they]_{2333-my companions} were not alone . ” “_{[2333-my companions]} And [you]_0-i disappeared ; very suddenly [I]_0-i thought : for [I]_0-i left [the ruins]_{1461-the ruins} almost at the same moment as [[your]_0-i friends]_{2335-your friends} , yet [I]_0-i never saw any of [you]_0-i again . ” “_[0-i] [We]_2336-we took [our]_2336-we course ; a very rugged one ; [you]_0-i perhaps pursued a more even way . ” “_[0-i] Was it [your]_0-i first visit to [Marney]_{402-lord marney} ? ” “_[0-i] [My]_0-i first and [my]_0-i last . There was no place [I]_0-i more desired to see ; no place of which the vision made [me]_0-i so sad . ” “_[0-i] The glory has departed , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont mournfully . “_[0-i] It is not that , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil : “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was prepared for decay , but not for such absolute desecration . [The Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} seems [a quarry for materials to repair [farm - houses]_{2339-farm - houses}]_{2338-a quarry for materials to repair farm - houses} ; and [the nave]_{6645-the nave} a cattle gate . What [people]_2341-people [they]_2341-people must be — [that family of sacrilege who hold [these lands]_{2343-these lands}]_{2342-that family of sacrilege who hold these lands} ! ” “_[497-hem] [Hem]_497-hem ! ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[497-hem] [They]_2341-people certainly do not appear to have much feeling for ecclesiastical art . ” “_{[2341-people]} And for little else , as [we]_2344-we were told , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[2341-people]} There was a fire at [the Abbey farm]_{6589-the abbey farm} the day [we]_2344-we were [there]_6019-there , and from all that reached [us]_2344-we , it would appear [the people]_{914-the people} were as little tendered as the Abbey walls . ” “_{[914-the people]} [They]_{914-the people} have some difficulty perhaps in employing [[their]_{914-the people} population]_{2348-their population} in [those parts]_{2349-those parts} . ” “_[2350-you] [You]_2350-you know [the country]_{932-the country} ? ” “_[2350-you] Not at all : [I]_0-i was travelling in [the neighbourhood]_{2352-the neighbourhood} , and made a diversion for the sake of seeing [an abbey of which [I]_0-i had heard so much]_{2353-an abbey of which i had heard so much} . ” “_[0-i] Yes ; it was [the greatest of [the Northern Houses]_{2355-the northern houses}]_{2354-the greatest of the northern houses} . But [they]_2341-people told [me]_0-i [the people]_{914-the people} were most wretched round [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} ; nor do [I]_0-i think there is any other cause for [their]_{914-the people} misery , than the hard hearts of [the family]_{883-the family} that have got [the lands]_{1479-the lands} . ” “_[2350-you] [You]_2350-you feel deeply for [the people]_{914-the people} ! ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont looking at [her]_2350-you earnestly . [Sybil]_430-sybil returned [him]_0-i a glance expressive of some astonishment , and then said , “_[0-i] And do not [you]_0-i ? [Your]_0-i presence here assures [me]_0-i of it . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i humbly follow one who would comfort [the unhappy]_{2361-the unhappy} . ” “_[0-i] The charity of [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} is known to [all]_6223-all . ” “_{[484-mr st lys]} And [you]_0-i — [you]_0-i too are [a ministering angel]_{2363-a ministering angel} . ” “_[0-i] There is no merit in [my]_0-i conduct , for there is no sacrifice . When [I]_0-i remember what [this English people]_{2364-this english people} once was ; [the truest , the freest]_{2365-the truest , the freest} , and the bravest , the best - natured and the best - looking , [the happiest and most religious race upon the surface of this globe]_{2366-the happiest and most religious race upon the surface of this globe} ; and think of [them]_{2364-this english people} now , with all [their]_{2364-this english people} crimes and all [their]_{2364-this english people} slavish sufferings , [their]_{2364-this english people} soured spirits and [their]_{2364-this english people} stunted forms ; [their]_{2364-this english people} lives without enjoyment and [their]_{2364-this english people} deaths without hope ; [I]_0-i may well feel for [them]_{2364-this english people} , even if [I]_0-i were not [the daughter of [their]_{2364-this english people} blood]_{2367-the daughter of their blood} . ” And that blood mantled to [her]_7594-her cheek as [she]_7594-her ceased to speak , and [her]_7594-her dark eye gleamed with emotion , and an expression of pride and courage hovered on [her]_7594-her brow . [Egremont]_290-egremont caught [her]_7594-her glance and withdrew [his]_290-egremont own ; [his]_290-egremont heart was troubled . [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . who had been in conference with [the weaver]_{7537-the weaver} , left [him]_290-egremont and went to the bedside of [[his]_290-egremont wife]_{6766-his wife} . [Warner]_493-warner advanced to [Sybil]_430-sybil , and expressed [his]_493-warner feelings for [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , [his]_493-warner sense of [her]_430-sybil goodness . [She]_430-sybil , observing that the squall seemed to have ceased , bade [him]_290-egremont farewell , and calling [Harold]_292-harold , quitted [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} . “_{[396-charles]} Where have [you]_2368-you been all the morning , [Charles]_396-charles ? ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} coming into [[[his]_0-i brother]_{6180-his brother} ’s dressing - room]_{7600-his brother ’s dressing - room} a few minutes before dinner ; “_[2368-you] [Arabella]_371-arabella had made the nicest little riding party for [you]_2368-you and [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} , and [you]_2368-you were to be found nowhere . If [you]_2368-you go on in this way , there is no use of having affectionate relations , or anything else . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have been walking about [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . [One]_6021-one should see [a factory]_{1984-a factory} once in [one]_6021-one ’s life . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n’t see the necessity , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i never saw [one]_6021-one , and never intend . Though to be sure , when [I]_0-i hear the rents that [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} gets for [[his]_0-i land]_{1755-his land} in [[their]_2374-their neighbourhood]_{2375-their neighbourhood} , [I]_0-i must say [I]_0-i wish the worsted works had answered at [Marney]_{402-lord marney} . And if it had not been for [[our]_2376-our poor dear father]_{1665-our poor dear father} , [they]_2378-they would . ” “_[2378-they] [[Our]_2376-our family]_{7224-our family} have always been against manufactories , railroads — everything , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[2378-they] [Railroads]_{2380-railroads} are very good things , with high compensation , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[2378-they] and manufactories not so bad , with high rents ; but , after all , these are enterprises for [the canaille]_{2381-the canaille} , and [I]_0-i hate [them]_{2380-railroads} in [my]_0-i heart . ” “_{[2380-railroads]} But [they]_{2380-railroads} employ [the people]_{914-the people} , [George]_422-george . ” “_[422-george] [The people]_{914-the people} do not want employment ; it is the greatest mistake in [the world]_{6016-the world} ; all this employment is a stimulus to population . Never mind that ; what [I]_0-i came in for , is to tell [you]_422-george that both [Arabella]_371-arabella and [myself]_0-i think [you]_422-george talk too much to [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . ” “_{[404-lady maud]} [I]_0-i like [her]_{404-lady maud} the best . ” “_{[404-lady maud]} What has that to do with it [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{1324-my dear fellow} ? [Business]_{2386-business} is business . [Old Mowbray]_{498-old mowbray} will make [an elder son]_{2387-an elder son} out of [[his]_{498-old mowbray} elder daughter]_{2388-his elder daughter} . The affair is settled ; [I]_0-i know it from the best authority . Talking to [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} is insanity . It is all the same for [her]_{404-lady maud} as if [Fitz - Warene]_{404-lady maud} had never died . And then that great event , which ought to be the foundation of [your]_422-george fortune , would be perfectly thrown away . [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , at the best , is nothing more than twenty thousand pounds and a fat living . Besides , [she]_{404-lady maud} is engaged to [that parson fellow]_{2389-that parson fellow} , [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . “ [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} told [me]_{2389-that parson fellow} to - day that nothing would ever induce [him]_{484-mr st lys} to marry . [He]_{484-mr st lys} would practise celibacy , though [he]_{484-mr st lys} would not enjoin it . ”_{[2389-that parson fellow]} “ Enjoin fiddle - stick ! How came [you]_422-george to be talking to [such a sanctified imposter]_{7601-such a sanctified imposter} ; and , [I]_{1216-the duke} believe , with all [his]_{7601-such a sanctified imposter} fine phrases , [a complete radical]_{7602-a complete radical} . [I]_{1216-the duke} tell [you]_422-george what , [Charles]_396-charles , [you]_422-george must really make way with [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . [The grandfather]_{7603-the grandfather} has come to - day , [the old Duke]_{7604-the old duke} . Quite [a family party]_{7605-a family party} . It looks so well . Never was such a golden opportunity . And [you]_422-george must be sharp too . [That little Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} , with [his]_{478-lord valentine} brown eyes and [his]_{478-lord valentine} white hands , has not come down here , in the month of August , with no sport of any kind , for nothing . ”_{[1216-the duke]} “ [I]_{1216-the duke} shall set [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} at [him]_{478-lord valentine} . ”_{[1216-the duke]} “ [She]_{365-lady st julians} is quite [[your]_422-george friend]_{1696-your friend} , and [a very sensible woman]_{7607-a very sensible woman} too , [Charles]_396-charles , and an ally not to be despised . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} has a very high opinion of [her]_{365-lady st julians} . There ’s the bell . Well , [I]_{1216-the duke} shall tell [Arabella]_371-arabella that [you]_422-george mean to put up the steam , and [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} shall keep [Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} off . And perhaps it is as well [you]_422-george did not seem too eager at first . [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} , [[my]_{1216-the duke} dear fellow]_{1324-my dear fellow} , in spite of [its]_{71-mowbray castle} manufactories , is not to be despised . And with a little firmness , [you]_422-george could keep [the people]_{914-the people} out of [[your]_422-george park]_{7610-your park} . [Mowbray]_{498-old mowbray} could do it , only [he]_{498-old mowbray} has no pluck . [He]_{498-old mowbray} is afraid [people]_2341-people would say [he]_{498-old mowbray} was [the son of [a footman]_{7613-a footman} . ”_{[1216-the duke]} [The Duke]_{1216-the duke} , who was [the father of [the Countess de Mowbray]_{499-the countess de mowbray}]_{2391-the father of the countess de mowbray} , was also [lord lieutenant of [the county]_{1647-the county}]_{2392-lord lieutenant of the county}]_{7612-the son of a footman . ” the duke , who was the father of the countess de mowbray , was also lord lieutenant of the county} . Although advanced in years , [he]_{1216-the duke} was still extremely handsome ; with the most winning manners ; full of amenity and grace . [He]_{1216-the duke} had been [a roue]_{2394-a roue} in [his]_{1216-the duke} youth , but seemed now [the perfect representative of a benignant and virtuous old age]_{2395-the perfect representative of a benignant and virtuous old age} . [He]_{1216-the duke} was universally popular ; admired by [young men]_{2396-young men} , adored by [young ladies]_{2397-young ladies} . [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} paid [him]_{1216-the duke} the most distinguished consideration . It was genuine . However maliciously the origin of [[his]_{1216-the duke} own father]_{2398-his own father} might be represented , [nobody]_6018-nobody could deprive [him]_{1216-the duke} of that great fact , [[his]_{1216-the duke} father - in - law]_{1070-his father - in - law} ; [a duke]_{1035-a duke} , [a duke of a great house who had intermarried for generations]_{2402-a duke of a great house who had intermarried for generations} with [great houses]_{2403-great houses} , [one of the old nobility]_{2404-one of the old nobility} , and something even loftier . [The county of which [his]_{1216-the duke} grace]_{2405-the county of which his grace} was [Lord Lieutenant]_{2406-lord lieutenant} was very proud of [its]_{2405-the county of which his grace} nobility ; and certainly with [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} at one end , and [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} at the other , it had just cause ; but both [these illustrious houses]_{2407-these illustrious houses} yielded in importance , though not in possessions , to [the great peer who was [the governor of [the province]_{2410-the province}]_{2409-the governor of the province}]_{2408-the great peer who was the governor of the province} . [A French actress , clever as [French actresses]_{2412-french actresses} always are]_{2411-a french actress , clever as french actresses always are} , had persuaded , once upon a time , [an easy - tempered monarch of [this realm]_{2414-this realm}]_{2413-an easy - tempered monarch of this realm} , that the paternity of [[her]_{2411-a french actress , clever as french actresses always are} coming babe]_{2415-her coming babe} was a distinction of which [[his]_{1216-the duke} majesty]_{1299-his majesty} might be proud . [[His]_{1216-the duke} majesty]_{1299-his majesty} did not much believe [her]_{2411-a french actress , clever as french actresses always are} ; but [he]_{1216-the duke} was [a sensible man]_{2418-a sensible man} , and never disputed a point with [a woman]_{2225-a woman} ; so when [the babe]_{7575-the babe} was born , and proved [a boy]_{6101-a boy} , [he]_{1216-the duke} christened [him]_{7575-the babe} with [his]_{1216-the duke} name ; and elevated [him]_{7575-the babe} to the peerage in [his]_{7575-the babe} cradle by the title of [Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2422-duke of fitz - aquitaine} and [Marquis of [Gascony]_124-gascony]_{2423-marquis of gascony} . [An estate [the royal father]_{2425-the royal father} could not endow [him]_{2425-the royal father} with]_{2424-an estate the royal father could not endow him with} , for [he]_{2425-the royal father} had spent all [his]_{2425-the royal father} money , mortgaged all [his]_{2425-the royal father} resources , and was obliged to run in debt [himself]_{2425-the royal father} for the jewels of the rest of [[his]_{2425-the royal father} mistresses]_{2426-his mistresses} ; but [he]_{2425-the royal father} did [his]_{2425-the royal father} best for [the young peer]_{2427-the young peer} , as became [an affectionate father]_{2428-an affectionate father} or [a fond lover]_{2429-a fond lover} . [[His]_{2425-the royal father} majesty]_{1299-his majesty} made [him]_{2425-the royal father} when [he]_{2425-the royal father} arrived at [man]_6203-man ’s estate the hereditary keeper of [a palace which [he]_{2425-the royal father} possessed in [the north of [England]_28-england]_{6897-the north of england}]_{2432-a palace which he possessed in the north of england} ; and this secured [his]_{2425-the royal father} grace [a castle]_{2434-a castle} and [a park]_{2435-a park} . [He]_{2425-the royal father} could wave [his]_{2425-the royal father} flag and kill [his]_{2425-the royal father} deer ; and if [he]_{2425-the royal father} had only possessed an estate , [he]_{2425-the royal father} would have been as well off as if [he]_{2425-the royal father} had helped conquer [the realm]_{2436-the realm} with [King William]_{402-lord marney} , or plundered the church for [King Harry]_{312-king henry} . A revenue must however be found for [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , and it was furnished without the interference of Parliament , but with a financial dexterity worthy of [that assembly]_{2438-that assembly} — to whom and not to [[our]_2439-our sovereigns]_{2440-our sovereigns} [we]_2439-our are obliged for the public debt . [The king]_{887-the king} granted [the duke]_{1216-the duke} and [[his]_{1216-the duke} heirs]_{2443-his heirs} for ever , a pension on [the post - office]_{2444-the post - office} , a light tax upon coals shipped to [London]_5-london , and a tithe of all the shrimps caught on [the southern coast]_{2445-the southern coast} . This last source of revenue became in time , with the development of [watering - places]_{2446-watering - places} , extremely prolific . And so , what with the foreign courts and colonies for [the younger sons]_{2447-the younger sons} , it was thus contrived very respectably to maintain the hereditary dignity of [this great peer]_{2448-this great peer} . The present [Duke of Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} had supported the Reform Bill , but had been shocked by the Appropriation clause ; very much admired [Lord Stanley]_{501-lord stanley} , and was apt to observe , that if [that nobleman]_{2449-that nobleman} had been [the leader of [the conservative party]_{2451-the conservative party}]_{2450-the leader of the conservative party} , [he]_{2449-that nobleman} hardly knew what [he]_{2449-that nobleman} might not have done [himself]_{2449-that nobleman} . But [the duke]_{1216-the duke} was [an old whig]_{2453-an old whig} , had lived with [old whigs]_{2454-old whigs} all [his]_{1216-the duke} life , feared revolution , but still more the necessity of taking [his]_{1216-the duke} name out of [Brookes]_502-brookes ’ , where [he]_{1216-the duke} had looked in every day or night since [he]_{1216-the duke} came of age . So , not approving of what was going on , yet not caring to desert [[his]_{1216-the duke} friends]_{6161-his friends} , [he]_{1216-the duke} withdrew , as the phrase runs , from public life ; that is to say , was rarely in [his]_{1216-the duke} seat ; did not continue to Lord Melbourne the proxy that had been entrusted to [Lord Grey]_{369-lord grey} ; and made [tory magistrates in [[his]_{1216-the duke} county]_{2457-his county}]_{2456-tory magistrates in his county} though [a whig lord lieutenant]_{2458-a whig lord lieutenant} . When forces were numbered , and speculations on the future indulged in by [the Tadpoles and Tapers]_374-tapers , the name of [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} was mentioned with a knowing look and in a mysterious tone . Nothing more was necessary between [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} and [Taper]_370-taper ; but , if [some hack in statu pupillari]_{2460-some hack in statu pupillari} happened to be present at the conference , and [the gentle novice]_{2461-the gentle novice} greedy for party tattle , and full of admiring reverence for [the two great hierophants of petty mysteries before [him]_{1216-the duke}]_{2462-the two great hierophants of petty mysteries before him} , ventured to intimate [his]_{1216-the duke} anxiety for initiation , the secret was entrusted to [him]_{1216-the duke} , “ that all was right there ; that [[his]_{1216-the duke} grace]_{1233-his grace} only watched [his]_{1216-the duke} opportunity ; that [he]_{1216-the duke} was heartily sick of [the present men]_{6052-the present men} ; indeed , would have gone over with [Lord Stanley]_{501-lord stanley} in 1835 , had [he]_{1216-the duke} not had a fit of the gout , which prevented [him]_{1216-the duke} from coming up from [the north]_{6620-the north} ; and though to be sure [[his]_{1216-the duke} son]_{6988-his son} and [brother]_7618-brother did vote against [the speaker]_{1113-the speaker} , still that was a mistake ; if a letter had been sent , which was not written , [they]_{6052-the present men} would have voted the other way , and perhaps [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} might have been in at the present moment . ”_{[500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine]} [The Duke of Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} was the great staple of [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} ’s correspondence with [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ [Woman]_6168-woman ’s mission ”_{[365-lady st julians]} took the shape to [her]_{365-lady st julians} intelligence of getting over [his]_{363-mr tadpole} grace to [the conservatives]_{7366-the conservatives} . [She]_{365-lady st julians} was much assisted in these endeavours by the information which [she]_{365-lady st julians} so dexterously acquired from the innocent and incautious [Lord Masque]_{481-lord masque} . [Egremont]_290-egremont was seated at dinner to - day by the side of [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . Unconsciously to [himself]_290-egremont this had been arranged by [Lady Marney]_{2464-lady marney} . The action of [woman]_6168-woman on [our]_2466-our destiny is unceasing . [Egremont]_290-egremont was scarcely in a happy mood for conversation . [He]_290-egremont was pensive , inclined to be absent ; [his]_290-egremont thoughts indeed were of other things and persons than those around [him]_290-egremont . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} however only required [a listener]_{2467-a listener} . [She]_{403-lady joan} did not make enquiries like [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , or impart [her]_{403-lady joan} own impressions by suggesting them as [your]_2468-your own . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} gave [Egremont]_290-egremont an account of [the Aztec cities , of which [she]_{403-lady joan} had been reading]_{2469-the aztec cities , of which she had been reading} that morning , and of the several historical theories which [their]_2470-their discovery had suggested ; then [she]_{403-lady joan} imparted [her]_{403-lady joan} own , which differed from all , but which seemed clearly the right one . [Mexico]_125-mexico led to [Egypt]_126-egypt . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} was as familiar with [the Pharaohs]_{2471-the pharaohs} as with [the Caciques of [the new world]_{2473-the new world}]_{2472-the caciques of the new world} . The phonetic system was despatched by the way . Then came [Champollion]_{127-champollion} ; then [Paris]_44-paris ; then all its celebrities , literary and especially scientific ; then came the letter from [Arago]_408-arago received that morning ; and the letter from [Dr Buckland]_{407-dr buckland} expected to - morrow . [She]_{403-lady joan} was delighted that [one]_6021-one had written ; wondered why [the other]_{6748-the other} had not . Finally before [the ladies]_{6441-the ladies} had retired , [she]_{403-lady joan} had invited [Egremont]_290-egremont to join [Lady Marney]_{2477-lady marney} in a visit to [[her]_{403-lady joan} observatory]_{2478-her observatory} , where [they]_2479-they were to behold a comet which [she]_{403-lady joan} had been the first to detect . [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} next to [the duke]_{1216-the duke} indulged in mysterious fiddle - fadde as to the state of parties . [She]_{365-lady st julians} too had [[her]_{365-lady st julians} correspondents]_{2481-her correspondents} , and [her]_{365-lady st julians} letters received or awaited . [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} said this ; [Lord Masque]_{481-lord masque} , on the contrary , said that : the truth lay perhaps between [them]_2479-they ; some result developed by the clear intelligence of [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} acting on the data with which [they]_2479-they supplied [her]_{365-lady st julians} . [The duke]_{1216-the duke} listened with calm excitement to the transcendental revelations of [his]_{1216-the duke} Egeria . Nothing appeared to be concealed from [her]_{365-lady st julians} ; the inmost mind of [the sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} : there was not a royal prejudice that was not mapped in [her]_{365-lady st julians} secret inventory ; the cabinets of [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} and [the clubs of [the tories]_{1010-the tories}]_{2485-the clubs of the tories} , [she]_{365-lady st julians} had the “ open sesame ”_{[503-sir somebody]} to all of [them]_2479-they . [Sir Somebody]_{503-sir somebody} did not want office , though [he]_{503-sir somebody} pretended to ; and [Lord Nobody]_{504-lord nobody} did want office , though [he]_{503-sir somebody} pretended [he]_{503-sir somebody} did not . [One great man]_{2487-one great man} thought the pear was not ripe ; another that it was quite rotten ; but then [the first]_{6714-the first} was coming on the stage , and [the other]_{6748-the other} was going off . In estimating the accuracy of a political opinion , one should take into consideration the standing of [the opinionist]_{2490-the opinionist} . At the right moment , and when [she]_{365-lady st julians} was sure [she]_{365-lady st julians} was not overheard , [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} played [her]_{365-lady st julians} trump card , the pack having been previously cut by [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ And who do [you]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} think [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} would send to [Ireland]_26-ireland ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} and [she]_{365-lady st julians} looked up in the face of [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} . “ [I]_{1233-his grace} suppose [the person [he]_{375-sir robert} sent before]_{7621-the person he sent before} , ”_{[1233-his grace]} said [[his]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} grace]_{1233-his grace} . [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} shook [her]_{365-lady st julians} head . “ [Lord Haddington]_{505-lord haddington} will not go to [Ireland]_26-ireland again , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} replied [[her]_{365-lady st julians} ladyship]_{6220-her ladyship} , mysteriously ; “ mark [me]_{365-lady st julians} . And [Lord De Grey]_{506-lord de grey} does not like to go ; and if [he]_{506-lord de grey} did , there are objections . And [the Duke of Northumberland]_{7622-the duke of northumberland} , [he]_{506-lord de grey} will not go . And who else is there ? [We]_7623-we must have [a nobleman of the highest rank for [Ireland]_26-ireland]_{7624-a nobleman of the highest rank for ireland} ; [one who has not mixed [himself]_{375-sir robert} up with Irish questions]_{7625-one who has not mixed himself up with irish questions} ; [who has always been in old days for emancipation]_{7626-who has always been in old days for emancipation} ; [a conservative]_{7627-a conservative} , not [an orangeman]_{7628-an orangeman} . [You]_7629-you understand . That is the person [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} will send , and whom [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} wants . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [He]_{375-sir robert} will have some difficulty in finding [such a person]_{7630-such a person} , ”_{[1216-the duke]} said [the duke]_{1216-the duke} . “ If , indeed , the blundering affair of 1834 had not occurred , and things had taken their legitimate course , and [we]_7623-we had seen [a man like [Lord Stanley]_{501-lord stanley} for instance at the head of affairs]_{7631-a man like lord stanley for instance at the head of affairs} , or leading [a great party]_{7632-a great party} , why then indeed [[your]_7629-you friends]_{2335-your friends} the conservatives,—for [every sensible man]_{7634-every sensible man} must be [a conservative]_{7627-a conservative} , in the right sense of the word,—would have stood in a very different position ; but now — , ”_{[1233-his grace]} and [[his]_{1216-the duke} grace]_{1233-his grace} shook [his]_{1233-his grace} head . “ [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} will never consent to form a government again without [Lord Stanley]_{501-lord stanley} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Perhaps not , ”_{[1216-the duke]} said [the duke]_{1216-the duke} . “ Do [you]_{365-lady st julians} know whose name [I]_{365-lady st julians} have heard mentioned in a certain quarter as [the person [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} would wish to see in [Ireland]_26-ireland]_{7636-the person sir robert would wish to see in ireland} ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} continued [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . [[His]_{1216-the duke} grace]_{1233-his grace} leant [his]_{1233-his grace} ear . “ [The Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Quite impossible , ”_{[1216-the duke]} said [the duke]_{1216-the duke} . “ [I]_{1216-the duke} am [no party man]_{7638-no party man} ; if [I]_{1216-the duke} be anything , [I]_{1216-the duke} am [a supporter of the government]_{7639-a supporter of the government} . True it is [I]_{1216-the duke} do not like the way [they]_7640-they are going on , and [I]_{1216-the duke} disapprove of all [their]_7640-they measures ; but [we]_7641-we must stand by [[our]_7641-we friends]_{7642-our friends} , [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . To be sure , if [the country]_{932-the country} were in danger , and [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} personally appealed to [one]_6021-one , and [the conservative party]_{2451-the conservative party} were really [a conservative party]_{7647-a conservative party} , and not [an old crazy faction vamped up and whitewashed into decency]_{7648-an old crazy faction vamped up and whitewashed into decency} — [one]_6021-one might pause and consider . But [I]_{1216-the duke} am free to confess [I]_{1216-the duke} must see things in a very different condition to what they are at present before [I]_{1216-the duke} could be called upon to take that step . [I]_{1216-the duke} must see [men like [Lord Stanley]_{501-lord stanley}]_{7650-men like lord stanley} — ”_{[1216-the duke]} “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} know what [you]_{1216-the duke} are going to say , [[my]_{365-lady st julians} dear Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{7651-my dear duke of fitz - aquitaine} . [I]_{365-lady st julians} tell [you]_{1216-the duke} again [Lord Stanley]_{501-lord stanley} is with [us]_7652-us , heart and soul ; and before long [I]_{365-lady st julians} feel persuaded [I]_{365-lady st julians} shall see [your]_{1216-the duke} grace in [the Castle of [Dublin]_128-dublin]_{7653-the castle of dublin} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} am too old ; at least , [I]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} am afraid so , ”_{[2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine]} said [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , with a relenting smile . About three miles before [it]_2500-it reaches [the town]_{1349-the town} , [the river Mowe]_{130-the mowe} undulates through [a plain]_{2502-a plain} . The scene , though not very picturesque , has a glad and sparkling character . [A stone bridge]_{2503-a stone bridge} unites the opposite banks by [three arches of good proportion]_{2504-three arches of good proportion} ; [the land about]_{2505-the land about} consists of [meads of a vivid colour]_{2506-meads of a vivid colour} , or [vegetable gardens]_{2507-vegetable gardens} to supply [the neighbouring population]_{2508-the neighbouring population} , and whose various hues give life and lightness to [the level ground]_{2509-the level ground} . The immediate boundaries of [the plain]_{2510-the plain} on either side are chiefly woods ; above the crest of which in one direction expands [the brown bosom of [a moor]_{2512-a moor}]_{2511-the brown bosom of a moor} . [The few cottages which are sprinkled about this scene]_{2513-the few cottages which are sprinkled about this scene} being built of stone , and on an ample scale , contribute to the idea of comfort and plenty which , with a serene sky and on a soft summer day , [the traveller]_{6630-the traveller} willingly associates with it . Such was the sky and season in which [Egremont]_290-egremont emerged on this scene a few days after the incidents recorded in [our]_2515-our last chapter . [He]_290-egremont had been fishing in [the park of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2516-the park of mowbray} , and had followed [the rivulet]_{2517-the rivulet} through many windings until , quitting [the enclosed domain]_{2518-the enclosed domain} [it]_290-egremont had forced its way through some craggy underwood at [the bottom of [the hilly moors]_{2520-the hilly moors} [we]_2515-our have noticed]_{2519-the bottom of the hilly moors we have noticed} , and finally entering [the plain]_{2510-the plain} , lost [itself]_290-egremont in the waters of [the greater stream]_{2522-the greater stream} . Good sport had not awaited [Egremont]_290-egremont . Truth to say , [his]_290-egremont rod had played in a very careless hand . [He]_290-egremont had taken it , though [an adept in the craft when in the mood]_{2523-an adept in the craft when in the mood} , rather as an excuse to be alone , than a means to be amused . There are seasons in life when solitude is a necessity ; and such a one had now descended on the spirit of [the brother of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{2524-the brother of lord marney} . The form of [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil was stamped upon [his]_290-egremont brain . It blended with all thoughts ; it haunted every object . Who was [this girl]_{1879-this girl} , unlike [all women whom [he]_290-egremont had yet encountered]_{2526-all women whom he had yet encountered} , who spoke with such sweet seriousness of things of such vast import , but which had never crossed [his]_290-egremont mind , and with a kind of mournful majesty bewailed the degradation of [her]_{1879-this girl} race ? [The daughter of [the lowly]_{2528-the lowly} , yet proud of [her]_{1879-this girl} birth]_{2527-the daughter of the lowly , yet proud of her birth} . [Not a noble lady in [the land]_{903-the land} who could boast [a mien more complete]_{2531-a mien more complete} , and none of [them]_2532-them thus gifted , who possessed withal the fascinating simplicity that pervaded every gesture and accent of [the daughter of [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{7584-the daughter of gerard}]_{2529-not a noble lady in the land who could boast a mien more complete , and none of them thus gifted , who possessed withal the fascinating simplicity that pervaded every gesture and accent of the daughter of gerard} . Yes ! [the daughter of [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{7584-the daughter of gerard} ; [the daughter of [a workman at a manufactory]_{2536-a workman at a manufactory}]_{2535-the daughter of a workman at a manufactory} . It had not been difficult , after the departure of [Sybil]_430-sybil , to extract this information from [the garrulous wife of [the weaver]_{7537-the weaver}]_{2537-the garrulous wife of the weaver} . And [that father,—he]_{2539-that father,—he} was not unknown to [Egremont]_290-egremont . [His]_{2539-that father,—he} proud form and generous countenance were still fresh in the mind ’s eye of [[our]_2540-our friend]_{2541-our friend} . Not less so [his]_{2539-that father,—he} thoughtful speech ; full of knowledge and meditation and earnest feeling ! How much that [he]_{2539-that father,—he} had spoken still echoed in the heart , and rung in the brooding ear of [Egremont]_290-egremont . And [[his]_290-egremont friend]_{6719-his friend} , too , [that pale man with those glittering eyes , who without affectation , without pedantry , with artlessness on the contrary and a degree of earnest singleness]_{2543-that pale man with those glittering eyes , who without affectation , without pedantry , with artlessness on the contrary and a degree of earnest singleness} , had glanced like [a master of philosophy at the loftiest principles of political]_{2544-a master of philosophy at the loftiest principles of political} science,—was [he]_{6719-his friend} too [a workman]_{2545-a workman} ? And are these then [THE PEOPLE]_{507-the people} ? If so , thought [Egremont]_290-egremont , would that [I]_0-i lived more among [them]_{507-the people} ! Compared with [[their]_{507-the people} converse]_{2546-their converse} , the tattle of [[our]_2540-our saloons]_{2547-our saloons} has in it something humiliating . It is not merely that it is deficient in warmth , and depth , and breadth ; that it is always discussing [persons]_2121-persons instead of principles , and cloaking [its]_2549-its want of thought in mimetic dogmas and its want of feeling in superficial raillery ; it is not merely that it has neither imagination , nor fancy , nor sentiment , nor feeling , nor knowledge to recommend it ; but it appears to [me]_0-i , even as regards manner and expression , inferior in refinement and phraseology ; in short , trivial , uninteresting , stupid , really vulgar . It seemed to [Egremont]_290-egremont that , from the day [he]_290-egremont met [these persons]_{2550-these persons} in [the Abbey ruins]_{7014-the abbey ruins} , the horizon of [his]_290-egremont experience had insensibly expanded ; more than that , there were streaks of light breaking in the distance , which already gave a new aspect to much that was known , and which perhaps was ultimately destined to reveal much that was now utterly obscure . [He]_290-egremont could not resist the conviction that from the time in question , [his]_290-egremont sympathies had become more lively and more extended ; that a masculine impulse had been given to [his]_290-egremont mind ; that [he]_290-egremont was inclined to view public questions in a tone very different to that in which [he]_290-egremont had surveyed them a few weeks back , when on the hustings of [[his]_290-egremont borough]_{2552-his borough} . Revolving these things , [he]_290-egremont emerged , as [we]_2540-our have stated , into [the plain of [the Mowe]_{130-the mowe}]_{2553-the plain of the mowe} , and guiding [his]_290-egremont path by [the course of [the river]_{6492-the river}]_{2554-the course of the river} , [he]_290-egremont arrived at [the bridge which a fancy tempted [him]_290-egremont to cross]_{2556-the bridge which a fancy tempted him to cross} . In [its]_{2556-the bridge which a fancy tempted him to cross} centre , was [a man gazing on the waters below and leaning over the parapet]_{2557-a man gazing on the waters below and leaning over the parapet} . [His]_290-egremont footstep roused the loiterer , who looked round ; and [Egremont]_290-egremont saw that it was [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard . [Gerard]_424-gerard returned [his]_290-egremont salute , and said , “ Early hours on Saturday afternoon make [us]_2558-us all saunterers ; ”_[424-gerard] and then , as [their]_2558-us way was the same , [they]_2558-us walked on together . It seemed that [[Gerard]_424-gerard ’s cottage]_{2559-gerard ’s cottage} was near at hand , and having inquired after [Egremont]_290-egremont ’s sport , and receiving for a reply a present of a brace of trout,—the only one , by the bye , that was in [Egremont]_290-egremont ’s basket,—he could scarcely do less than invite [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} to rest [himself]_290-egremont . “ There is [[my]_424-gerard home]_{7654-my home} , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard , pointing to [a cottage]_{6177-a cottage} recently built , and in a pleasing style . [Its]_{6177-a cottage} materials were of a fawn - coloured stone , common in [the Mowbray quarries]_{2562-the mowbray quarries} . A scarlet creeper clustered round one side of [[its]_{6177-a cottage} ample porch]_{2563-its ample porch} ; [its]_{6177-a cottage} windows were large , mullioned , and neatly latticed ; [it]_{6177-a cottage} stood in the midst of [a garden of no mean dimensions]_{2564-a garden of no mean dimensions} but every bed and nook of which teemed with cultivation ; flowers and vegetables both abounded , while [an orchard rich with promise of many fruits]_{2565-an orchard rich with promise of many fruits} ; ripe pears and famous pippins of [the north]_{6620-the north} and plums of every shape and hue ; screened [the dwelling]_{2567-the dwelling} from that wind against which the woods that formed [its]_{6177-a cottage} back - ground were no protection . “ And [you]_424-gerard are well lodged ! [[Your]_424-gerard garden]_{7655-your garden} does [you]_424-gerard honour . ”_{[2570-a hale old woman]} “ [I]_424-gerard ’ll be honest enough to own [I]_424-gerard have no claim to the credit , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard . “ [I]_424-gerard am but [a lazy chiel]_{7656-a lazy chiel} . ”_[424-gerard] [They]_2568-they entered [the cottage]_{7008-the cottage} , where [a hale old woman]_{2570-a hale old woman} greeted [them]_2568-they . “ [She]_{2570-a hale old woman} is too old to be [[my]_424-gerard wife]_{7237-my wife} , and too young to be [[my]_424-gerard mother]_{1335-my mother} , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard smiling ; “ but [she]_{2570-a hale old woman} is [a good creature]_{7659-a good creature} , and has looked after [me]_424-gerard many a long day . Come , [dame]_1829-dame , ”_[424-gerard] [he]_424-gerard said , “ [thou’lt]_{7661-thou’lt} bring [us]_2571-us a cup of tea ; ‘ tis a good evening beverage , ”_[424-gerard] [he]_424-gerard added , turning to [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ and what [I]_424-gerard ever take at this time . And if [you]_1829-dame care to light a pipe , [you]_1829-dame will find [a companion]_{2270-a companion} . ”_[424-gerard] “ [I]_290-egremont have renounced tobacco , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “ tobacco is the tomb of love , ”_{[290-egremont]} and [they]_2571-us entered [a neatly - furnished chamber]_{2572-a neatly - furnished chamber} , that had that habitable look which [the best room of [a farmhouse]_{2574-a farmhouse} too often wants]_{2573-the best room of a farmhouse too often wants} . Instead of the cast - off furniture of [other establishments]_{2575-other establishments} , at the same time dingy and tawdry , mock rosewood chairs and tarnished mahogany tables , there was an oaken table , some cottage chairs made of beech wood , and a Dutch clock . But what surprised [Egremont]_290-egremont was the appearance of several shelves well lined with volumes . Their contents too on closer inspection were very remarkable . They indicated [a student of a high order]_{2576-a student of a high order} . [Egremont]_290-egremont read the titles of works which [he]_290-egremont only knew by fame , but which treated of the loftiest and most subtle questions of social and political philosophy . As [he]_290-egremont was throwing [his]_290-egremont eye over [them]_2577-them , [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} said , “ Ah ! [I]_290-egremont see [you]_290-egremont think [me]_290-egremont as great [a scholar]_{7663-a scholar} as [I]_290-egremont am [a gardener]_{7664-a gardener} : but with as little justice ; these hooks are not mine . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ To whomsoever [they]_2577-them belong , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ if [we]_7665-we are to judge from [his]_290-egremont collection , [he]_290-egremont has a tolerably strong head . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Ay , ay , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard , “ [the world]_{6016-the world} will hear of [him]_290-egremont yet , though [he]_290-egremont was only [a workman]_{2545-a workman} , and [the son of [a workman]_{2545-a workman}]_{7668-the son of a workman} . [He]_290-egremont has not been at [[your]_290-egremont schools]_{7670-your schools} and [[your]_290-egremont colleges]_{7671-your colleges} , but [he]_290-egremont can write [his]_290-egremont mother tongue , as [Shakespeare]_{448-shakespeare} and [Cobbett]_508-cobbett wrote it ; and [you]_290-egremont must do that , if [you]_290-egremont wish to influence [the people]_{914-the people} . ”_[424-gerard] “ And might [I]_290-egremont ask [his]_290-egremont name , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ [Stephen Morley]_423-morley , [[my]_290-egremont friend]_{2264-my friend} . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [The person [I]_290-egremont saw with [you]_290-egremont at [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey}]_{7674-the person i saw with you at marney abbey} ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ The same . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ And [he]_290-egremont lives with [you]_290-egremont ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Why , [we]_7675-we kept [house]_1840-house together , if [you]_290-egremont could call it so . [Stephen]_423-morley does not give much trouble in that way . [He]_423-morley only drinks water and only eats herbs and fruits . [He]_423-morley is [the gardener]_{7677-the gardener} , ”_[424-gerard] added [Gerard]_424-gerard , smiling . “ [I]_424-gerard do n’t know how [we]_7675-we shall fare when [he]_423-morley leaves [me]_424-gerard . ”_[424-gerard] “ And is [he]_423-morley going to leave [you]_290-egremont ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Why in a manner [he]_423-morley has gone . [He]_423-morley has taken [a cottage about a quarter of a mile up [the dale]_{6466-the dale}]_{7678-a cottage about a quarter of a mile up the dale} ; and only left [his]_423-morley books [here]_6027-here , because [he]_423-morley is going into — shire in a day or two , on some business , that may be will take [him]_423-morley a week or so . The books are safer here [you]_290-egremont see for the present , for [Stephen]_423-morley lives alone , and is a good deal away , for [he]_423-morley edits a paper at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and that must be looked after . [He]_423-morley is to be [[my]_424-gerard gardener]_{7681-my gardener} still . [I]_424-gerard promised [him]_423-morley that . Well done , [dame]_1829-dame , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard , as [the old woman]_{1978-the old woman} entered ; “ [I]_424-gerard hope for the honour of [the house]_{6598-the house} a good brew . Now [comrade]_290-egremont sit down : it will do [you]_290-egremont good after [your]_290-egremont long stroll . [You]_290-egremont should eat [your]_290-egremont own trout if [you]_290-egremont would wait ? ”_[424-gerard] “ By no means . [You]_290-egremont will miss [[your]_290-egremont friend]_{1696-your friend} , [I]_290-egremont should think ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [We]_7685-we shall see a good deal of [him]_{1696-your friend} , [I]_424-gerard doubt not , what with [the garden]_{6682-the garden} and [neighbourhood]_{7687-neighbourhood} and so on ; besides , in a manner , [he]_{1696-your friend} is master of [his]_{1696-your friend} own time . [His]_{1696-your friend} work is not like [ours]_7685-we ; and though the pull on the brain is sometimes great , [I]_424-gerard have often wished [I]_424-gerard had a talent that way . It ’s a drear life to do the same thing every day at the same hour . But [I]_424-gerard never could express [my]_424-gerard ideas except with [my]_424-gerard tongue ; and there [I]_424-gerard feel tolerably at [home]_6104-home . ”_[424-gerard] “ It will be a pity to see [this room]_{7689-this room} without these books , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , encouraging conversation on domestic subjects . “ So it will , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard . “ [I]_424-gerard have got very few of [my]_424-gerard own . But [[my]_424-gerard daughter]_{1767-my daughter} will be able to fill the shelves in time , [I]_424-gerard warrant . ”_[424-gerard] “ [[Your]_424-gerard daughter]_{2256-your daughter} — [she]_{2256-your daughter} is coming to live with [you]_424-gerard ? ”_[424-gerard] “ Yes ; that is the reason why [Stephen]_423-morley quits [us]_7692-us . [He]_423-morley only remained [here]_6027-here until [Sybil]_430-sybil could keep [[my]_424-gerard house]_{7694-my house} , and that happy day is at hand . ”_[424-gerard] “ That is a great compensation for the loss of [[your]_424-gerard friend]_{1696-your friend} , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ And yet [she]_430-sybil talks of flitting , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , in a rather melancholy tone . “ [She]_430-sybil hankers after [the cloister]_{7696-the cloister} . [She]_430-sybil has passed a still , sweet life in [the convent]_{7086-the convent} [here]_6027-here ; [the Superior]_{7699-the superior} is [the sister of [[my]_2580-i employer]_{7701-my employer} and [a very saint on earth]_{7702-a very saint on earth}]_{7700-the sister of my employer and a very saint on earth} ; and [Sybil]_430-sybil knows nothing of [the real world]_{7703-the real world} except its sufferings . No matter , ”_[2580-i] [he]_2580-i added more cheerfully ; “ [I]_2580-i would not have [her]_430-sybil take the veil rashly , but if [I]_2580-i lose [her]_430-sybil it may be for the best . For the married life of [a woman of [our]_7705-we class]_{7704-a woman of our class} in the present condition of [[our]_7705-we country]_{1107-our country} is a lease of woe , ”_[2580-i] [he]_2580-i added shaking [his]_2580-i head , “ [slaves]_1494-slaves , and [the slaves of [slaves]_1494-slaves]_{7708-the slaves of slaves} ? Even [woman]_6168-woman ’s spirit can not stand against it ; and it can bear against more than [we]_7705-we can , [master]_7711-master . ”_[2580-i] “ [[Your]_290-egremont daughter]_{2256-your daughter} is not made for the common cares of life , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ [We]_7705-we ’ll not talk of [them]_{2256-your daughter} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ [Sybil]_430-sybil has an English heart , and that ’s not easily broken . And [you]_290-egremont , [comrade]_7713-comrade , [you]_290-egremont are [a traveller]_{7714-a traveller} in [these parts]_{1451-these parts} , eh ? ”_[430-sybil] “ [A kind of traveller]_{7716-a kind of traveller} ; something in the way of [[your]_290-egremont friend]_{1696-your friend} [Morley]_423-morley — connected with the press . ”_[2580-i] “ Indeed ! [a reporter]_{7718-a reporter} , eh ? [I]_2580-i thought [you]_290-egremont had something about [you]_290-egremont a little more knowing than [we]_7705-we provincials . ”_[2580-i] “ Yes ; [a reporter]_{7718-a reporter} ; [they]_{2256-your daughter} want information in [London]_5-london as to the real state of [the country]_{932-the country} , and this time of the year , Parliament not sitting — Ah ; [I]_430-sybil understand , a flying commission and a summer tour . Well , [I]_430-sybil often wish [I]_430-sybil were [a penman]_{7721-a penman} ; but [I]_430-sybil never could do it . [I]_430-sybil ’ll read any day as long as [you]_290-egremont like , but that writing , [I]_430-sybil could never manage . [[My]_430-sybil friend]_{2264-my friend} [Morley]_423-morley is a powerful hand at it . [His]_423-morley journal circulates a good deal about here ; and if as [I]_430-sybil often tell [him]_423-morley [he]_423-morley would only sink [his]_423-morley high - flying philosophy and stick to old English politics , [he]_423-morley might make a property of it . [You]_290-egremont ’ll like to know [him]_423-morley ? ”_[430-sybil] “ Much . ”_[2580-i] “ And what first took [you]_290-egremont to the press , if [I]_2580-i may ask ! ”_[2580-i] “ Why — [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} was [a gentleman]_{6576-a gentleman} — “_[430-sybil] , said [Egremont]_290-egremont in a hesitating tone , “ and [I]_290-egremont was [a younger son]_{6286-a younger son} . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Ah ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ that is as bad as being [a woman]_{2225-a woman} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_290-egremont had no patrimony , ”_{[290-egremont]} continued [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ and [I]_290-egremont was obliged to work ; [I]_290-egremont had no head [I]_290-egremont believe for the law ; the church was not exactly in [my]_290-egremont way ; and as for [the army]_{7727-the army} , how was [I]_290-egremont to advance without money or connexions ! [I]_290-egremont had had some education , and so [I]_290-egremont thought [I]_290-egremont would turn it to account . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Wisely done ! [you]_290-egremont are one of [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes} , and will enlist [I]_290-egremont hope in the great struggle against the drones . [The natural friends of]_{7729-the natural friends of} [the people]_{914-the people} are [younger sons]_{6186-younger sons} , though [they]_{7729-the natural friends of} are generally enlisted against [us]_7732-us . The more fools [they]_{7729-the natural friends of} ; to devote [their]_{7729-the natural friends of} energies to the maintenance of [a system which is founded on selfishness and which leads to fraud]_{7733-a system which is founded on selfishness and which leads to fraud} ; and of which [they]_{7729-the natural friends of} are [the first victims]_{7734-the first victims} . But [every man]_{7312-every man} thinks [he]_{7312-every man} will be an exception . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ And yet , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ [a great family]_{7736-a great family} rooted in [the land]_{903-the land} , has been deemed to be an element of political strength . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [I]_430-sybil ’ll tell [you]_290-egremont what , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ there is [a great family in [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{7738-a great family in this country} and rooted in [it]_{1135-this country} , of which [we]_7732-us have heard much less than [they]_{7729-the natural friends of} deserved , but of which [I]_430-sybil suspect [we]_7732-us shall hear very soon enough to make [us]_7732-us all think a bit . ”_[430-sybil] “ In [this county]_{1565-this county} ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Ay ; in [this county]_{1565-this county} and every other one ; [I]_290-egremont mean [the PEOPLE]_{914-the people} . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Ah ! ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ [that family]_{7743-that family} has existed for a long time . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ But it has taken to increase rapidly of late , [[my]_290-egremont friend]_{2264-my friend} — how may [I]_290-egremont call [you]_{2264-my friend} ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [They]_{7729-the natural friends of} call [me]_290-egremont , [Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ A good English name of a good English class that has disappeared . Well , [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} , be sure of this , that [the Population Returns of [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{7745-the population returns of this country} are very instructive reading . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [I]_290-egremont can conceive so . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [I]_430-sybil became [a man]_{1218-a man} when the bad times were beginning , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “ [I]_430-sybil have passed through many doleful years . [I]_430-sybil was [a [Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} ’s son]_{7748-a franklin ’s son} [myself]_430-sybil , and [we]_7749-we had lived on [this island]_{7750-this island} at least no worse for a longer time than [I]_430-sybil care to recollect as little as what [I]_430-sybil am now . But that ’s nothing ; [I]_430-sybil am not thinking of [myself]_430-sybil . [I]_430-sybil am prosperous in a fashion ; it is [the serfs]_{7751-the serfs} [I]_430-sybil live among of whom [I]_430-sybil am thinking . Well , [I]_430-sybil have heard , in the course of years , of some specifics for this constant degradation of [the people]_{914-the people} ; some thing or [some person that was to put all right]_{7753-some person that was to put all right} ; and for [my]_430-sybil part , [I]_430-sybil was not unready to support any proposal or follow [any leader]_{7754-any leader} . There was reform , and there was paper money , and no machinery , and a thousand other remedies ; and there were [demagogues of all kinds]_{7755-demagogues of all kinds} , some as had as [myself]_430-sybil , and some with blood in [their]_{7755-demagogues of all kinds} veins almost as costly as flows in those of [[our]_7749-we great neighbour here]_{7756-our great neighbour here} . [Earl de Mowbray]_{482-the earl de mowbray} , and [I]_430-sybil have always heard that was very choice : but [I]_430-sybil will frankly own to [you]_7757-you , [I]_430-sybil never had much faith in any of these proposals or [proposers]_{7758-proposers} ; but they were a change , and that is something . But [I]_430-sybil have been persuaded of late that there is something going on in [this country of more efficacy]_{7759-this country of more efficacy} ; a remedial power , as [I]_430-sybil believe , and irresistible ; but whether remedial or not , at any rate a power that will mar all or cure all . [You]_7757-you apprehend [me]_430-sybil ? [I]_430-sybil speak of the annual arrival of [more than three hundred thousand strangers]_{7760-more than three hundred thousand strangers} in [this island]_{7750-this island} . How will [you]_7757-you feed [them]_{7760-more than three hundred thousand strangers} ? How will [you]_7757-you clothe [them]_{7760-more than three hundred thousand strangers} ? How will [you]_7757-you house [them]_{7760-more than three hundred thousand strangers} ? [They]_{7760-more than three hundred thousand strangers} have given up [butcher]_7762-butcher ’s meat ; must [they]_{7760-more than three hundred thousand strangers} give up bread ? And as for raiment and shelter , the rags of [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom} are exhausted and [your]_2581-your sinks and cellars already swarm like rabbit warrens . “_[430-sybil] ‘ Tis an awful consideration , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont musing . “_[430-sybil] Awful , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “_{[290-egremont]} ‘ tis the most solemn thing since the deluge . What kingdom can stand against it ? Why go to [your]_2581-your history — [you’re]_2581-your [a scholar,—and]_{2582-a scholar,—and} see the fall of the great Roman empire — what was that ? Every now and then , there came [two or three hundred thousand strangers]_{2583-two or three hundred thousand strangers} out of [the forests]_{2584-the forests} and crossed [the mountains]_{2585-the mountains} and [rivers]_2586-rivers . [They]_{2583-two or three hundred thousand strangers} come to [us]_2587-our every year and in greater numbers . What are [your]_2581-your invasions of [the barbarous nations]_{2588-the barbarous nations} , [[your]_2581-your Goths]_{2589-your goths} and [Visigoths]_{2590-visigoths} , [[your]_2581-your Lombards]_{2591-your lombards} and [Huns]_2592-huns , to [our]_2587-our Population Returns ! ” The last rays of the sun , contending with clouds of smoke that drifted across [the country]_{932-the country} , partially illumined [a peculiar landscape]_{7765-a peculiar landscape} . Far as the eye could reach , and [the region]_{7766-the region} was level , except where [a range of limestone hills]_{7767-a range of limestone hills} formed [its]_{7766-the region} distant limit , a wilderness of cottages or tenements that were hardly entitled to a higher name , were scattered for many miles over [the land]_{903-the land} ; [some detached]_{7769-some detached} , some connected in little rows , some clustering in groups , yet rarely forming [continuous streets]_{7770-continuous streets} , but interspersed with blazing furnaces , heaps of burning coal , and piles of smouldering ironstone ; while forges and engine chimneys roared and puffed in all directions , and indicated the frequent presence of the mouth of [the mine]_{7771-the mine} and [the bank of the coal - pit]_{7772-the bank of the coal - pit} . Notwithstanding [the whole country]_{7773-the whole country} might be compared to [a vast rabbit warren]_{7774-a vast rabbit warren} , [it]_{7773-the whole country} was nevertheless intersected with [canals crossing each other at various levels]_{7775-canals crossing each other at various levels} , and though the subterranean operations were prosecuted with so much avidity that it was not uncommon to observe whole rows of [houses awry]_{7776-houses awry} , from the shifting and hollow nature of [the land]_{903-the land} , still , intermingled with heaps of mineral refuse or of metallic dross , patches of the surface might here and there be recognised , covered , as if in mockery , with grass and corn , looking very much like [those [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} ’s sons that [we]_2587-our used to read of in [our]_2587-our youth]_{7778-those gentlemen ’s sons that we used to read of in our youth} , stolen by the chimneysweeps and giving some intimations of [their]_{7778-those gentlemen ’s sons that we used to read of in our youth} breeding beneath [their]_{7778-those gentlemen ’s sons that we used to read of in our youth} grimy livery . But a tree or a shrub — such an existence was unknown in [this dingy rather than dreary region]_{7780-this dingy rather than dreary region} . It was the twilight hour ; the hour at which in southern climes [the peasant]_{7781-the peasant} kneels before the sunset image of [the blessed Hebrew maiden]_{7782-the blessed hebrew maiden} ; when [caravans]_{7783-caravans} halt in [their]_{7783-caravans} long course over [vast deserts]_{7784-vast deserts} , and [the turbaned traveller bending in the sand]_{7785-the turbaned traveller bending in the sand} , pays [his]_{7785-the turbaned traveller bending in the sand} homage to the sacred stone and [the sacred city]_{7786-the sacred city} ; the hour , not less holy , that announces the cessation of English toil , and sends forth [the miner]_{7787-the miner} and [the collier]_{7788-the collier} to breathe the air of earth , and gaze on the light of heaven . [They]_7789-their come forth : [the mine]_{7771-the mine} delivers [[its]_{7771-the mine} gang]_{7791-its gang} and [the pit]_{7792-the pit} [its bondsmen]_{7793-its bondsmen} ; the forge is silent and the engine is still . [The plain]_{2510-the plain} is covered with the swarming multitude : bands of [stalwart men]_{7795-stalwart men} , broad - chested and muscular , wet with toil , and black as [the children of the tropics]_{7796-the children of the tropics} ; [troops of youth]_{7797-troops of youth} — alas ! of both sexes,—though neither [their]_7789-their raiment nor [their]_7789-their language indicates the difference ; all are clad in male attire ; and oaths that [men]_803-men might shudder at , issue from lips born to breathe words of sweetness . Yet [these]_7799-these are to be — some are — [the mothers of [England]_28-england]_{7800-the mothers of england} ! But can [we]_7801-we wonder at the hideous coarseness of [their]_7789-their language when [we]_7801-we remember the savage rudeness of [their]_7789-their lives ? Naked to the waist , an iron chain fastened to a belt of leather runs between [their]_7789-their legs clad in canvas trousers , while on hands and feet [an English girl , for twelve , sometimes for sixteen hours a - day]_{7802-an english girl , for twelve , sometimes for sixteen hours a - day} , hauls and hurries tubs of coals up [subterranean roads]_{7803-subterranean roads} , dark , precipitous , and plashy : circumstances that seem to have escaped the notice of [the Society]_{104-the society} for the Abolition of Negro Slavery . [Those worthy gentlemen]_{7804-those worthy gentlemen} too appear to have been singularly unconscious of the sufferings of the little Trappers , which was remarkable , as [many of [them]_{7804-those worthy gentlemen} were in [their]_{7805-many of them were in their own employ} own employ]_{7805-many of them were in their own employ} . See too these emerge from the bowels of [the earth]_{7806-the earth} ! [Infants of four and five years of age]_{7807-infants of four and five years of age} , [many of [them]_{7807-infants of four and five years of age} [girls]_7809-girls]_{7808-many of them girls} , pretty and still soft and timid ; entrusted with the fulfilment of most responsible duties , and the nature of which entails on [them]_{7807-infants of four and five years of age} the necessity of being the earliest to enter [the mine]_{7771-the mine} and the latest to leave it . [Their]_{7807-infants of four and five years of age} labour indeed is not severe , for that would be impossible , but it is passed in darkness and in solitude . [They]_{7807-infants of four and five years of age} endure that punishment which [philosophical philanthropy]_{7811-philosophical philanthropy} has invented for [the direst criminals]_{7812-the direst criminals} , and which [those criminals]_{7813-those criminals} deem more terrible than the death for which it is substituted . Hour after hour elapses , and all that reminds [the infant Trappers]_{7814-the infant trappers} of [the world]_{6016-the world} [they]_{7814-the infant trappers} have quitted and that which [they]_{7814-the infant trappers} have joined , is the passage of the coal - waggons for which [they]_{7814-the infant trappers} open the air - doors of [the galleries]_{7816-the galleries} , and on keeping which doors constantly closed , except at this moment of passage , the safety of [the mine]_{7771-the mine} and the lives of [the persons employed in]_{7818-the persons employed in} [it]_{7771-the mine} entirely depend . [Sir Joshua]_{510-sir joshua} , [a man of genius and a courtly artist]_{7819-a man of genius and a courtly artist} , struck by the seraphic countenance of [Lady Alice Gordon]_{511-lady alice gordon} , when [a child of very tender years]_{7820-a child of very tender years} , painted the celestial visage in various attitudes on the same canvass , and styled [the group of heavenly faces]_{7821-the group of heavenly faces} — [guardian angels]_{7822-guardian angels} ! [We]_7823-we would say to [some great master of the pencil]_{7824-some great master of the pencil} , [Mr Landseer]_{512-mr landseer} or [Mr Etty]_494-mary , go [thou]_7825-thou to [the little trappers]_{7826-the little trappers} and do likewise ! [A small party of [miners]_7828-miners]_{7827-a small party of miners} approached [a house of more pretension than the generality of [the dwellings]_{7830-the dwellings}]_{7829-a house of more pretension than the generality of the dwellings} , and announcing [its]_{7829-a house of more pretension than the generality of the dwellings} character by a very flagrant sign of the Rising Sun . [They]_{7827-a small party of miners} entered [it]_{7829-a house of more pretension than the generality of the dwellings} as [men]_803-men accustomed , and were greeted with smiles and many civil words from [the lady at the bar , who inquired very cheerfully what [the gentlemen]_{7833-the gentlemen} would have]_{7832-the lady at the bar , who inquired very cheerfully what the gentlemen would have} . [They]_{7827-a small party of miners} soon found [themselves]_{7827-a small party of miners} seated in the tap , and , though it was not entirely unoccupied , in [their]_{7827-a small party of miners} accustomed places , for there seemed a general understanding that [they]_{7827-a small party of miners} enjoyed a prescriptive right . With hunches of white bread in [their]_{7827-a small party of miners} black hands , and grinning with [their]_{7827-a small party of miners} sable countenances and ivory teeth , [they]_{7827-a small party of miners} really looked like a gang of [negroes at a revel]_{7834-negroes at a revel} . The cups of ale circulated , the pipes were lighted , the preliminary puffs achieved . There was at length silence , when [he]_{513-master nixon} who seemed [[their]_{7827-a small party of miners} leader]_{7835-their leader} and who filled a sort of [president]_{7836-president} ’s seat , took [his]_{513-master nixon} pipe from [his]_{513-master nixon} mouth , and then uttering the first complete sentence that had yet been expressed aloud , thus delivered [himself]_{513-master nixon} . “_[2594-you] The fact is [we]_2593-we are tommied to death . ” “_[2594-you] [You]_2594-you never spoke a truer word , [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , ” said [one of [[his]_{513-master nixon} companions]_{1924-his companions}]_{7837-one of his companions} . “_{[513-master nixon]} [It]_2595-it ’s gospel , every word of it , ” said [another]_7839-another . “_[2595-it] And the point is , ” continued [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , “_[0-i] what are [we]_2593-we for to do ? ” “_[0-i] Ay , surely , ” said [a collier]_{7840-a collier} ; “_[0-i] that ’s the marrow . ” “_[0-i] Ay , ay , ” agreed [several]_7841-several ; “_[0-i] there it is . ” “_[0-i] The question is , ” said [Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , looking round with a magisterial air , “_[0-i] what is wages ? [I]_0-i say , tayn’t sugar , tayn’t tea , tayn’t bacon . [I]_0-i do n’t think it ’s candles ; but of this [I]_0-i be sure , tayn’t waistcoats . ” Here there was a general groan . “_{[514-comrades]} [Comrades]_514-comrades , ” continued [Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , “_{[514-comrades]} [you]_514-comrades know what has happened ; [you]_514-comrades know as how [Juggins]_515-juggins applied for [his]_515-juggins balance after [his]_515-juggins tommy - book was paid up , and that [incarnate nigger Diggs]_{516-master joseph} has made [him]_515-juggins take two waistcoats . Now the question rises , what is a collier to do with waistcoats ? Pawn ‘ [em]_2596-em [I]_0-i s’pose to [[Diggs]_{516-master joseph} ’ son - in - law]_{2597-diggs ’ son - in - law} , next door to [[[his]_515-juggins father]_{6082-his father} ’s shop]_{2599-his father ’s shop} , and sell the ticket for sixpence . Now there ’s the question ; keep to the question ; the question is waistcoats and tommy ; first waistcoats and then [tommy]_2600-tommy . ” “_[2600-tommy] [I]_0-i have been making a pound a - week these two months past , ” said [another]_7839-another , “_[0-i] but as [I]_0-i ’m [a sinner saved]_{2601-a sinner saved} , [I]_0-i have never seen [the young queen]_{2602-the young queen} ’s picture yet . ” “_{[2602-the young queen]} And [I]_0-i have been obliged to pay [the doctor]_{2603-the doctor} for [[my]_0-i poor wife]_{2604-my poor wife} in tommy , ” said [another]_7839-another . “_{[2603-the doctor]} ‘ [Doctor]_2605-doctor , ’ [I]_0-i said , says [I]_0-i , ‘ [I]_0-i blush to do it , but all [I]_0-i have got is tommy , and what shall it be , bacon or cheese ? ’ ‘ Cheese at tenpence a pound , ’ says [he]_2605-doctor , ‘ which [I]_0-i buy for [[my]_0-i servants]_{2606-my servants} at sixpence . Never mind , ’ says [he]_2605-doctor , for [he]_2605-doctor is [a thorough Christian]_{2607-a thorough christian} , ‘ [I]_0-i ’ll take [the tommy]_{2608-the tommy} as [I]_0-i find it . ’ ” “_{[515-juggins]} [Juggins]_515-juggins has got [his]_515-juggins rent to pay and is afeard of [the bums]_{2609-the bums} , ” said [Nixon]_{513-master nixon} ; “_{[515-juggins]} and [he]_515-juggins has got two waistcoats ! ” “_{[515-juggins]} Besides , ” said [another]_7839-another , “_{[516-master joseph]} [[Diggs]_{516-master joseph} ’ tommy]_{2610-diggs ’ tommy} is only open once a - week , and if [you]_2611-you ’re not there in time , [you]_2611-you go over for another seven days . And it ’s such a distance , and [he]_515-juggins keeps a body there such a time — it ’s always a day ’s work for [[my]_0-i poor woman]_{2612-my poor woman} ; [she]_{2612-my poor woman} ca n’t do nothing after it , what with the waiting and the standing and the cussing of [Master Joseph Diggs,—for]_{516-master joseph} [he]_515-juggins do swear at [the women]_{2613-the women} , when [they]_{2613-the women} rush in for the first turn , most fearful . ” “_{[515-juggins]} [They]_{2613-the women} do say [he]_515-juggins ’s [a shocking little dog]_{2614-a shocking little dog} . ” “_{[2613-the women]} [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} is [wery]_2615-wery wiolent , but there is [no one like [old Diggs]_{516-master joseph} for grabbing a bit of [one]_6021-one ’s wages]_{2616-no one like old diggs for grabbing a bit of one ’s wages} . [He]_515-juggins do so love it ! And then [he]_515-juggins says [you]_2611-you never need be at no loss for nothing ; [you]_2611-you can find everything under [my]_0-i roof . [I]_0-i should like to know who is to mend [our]_2618-our shoes . Has [Gaffer Diggs]_{517-gaffer diggs} [a cobbler ’s stall]_{2619-a cobbler ’s stall} ? ” “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} Or sell [us]_2618-our a penn - orth of potatoes , ” said another . “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} Or a ha’porth of milk . ” “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} No ; and so to get [them]_2620-them [one]_6021-one is obliged to go and sell some tommy , and [much one]_{2622-much one} gets for it . Bacon at ninepence a - pound at [Diggs]_{517-gaffer diggs} ’ , which [you]_2611-you may get at a huckster ’s for sixpence , and therefore the huckster ca n’t be expected to give [you]_2611-you more than fourpence halfpenny , by which token the tommy in [[our]_2618-our field]_{2623-our field} just cuts [our]_2618-our wages atween the navel . ” “_{[518-waghorn]} And that ’s as true as if [you]_2611-you heard it in [church]_1312-church , [Master Waghorn]_518-waghorn . ” “_{[518-waghorn]} [This Diggs]_{517-gaffer diggs} seems to be [an oppressor of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{2625-an oppressor of the people} , ” said a voice from a distant corner of [the room]_{798-the room} . [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} looked around , smoked , puffed , and then said , “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} [I]_0-i should think [he]_{517-gaffer diggs} wor ; as bloody - a - hearted butty as ever jingled . ” “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} But what business has [a butty]_{2627-a butty} to keep [a shop]_{2628-a shop} ? ” inquired [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} . “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} The law touches [him]_{517-gaffer diggs} . ” “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} [I]_0-i should like to know who would touch the law , ” said [Nixon]_{513-master nixon} ; “_[0-i] not [I]_0-i for one . [Them]_2629-they [tommy shops]_{2630-tommy shops} is very delicate things ; [they]_2629-they wo n’t stand no handling , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_0-i that . ” “_[0-i] But [he]_{517-gaffer diggs} can not force [you]_0-i to take goods , ” said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} ; “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} [he]_{517-gaffer diggs} must pay [you]_0-i in current coin of [the realm]_{2436-the realm} , if [you]_0-i demand it . ” “_{[517-gaffer diggs]} [They]_2629-they only pay [us]_2632-us once in five weeks , ” said [a collier]_{7840-a collier} ; “_[2629-they] and how is [a man to live meanwhile]_{2633-a man to live meanwhile} . And suppose [we]_2632-us were to make shift for a month or five weeks , and have all [our]_2632-us money coming , and have no tommy out of [the shop]_{2634-the shop} , what would [the butty]_{2635-the butty} say to [me]_0-i ? [He]_{517-gaffer diggs} would say , ‘ do [you]_0-i want e’er a note this time ’ and if [I]_0-i was to say ‘ no , ’ then [he]_{517-gaffer diggs} would say , ‘ [you]_0-i ’ve no call to go down to work any more here . ’ And that ’s what [I]_0-i call forsation . ” “_[0-i] Ay , ay , ” said [another collier]_{7849-another collier} ; “_[0-i] ask for [the young queen]_{2602-the young queen} ’s picture , and [you]_0-i would soon have to put [your]_0-i shirt on , and go up the shaft . ” “_[0-i] It ’s them long reckonings that force [us]_2632-us to [the tommy shops]_{2637-the tommy shops} , ” said [another collier]_{7849-another collier} ; “_[0-i] and if [a butty]_{2627-a butty} turns [you]_0-i away because [you]_0-i wo n’t take [no tommy]_{2639-no tommy} , [you]_0-i ’re [a marked man in [every field about]_{2641-every field about}]_{2640-a marked man in every field about} . ” * * [A Butty]_{519-a butty} in [the mining districts]_{7851-the mining districts} is [a middleman]_{7852-a middleman} : [a Doggy]_{7853-a doggy} is [[his]_{519-a butty} manager]_{7854-his manager} . [The Butty]_{519-a butty} generally keeps a Tommy or [Truck shop]_{7855-truck shop} and pays the wages of [[his]_{519-a butty} labourers]_{6597-his labourers} in goods . When [miners]_7828-miners and [colliers]_{7858-colliers} strike [they]_{2645-the colliers} term it , “_[2600-tommy] going to play . ” “_[2600-tommy] There ’s wus things as [tommy]_2600-tommy , ” said [a collier who had hitherto been silent]_{7859-a collier who had hitherto been silent} , “_[2600-tommy] and that ’s these [here butties]_{2643-here butties} . What ’s going on in [the pit]_{7792-the pit} is known only to [God Almighty]_520-god and [the colliers]_{2645-the colliers} . [I]_0-i have been [a consistent methodist]_{2646-a consistent methodist} for many years , strived to do well , and all the harm [I]_0-i have ever done to [the butties]_{2647-the butties} was to tell [them]_{2647-the butties} that [their]_{2647-the butties} deeds would not stand on the day of judgment . “ [They]_{2647-the butties} are deeds of darkness surely ; for [many ’s the morn]_{7860-many ’s the morn} [we]_7861-we work for nothing , by one excuse or another , and [many ’s the good stint]_{7862-many ’s the good stint} that [they]_{2647-the butties} undermeasure . And [many]_6808-many ’s the cup of [their]_{2647-the butties} ale that [you]_7864-you must drink before [they]_{2647-the butties} will give [you]_7864-you any work . If [the queen]_{6328-the queen} would do something for [[us]_7861-we [poor men]_{1472-poor men}]_{7866-us poor men} , it would be a blessed job . ”_{[7840-a collier]} “ There ayn’t [no black tyrant on [this earth]_{7869-this earth}]_{7868-no black tyrant on this earth} like [a butty]_{2627-a butty} , surely , ”_{[7840-a collier]} said [a collier]_{7840-a collier} ; “ and there ’s no redress for [poor men]_{1472-poor men} . ”_{[7840-a collier]} “ But why do not [you]_7864-you state [your]_7864-you grievances to [the landlords]_{7872-the landlords} and [lessees]_7873-lessees , ”_{[6608-the stranger]} said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} . “ [I]_{513-master nixon} take it [you]_7864-you be [a stranger]_{6822-a stranger} in [these parts]_{1451-these parts} , [sir]_1375-sir , ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , following up this remark by a most enormous puff . [He]_{513-master nixon} was [the oracle of [[his]_{513-master nixon} circle]_{2651-his circle}]_{2650-the oracle of his circle} , and there was silence whenever [he]_{513-master nixon} was inclined to address [them]_{2651-his circle} , which was not too often , though when [he]_{513-master nixon} spoke , [his]_{513-master nixon} words , as [[his]_{513-master nixon} followers]_{1908-his followers} often observed , were a regular ten - yard coal . “ [I]_{513-master nixon} take it [you]_7864-you be [a stranger]_{6822-a stranger} in [these parts]_{1451-these parts} , [sir]_1375-sir , or else [you]_7864-you would know that it ’s as easy for [a miner]_{7880-a miner} to speak to [a mainmaster]_{7881-a mainmaster} , as it is for [me]_{513-master nixon} to pick coal with this here clay . [Sir]_1375-sir , there ’s [a gulf atween ‘ em]_{7883-a gulf atween ‘ em} . [I]_{513-master nixon} went into the pit when [I]_{513-master nixon} was five year old , and [I]_{513-master nixon} count forty year in the service come [Martinmas]_{426-martinmas} , and a very good age , [sir]_1375-sir , for [a man what does [his]_{7885-a man what does his work} work]_{7885-a man what does his work} , and [I]_{513-master nixon} knows what [I]_{513-master nixon} ’m speaking about . In forty year , [sir]_1375-sir , [a man]_{1218-a man} sees a pretty deal , ‘ specially when [he]_{1218-a man} do n’t move out of the same spot and keeps [his]_{1218-a man} ‘ tention . [I]_{513-master nixon} ’ve been at play , [sir]_1375-sir , several times in forty year , and have seen as great stick - outs as ever happened in [this country]_{1135-this country} . [I]_{513-master nixon} ’ve seen [the people at play]_{7890-the people at play} for weeks together , and so clammed that [I]_{513-master nixon} never tasted nothing but a potatoe and a little salt for more than a fortnight . Talk of tommy , that was hard fare , but [we]_7891-we were holding out for [our]_7891-we rights , and that ’s sauce for any gander . And [I]_{513-master nixon} ’ll tell [you]_1375-sir what , [sir]_1375-sir , that [I]_{513-master nixon} never knew [the people]_{914-the people} play yet , but if a word had passed atween [them]_{914-the people} and [the main - masters]_{7894-the main - masters} aforehand , it might not have been settled ; but [you]_1375-sir ca n’t get at [them]_{914-the people} any way . Atween [the poor man]_{6498-the poor man} and [the gentleman]_{7896-the gentleman} there never was no connection , and that ’s the wital mischief of [this country]_{1135-this country} . “_{[513-master nixon]} It ’s a very true word , [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , and by this token that when [we]_2653-we went to play in — 28 , and [the masters]_{2654-the masters} said [they]_{2654-the masters} would meet [us]_2653-we ; what did [they]_{2654-the masters} do but walk about the ground and speak to [the butties]_{2647-the butties} . [The butties]_{2647-the butties} has [their]_{2647-the butties} ear . ” “_{[2647-the butties]} [We]_2653-we never want [no soldiers]_{2657-no soldiers} [here]_6027-here if [the masters]_{2654-the masters} would speak with [the men]_{7036-the men} ; but the sight of [a pitman]_{2661-a pitman} is pison to [a gentleman]_{6576-a gentleman} , and if [we]_2653-we go up to speak with ‘ [em]_{7036-the men} , [they]_{7036-the men} always run away . ” “_{[7036-the men]} It ’s [the butties]_{2647-the butties} , ” said [Nixon]_{513-master nixon} ; “_{[2647-the butties]} [they]_{2647-the butties} ’re [wusser nor tommy]_{2664-wusser nor tommy} . ” “_{[2647-the butties]} [The people]_{914-the people} will never have [their]_{914-the people} rights , ” said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} , “_{[2647-the butties]} until [they]_{914-the people} learn [their]_{914-the people} power . Suppose instead of sticking out and playing , [fifty of [[your]_2667-you families]_{2668-your families}]_{2666-fifty of your families} were to live under one roof . [You]_2667-you would live better than [you]_2667-you live now ; [you]_2667-you would feed more fully , and [he]_{6576-a gentleman} lodged and clothed more comfortably , and [you]_2667-you might save half the amount of [your]_2667-you wages ; [you]_2667-you would become [capitalists]_{2669-capitalists} ; [you]_2667-you might [yourselves]_2667-you hire [[your]_2667-you mines]_{2670-your mines} and pits from [the owners]_{2671-the owners} , and pay [them]_{2671-the owners} a better rent than [they]_{2671-the owners} now obtain , and yet [yourselves]_2667-you gain more and work less . ” “_[1375-sir] [Sir]_1375-sir , ” said [Mr Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , taking [his]_{513-master nixon} pipe from [his]_{513-master nixon} mouth , and sending forth a volume of smoke , “_[1375-sir] [you]_1375-sir speak like a book . ” “_[1375-sir] It is the principle of association , ” said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} ; “_[1375-sir] the want of the age . ” “_[1375-sir] [Sir]_1375-sir , ” said [Mr Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , “_[1375-sir] [this here age]_{2674-this here age} wants a great deal , but what it principally wants is to have [its]_{2674-this here age} wages paid in the current coin of the realm . ” Soon after this there were symptoms of empty mugs and exhausted pipes , and [the party]_{1011-the party} began to stir . [The stranger]_{6608-the stranger} addressing [Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , enquired of [him]_{513-master nixon} what was [their]_7902-their present distance from [Wodgate]_131-wodgate . “_[1375-sir] [Wodgate]_131-wodgate ! ” exclaimed [Mr Nixon]_{513-master nixon} with an unconscious air . “_{[7896-the gentleman]} [The gentleman]_{7896-the gentleman} means [Hell - house Yard]_{2676-hell - house yard} , ” said [one of [[his]_{513-master nixon} companions]_{1924-his companions}]_{7837-one of his companions} . “_{[7896-the gentleman]} [I]_0-i ’m at [home]_6104-home , ” said [Mr Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , “_[0-i] but ‘ tis the first time [I]_0-i ever heard [Hell - house Yard]_{2676-hell - house yard} called [Wodgate]_131-wodgate . ” “_{[7896-the gentleman]} It ’s called so in joggraphy , ” said [Juggins]_515-juggins . “_{[7896-the gentleman]} But [you]_0-i hay’nt going to [Hell - house Yard]_{2676-hell - house yard} this time of night ! ” said [Mr Nixon]_{513-master nixon} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i ’d as soon think of going down [the pit]_{7792-the pit} with the windlass turned by [lushy Bob]_{521-lushy bob} . ” “_{[521-lushy bob]} Tayn’t a journey for [Christians]_{2681-christians} , ” said [Juggins]_515-juggins . “_[2682-they] [They]_2682-they ’re [a very queer lot]_{7303-a very queer lot} even in sunshine , ” said another . “_[2682-they] And how far is it ? ” asked [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i walked [there]_6019-there once in three hours , ” said [a collier]_{7840-a collier} , “_[0-i] but that was to the wake . If [you]_0-i want to see [divils carnal]_{2685-divils carnal} , there ’s [your]_0-i time of day . [They]_{2685-divils carnal} ’re no less than [heathens]_{2686-heathens} , [I]_0-i be sure . [I]_0-i ’d be sorry to see even [[our]_2687-our butty]_{2688-our butty} among [them]_{2685-divils carnal} , for [he]_{2688-our butty} is [a sort of a Christian]_{2689-a sort of a christian} when [he]_{2688-our butty} has taken a glass of ale . ” Two days after the visit of [Egremont]_290-egremont to [the cottage of [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard]_{7907-the cottage of walter gerard} , the visit of [[the Marney]_{402-lord marney} family]_{930-the marney family} to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} terminated , and [they]_{930-the marney family} returned to [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} . There is something mournful in the breaking up of [an agreeable party]_{7910-an agreeable party} , and few are the roofs in which [one]_6021-one has sojourned , which are quitted without some feeling of depression . The sudden cessation of all those sources of excitement which pervade [a gay and well arranged mansion in [the country]_{932-the country}]_{7912-a gay and well arranged mansion in the country} , unstrings the nervous system . For a week or so , [we]_2687-our have done nothing which was not agreeable , and heard nothing which was not pleasant . [Our]_2687-our self - love has been respected ; there has been a total cessation of petty cares ; all the enjoyment of an establisnment without any of its solicitude . [We]_2687-our have beheld civilization only in its favoured aspect , and tasted only the sunny side of the fruit . Sometimes there are associations with [our]_2687-our visit of a still sweeter and softer character , but on these [we]_2687-our need not dwell : glances that can not be forgotten , and tones that linger in the ear ; sentiment that subdues the soul , and flirtation that agitates the fancy . No matter , whatever may be the cause , one too often drives away from [a country - house]_{2039-a country - house} , rather hipped . The specific would be immediately to drive to another , and it is a favourite remedy . But sometimes it is not in [our]_2687-our power ; sometimes for instance [we]_2687-our must return to [[our]_2687-our household]_{7915-our household} gods in the shape of [a nursery]_{7916-a nursery} ; and though this was not the form assumed by [the penates of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{7917-the penates of lord marney} , [his]_7918-he presence , the presence of [an individual so important and so indefatigable]_{7919-an individual so important and so indefatigable} , was still required . [[His]_7918-he Lordship]_{6586-his lordship} had passed [his]_7918-he time at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} to [his]_7918-he satisfaction . [He]_7918-he had had [his]_7918-he own way in everything . [His]_7918-he selfishness had not received a single shock . [He]_7918-he had lain down the law and it had not been questioned . [He]_7918-he had dogmatised and impugned , and [his]_7918-he assertions had passed current , and [his]_7918-he doctrines been accepted as orthodox . [Lord Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} suited [him]_7918-he ; [he]_7918-he liked the consideration of [so great a personage]_{7921-so great a personage} . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} also really liked pomp ; a curious table and a luxurious life ; but [he]_7918-he liked them under any roof rather than [his]_7918-he own . Not that [he]_7918-he was what is commonly called [a Screw]_{7922-a screw} ; that is to say [he]_7918-he was not [a mere screw]_{7923-a mere screw} ; but [he]_7918-he was acute and malicious ; saw [everybody]_{7354-everybody} ’s worth and position at a glance ; could not bear to expend [his]_7918-he choice wines and costly viands on [hangers - on and toad - eaters]_{7925-hangers - on and toad - eaters} , though at the same time [no man]_{7926-no man} encouraged and required [hangers - on and toad - eaters]_{7925-hangers - on and toad - eaters} more . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} had all the petty social vices , and none of those petty social weaknesses which soften their harshness or their hideousness . To receive [a prince of the blood]_{7928-a prince of the blood} or [a great peer]_{7929-a great peer} [he]_7918-he would spare nothing . Had [he]_7918-he to fulfil any of the public duties of [[his]_7918-he station]_{7930-his station} , [his]_7918-he performance would baffle criticism . But [he]_7918-he enjoyed making [the Vicar of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{6380-the vicar of marney} or [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} drink some claret that was on the wane , or praise a bottle of Burgundy that [he]_7918-he knew was pricked . Little things affect little minds . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} rose in no very good humour ; [he]_7918-he was kept at [the station]_{7070-the station} , which aggravated [his]_7918-he spleen . During [his]_7918-he journey on [the railroad]_{7337-the railroad} [he]_7918-he spoke little , and though [he]_7918-he more than once laboured to get up a controversy [he]_7918-he was unable , for [Lady Marney]_{7934-lady marney} , who rather dreaded [her]_{7934-lady marney} dull home , and was not yet in a tone of mind that could hail the presence of [the little Poinsett]_{7935-the little poinsett} as full compensation for the brilliant circle of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , replied in amiable monosyllables , and Egremont [himself]_7918-he in austere ones , for [he]_7918-he was musing over [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil and a thousand things as wild and sweet . Everything went wrong this day . Even [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} was not at [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} to welcome [them]_7937-them back . [He]_{385-captain grouse} was playing in a cricket match , [Marney]_{402-lord marney} against [Marham]_110-marham . Nothing else would have induced [him]_{385-captain grouse} to be absent . So it happened that [the three fellow - travellers]_{7938-the three fellow - travellers} had to dine together , utterly weary of [themselves]_{7938-the three fellow - travellers} and of [each other]_{6085-each other} . [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} was never more wanted ; [he]_{385-captain grouse} would have amused [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , relieved [[his]_{385-captain grouse} wife]_{6766-his wife} and [brother]_7618-brother , reported all that had been said and done in [[their]_{7938-the three fellow - travellers} neighbourhood]_{2375-their neighbourhood} during [their]_{7938-the three fellow - travellers} absence , introduced a new tone , and effected a happy diversion . Leaving [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , detained at [the station]_{7070-the station} , [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} away , some disagreeable letters , or letters which [an ill - humoured man]_{7944-an ill - humoured man} chooses to esteem disagreeable , seemed to announce a climax . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ordered the dinner to be served in [the small dining - room]_{7945-the small dining - room} , which was contiguous to [a saloon in which [Lady Marney]_{7947-lady marney} , when [they]_{7938-the three fellow - travellers} were alone]_{7946-a saloon in which lady marney , when they were alone} , generally passed the evening . The dinner was silent and sombre ; happily it was also short . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} tasted several dishes , ate of none ; found fault with [his]_{385-captain grouse} own claret , though [the butler]_{7948-the butler} had given [him]_{385-captain grouse} a choice bottle ; praised [Lord Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ’s , wondered where [he]_{385-captain grouse} got it , “_{[2688-our butty]} all the wines at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} were good ; ” then for the twentieth time wondered what could have induced [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} to fix the cricket match the day [he]_{385-captain grouse} returned [home]_6104-home , though [he]_{385-captain grouse} chose to forget that [he]_{385-captain grouse} had never communicated to [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} even the probable day on which [he]_{385-captain grouse} might be expected . As for [Egremont]_290-egremont it must be admitted that [he]_290-egremont was scarcely in a more contented mood than [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} , though [he]_290-egremont had not such insufficient cause for [his]_290-egremont dark humours . In quitting [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [he]_290-egremont had quitted something else than merely an agreeable circle : enough had happened in that visit to stir up the deep recesses of [his]_290-egremont heart , and to prompt [him]_290-egremont to investigate in an unusual spirit the cause and attributes of [his]_290-egremont position . [He]_290-egremont had found a letter on [his]_290-egremont return to [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} , not calculated to dispel these somewhat morbid feelings ; a letter from [[his]_290-egremont agent]_{6885-his agent} , urging the settlement of [his]_290-egremont election accounts , the primary cause of [his]_290-egremont visit to [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} . [Lady Marney]_{7954-lady marney} left [the dining - room]_{7955-the dining - room} ; [the brothers]_{6368-the brothers} were alone . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} filled a bumper , which [he]_290-egremont drank off rapidly , pushed the bottle to [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} , and then said again , “_{[2688-our butty]} What a cursed bore it is that [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} is not [here]_6027-here . ” “_{[385-captain grouse]} Well , [I]_0-i can not say , [George]_422-george , that [I]_0-i particularly miss the presence of [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} , ” said [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} looked at [Egremont]_290-egremont pugnaciously , and then observed , “_{[385-captain grouse]} [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} is [a capital fellow]_{2691-a capital fellow} ; [one]_6021-one is never dull when [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} is [here]_6027-here . ” “_{[385-captain grouse]} Well , for [my]_0-i part , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not much admire that amusement which is dependent on the efforts of [hangers - on]_{2694-hangers - on} . ” “_{[385-captain grouse]} [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} is [no more a hanger - on than any one else]_{2695-no more a hanger - on than any one else} , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , rather fiercely . “_{[385-captain grouse]} Perhaps not , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont quietly ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am [no judge of such sort of people]_{2696-no judge of such sort of people} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should like to know what [you]_0-i are a judge of ; certainly not of making [yourself]_0-i agreeable to [young ladies]_{2397-young ladies} . [Arabella]_371-arabella can not [he]_{385-captain grouse} particularly charmed with the result of [your]_0-i visit to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , as far as [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} is concerned , [[Arabella]_371-arabella ’s most intimate friend]_{2698-arabella ’s most intimate friend} by the bye . If for no other reason , [you]_0-i ought to have paid [her]_{403-lady joan} more attention . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not pay attention unless [I]_0-i am attracted , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have not the ever - ready talent of [[your]_0-i friend]_{1696-your friend} , [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} . ” “_{[385-captain grouse]} [I]_0-i do not know what [you]_0-i mean by [[my]_0-i friend]_{2264-my friend} [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} . [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} is [no more [[my]_0-i friend]_{2264-my friend} than [[your]_0-i friend]_{1696-your friend}]_{2701-no more my friend than your friend} . [One]_6021-one must have [people]_2341-people about [the house]_{6598-the house} to do a thousand things which [one]_6021-one can not do [oneself]_6021-one , and which [one]_6021-one can not trust to [servants]_{2709-servants} , and [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} does all this capitally . ” “_{[385-captain grouse]} Exactly ; [he]_{385-captain grouse} is just what [I]_0-i said , a capital hanger - on if [you]_0-i like , but still [a hanger - on]_{2710-a hanger - on} . ” “_[0-i] Well , and what then ! Suppose [he]_{385-captain grouse} is [a hanger - on]_{2710-a hanger - on} ; may [I]_0-i not have [hangers - on]_{2694-hangers - on} as well as [any other man]_{2713-any other man} ? ” “_[0-i] Of course [you]_0-i may ; but [I]_0-i am not bound to regret [their]_{2694-hangers - on} absence . ” “_[0-i] Who said [you]_0-i were ? But [I]_0-i will regret [their]_{2694-hangers - on} absence , if [I]_0-i choose . And [I]_0-i regret the absence of Grouse , regret it very much ; and if [he]_{385-captain grouse} did happen to be inextricably engaged in this unfortunate match , [I]_0-i say , and [you]_0-i may contradict [me]_0-i if [you]_0-i please , that [he]_{385-captain grouse} ought to have taken care that [Slimsey]_391-slimsey dined [here]_6027-here , to tell [me]_0-i all that had happened . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am very glad [he]_{385-captain grouse} omitted to do so , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i prefer [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} to [Slimsey]_391-slimsey . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i dare say [you]_0-i do , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , filling [his]_0-i glass and looking very black ; “_[0-i] [you]_0-i would like , [I]_0-i have no doubt , to see [a fine gentleman - saint]_{2715-a fine gentleman - saint} , like [[your]_0-i friend]_{1696-your friend} [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , at [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , preaching in [cottages]_{2717-cottages} , filling [the people]_{914-the people} with discontent , lecturing [me]_0-i about low wages , soliciting plots of grounds for [new churches]_{2719-new churches} , and inveigling [Arabella]_371-arabella into subscriptions to painted windows . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i certainly should like to see [a man like [Aubrey St Lys]_{485-aubrey st lys} at [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{2720-a man like aubrey st lys at marney} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont quietly , but rather doggedly . “_{[485-aubrey st lys]} And if [he]_{485-aubrey st lys} were [here]_6027-here , [I]_0-i would soon see who should be [master]_7711-master , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i would not succumb like [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . [One]_6021-one might as well have [a jesuit]_{2724-a jesuit} in [the house]_{6598-the house} at once . ” “_{[2724-a jesuit]} [I]_0-i dare say [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} would care very little about entering [[your]_0-i house]_{2726-your house} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[484-mr st lys]} [I]_0-i know it was with great reluctance that [he]_{484-mr st lys} ever came to [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i dare say ; very great reluctance indeed . And very reluctant [he]_{484-mr st lys} was , [I]_0-i make no doubt , to sit next to [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . [I]_0-i wonder [he]_{484-mr st lys} does not fly higher , and preach to [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} ; but [she]_{403-lady joan} is too sensible [a woman]_{2225-a woman} for such fanatical tricks . ” “_{[484-mr st lys]} [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} thinks it [his]_{484-mr st lys} duty to enter all societies . That is the reason why [he]_{484-mr st lys} goes to [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} , as well as to [the squalid courts and cellars of [the town]_{1349-the town}]_{2728-the squalid courts and cellars of the town} . [He]_{484-mr st lys} takes care that [those who are clad in purple and fine linen]_{2730-those who are clad in purple and fine linen} shall know the state of [[their]_{2730-those who are clad in purple and fine linen} neighbours]_{2731-their neighbours} . [They]_{2730-those who are clad in purple and fine linen} can not at least plead ignorance for the nonfulfilment of [their]_{2730-those who are clad in purple and fine linen} duty . Before [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} ’s time , [the family at [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{2732-the family at mowbray castle} might as well have not existed , as far as benefiting [their]_{2732-the family at mowbray castle} miserable vicinage . It would be well perhaps for [other districts not less wretched]_{2733-other districts not less wretched} , and for [other families as high and favoured as [the Mowbrays]_{401-the de mowbrays}]_{2734-other families as high and favoured as the mowbrays} , if there were [a Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} on the spot instead of [a Mr Slimsey]_391-slimsey . ” “_{[391-slimsey]} [I]_0-i suppose that is meant for a cut , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_{[391-slimsey]} but [I]_0-i wish [the people]_{914-the people} were as well off in [every part of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{2736-every part of the country} as [they]_{914-the people} are on [[my]_0-i estate]_{2738-my estate} . [They]_{914-the people} get [here]_6027-here [their]_{914-the people} eight shillings a week , always at least seven , and every hand is at this moment in employ , except a parcel of [scoundrels who prefer woodstealing and poaching]_{2740-scoundrels who prefer woodstealing and poaching} , and who would prefer wood - stealing and poaching if [you]_2741-you gave [them]_{2740-scoundrels who prefer woodstealing and poaching} double the wages . The rate of wages is nothing : certainty is the thing ; and [every man at [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{2742-every man at marney} may be sure of [his]_{2742-every man at marney} seven shillings a - week for at least nine months in the year ; and for the other three , [they]_{2742-every man at marney} can go to [the House]_{6598-the house} , and [a very proper place for [them]_{2742-every man at marney}]_{2744-a very proper place for them} ; [it]_{6598-the house} is heated with hot air , and has every comfort . Even [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} is not heated with hot air . [I]_0-i have often thought of it ; it makes [me]_0-i mad sometimes to think of [those lazy , pampered menials passing [their]_{2745-those lazy , pampered menials passing their lives with their backs to a great roaring fire} lives with [their]_{2745-those lazy , pampered menials passing their lives with their backs to a great roaring fire} backs to a great roaring fire]_{2745-those lazy , pampered menials passing their lives with their backs to a great roaring fire} ; but [I]_0-i am afraid of the flues . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder , talking of fires , that [you]_{402-lord marney} are not more afraid of burning ricks , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[402-lord marney]} It ’s an infernal lie , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , very violently . “_{[402-lord marney]} What is ? ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[402-lord marney]} That there is any incendiarism in [this neighbourhood]_{2746-this neighbourhood} . ” “_{[402-lord marney]} Why , there was a fire the day after [I]_0-i came . ” “_{[402-lord marney]} That had nothing to do with wages ; it was an accident . [I]_0-i examined into it [myself]_0-i ; so did [Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} , so did [Slimsey]_391-slimsey ; [I]_0-i sent [them]_2747-them about everywhere . [I]_0-i told [them]_2747-them [I]_0-i was sure the fire was purely accidental , and to go and see about it ; and [they]_2747-them came back and agreed that it was purely accidental . ” “_[2747-them] [I]_0-i dare say [they]_2747-them did , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[2747-them] but [no one]_{6145-no one} has discovered the accident . ” “_{[6145-no one]} For [my]_0-i part , [I]_0-i believe it was spontaneous combustion , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[0-i] That is a satisfactory solution . ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_[0-i] but for [my]_0-i part , the fire being a fact , and it being painfully notorious that [the people of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{6538-the people of marney} — ” “_{[6538-the people of marney]} Well , [sir]_1375-sir , [the people of Marney”—said [[his]_0-i lordship]_{6586-his lordship}]_{7959-the people of marney”—said his lordship} fiercely . “_{[484-mr st lys]} Are without question [the most miserable population in [the county]_{1647-the county}]_{2751-the most miserable population in the county} . ” “_{[484-mr st lys]} Did [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} tell [you]_0-i that ? ” interrupted [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , white with rage . “_{[484-mr st lys]} No , not [Mr Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , but [one better acquainted with the neighbourhood]_{2753-one better acquainted with the neighbourhood} . ” “_{[484-mr st lys]} [I]_0-i ’ll know [[your]_0-i informant]_{2754-your informant} ’s name , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} with energy . “_[0-i] [[My]_0-i informant]_{2755-my informant} was [a woman]_{2225-a woman} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[2225-a woman]} [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , [I]_0-i suppose ; second - hand from [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . ” “_{[484-mr st lys]} [Mv informant]_{2757-mv informant} was [a woman]_{2225-a woman} , and one of [the people]_{914-the people} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[2225-a woman]} [Some poacher ’s drab]_{2760-some poacher ’s drab} ! [I]_0-i do n’t care what [women]_1987-women say , high or low , [they]_1987-women always exaggerate . ” “_[1987-women] The misery of [a family who live upon seven or even eight shillings a - week]_{2762-a family who live upon seven or even eight shillings a - week} can scarcely be exaggerated . ” “_[1987-women] What should [you]_0-i know about it ? Did [you]_0-i ever live on seven or eight shillings a - week ? What can [you]_0-i know about [the people who pass [your]_0-i time at [London]_5-london clubs]_{2763-the people who pass your time at london clubs} or in [fine country houses]_{2764-fine country houses} ? [I]_0-i suppose [you]_0-i want [the people]_{914-the people} to live as [they]_{914-the people} do at a house dinner at [Boodle ’s]_{133-boodle ’s} . [I]_0-i say that [a family]_{2766-a family} can live very well on seven shillings a - week , and on eight shillings very well indeed . [The poor]_{915-the poor} are very well off , at least [the agricultural poor]_{2768-the agricultural poor} , very well off indeed . [Their]_{914-the people} incomes are certain , that is a great point , and [they]_{914-the people} have no cares , no anxieties ; [they]_{914-the people} always have a resource , [they]_{914-the people} always have [the House]_{6598-the house} . [People without cares]_{2770-people without cares} do not require as much food as [those whose life entails anxieties]_{2771-those whose life entails anxieties} . See how long [they]_{914-the people} live ! Compare the rate of mortality among [them]_{914-the people} with that of [the manufacturing districts]_{1703-the manufacturing districts} . Incendiarism indeed ! If there had been [a proper rural police]_{2773-a proper rural police} , such a thing as incendiarism would never have been heard of ! ” There was a pause . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} dashed off another bumper ; [Egremont]_290-egremont sipped [his]_290-egremont wine . At length [he]_0-i said , “_{[2773-a proper rural police]} This argument made [me]_0-i forget the principal reason , [George]_422-george , why [I]_0-i am glad that [we]_2774-we are alone together to - day . [I]_0-i am sorry to bore [you]_422-george , but [I]_0-i am bored [myself]_0-i deucedly . [I]_0-i find a letter from [[my]_0-i agent]_{2775-my agent} . These election accounts must be settled . ” “_[0-i] Why , [I]_0-i thought they were settled . ” “_[0-i] How do [you]_0-i mean ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} had given [you]_0-i a thousand pounds . ” “_[0-i] No doubt of that , but that was long ago disposed of . ” “_[0-i] In [my]_0-i opinion quite enough for a seat in these times . Instead of paying to get into Parliament , [a man]_{1218-a man} ought to be paid for entering it . ” “_[0-i] There may be a good deal in what [you]_0-i say , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[0-i] but it is too late to take that view of the business . The expense has been incurred and must be met . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n’t see that , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_[0-i] [we]_2774-we have paid one thousand pounds and there is a balance unsettled . When was there ever a contest without a balance being unsettled ? [I]_0-i remember hearing [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} often say that when [he]_{1718-my father} stood for [this county]_{1565-this county} , [[our]_2774-we grandfather]_{2780-our grandfather} paid more than a hundred thousand pounds , and yet [I]_0-i know to this day there are accounts unsettled . Regularly every year [I]_0-i receive anonymous letters threatening [me]_0-i with fearful punishment if [I]_0-i do n’t pay one hundred and fifty pounds for a breakfast at [the Jolly Tinkers]_{134-the jolly tinkers} . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i jest : the matter indeed requires a serious vein . [I]_0-i wish these accounts to be settled at once . ” “_[0-i] And [I]_0-i should like to know where the funds are to come from ! [I]_0-i have none . The quantity of barns [I]_0-i am building now is something tremendous ! Then this rage for draining ; it would dry up any purse . What think [you]_0-i of two million tiles this year ? And rents,—to keep up which [we]_2774-we are making these awful sacrifices — they are merely nominal , or soon will be . [They]_2781-they never will be satisfied till [they]_2781-they have touched [the land]_{903-the land} . That is clear to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i am prepared for a reduction of five - and - twenty per cent ; if the corn laws are touched , it ca n’t be less than that . [[My]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} ought to take it into consideration and reduce [her]_{1335-my mother} jointure accordingly . But [I]_0-i dare say [she]_{1335-my mother} will not ; [people]_2341-people are so selfish ; particularly as [she]_{1335-my mother} has given [you]_0-i this thousand pounds , which in fact after all comes out of [my]_0-i pocket . ” “_{[1335-my mother]} All this [you]_0-i have said to [me]_0-i before . What does it mean ? [I]_0-i fought this battle at the instigation of [the family]_{883-the family} , from no feeling of [my]_0-i own . [You]_0-i are [the head of [the family]_{883-the family}]_{2786-the head of the family} and [you]_0-i were consulted on the step . Unless [I]_0-i had concluded that it was with [your]_0-i sanction , [I]_0-i certainly should not have made [my]_0-i appearance on the hustings . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am very glad [you]_0-i did though , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “_[0-i] Parliament is a great point for [[our]_2788-our class]_{2789-our class} : in these days especially , more even than in the old time . [I]_0-i was truly rejoiced at [your]_0-i success , and it mortified the whigs about [us]_2788-our most confoundedly . [Some people]_{1701-some people} thought there was only [one family in [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{2791-one family in the world} to have [their]_{1701-some people} Richmond or [their]_{1701-some people} Malton . Getting [you]_0-i in for [the old borough]_{6061-the old borough} was really a coup . ” “_[0-i] Well now , to retain [our]_2788-our interest , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_[0-i] quick payment of [our]_2788-our expenses is the most efficient way , believe [me]_0-i . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i have got six years , perhaps seven , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “_[0-i] and long before that [I]_0-i hope to find [you]_0-i [the husband of [Lady Joan Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan}]_{2794-the husband of lady joan fitz - warene} . ” “_{[403-lady joan]} [I]_0-i do not wish to connect the two contingencies , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont firmly . “_[0-i] [They]_2795-they are inseparable , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[2795-they] What do [you]_0-i mean ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i mean that [I]_0-i think this pedantic acquittance of an electioneering account is in the highest degree ridiculous , and that [I]_0-i can not interfere in it . The legal expenses are [you]_0-i say paid ; and if they were not , [I]_0-i should feel [myself]_0-i bound , as [the head of [the family]_{883-the family}]_{2786-the head of the family} , to defray them , but [I]_0-i can go no further . [I]_0-i can not bring [myself]_0-i to sanction an expenditure for certainly very unnecessary , perhaps , and [I]_0-i much fear it , for illegal and very immoral purposes . ” “_[0-i] That really is [your]_0-i determination ? ” “_[0-i] After the most mature reflection , prompted by a sincere solicitude for [your]_0-i benefit . ” “_[422-george] Well , [George]_422-george , [I]_0-i have often suspected it , but now [I]_0-i feel quite persuaded , that [you]_422-george are really the greatest humbug that ever existed . ” “_[422-george] Abuse is not argument , [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont . ” “_{[290-egremont]} [You]_422-george are beneath abuse , as [you]_422-george are beneath every sentiment but one , which [I]_0-i most entirely feel , ” and [Egremont]_290-egremont rose from the table . “_[422-george] [You]_422-george may thank [your]_422-george own obstinacy and conceit , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “_[422-george] [I]_0-i took [you]_422-george to [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} , and the cards were in [your]_422-george own hands if [you]_422-george chose to play them . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i have interfered with [me]_0-i once before on such a subject . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , with a kindling eye and a cheek pallid with rage . “_{[402-lord marney]} [You]_0-i had better not say that again , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} in a tone of menace . “_[0-i] Why not ? ” asked [Egremont]_290-egremont fiercely . “_[0-i] Who and what are [you]_0-i to dare to address [me]_0-i thus ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am [[your]_0-i elder brother]_{2798-your elder brother} , [sir]_1375-sir , whose relationship to [you]_0-i is [your]_0-i only claim to the consideration of society . ” “_{[2798-your elder brother]} A curse on [the society that has fashioned such claims]_{2800-the society that has fashioned such claims} . ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont in an heightened tone—“claims_{[2798-your elder brother]} founded in selfishness , cruelty , and fraud , and leading to demoralization , misery , and crime . ” “_{[2798-your elder brother]} Claims which [I]_0-i will make [you]_0-i respect , at least in [this house]_{2238-this house} , [sir]_1375-sir , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , springing from [his]_1375-sir chair . “_[0-i] Touch [me]_0-i at [your]_0-i peril ! ” exclaimed [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_[0-i] or [I]_0-i will forget [you]_0-i are [[[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} ’s son]_{2804-my mother ’s son} , and cleave [you]_0-i to the ground . [You]_0-i have been the blight of [my]_0-i life ; [you]_0-i stole from [me]_0-i [[my]_0-i bride]_{2805-my bride} , and now [you]_0-i would rob [me]_0-i of [my]_0-i honour . ” “_[0-i] [Liar and villain]_{2806-liar and villain} ! ” exclaimed [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , darting forward : but at this moment [[his]_0-i wife]_{6766-his wife} rushed into [the apartment]_{7588-the apartment} and clung to [him]_0-i . “_[0-i] For heaven ’s sake , ” [she]_{6766-his wife} exclaimed , “_[0-i] What is all this ? [George]_422-george , [Charles]_396-charles , dearest [George]_422-george ! ” “_[422-george] Let [me]_0-i go , [Arabella]_371-arabella . ” “_[422-george] Let [him]_2807-him come on . ” But [Lady Marney]_{7963-lady marney} gave a piercing shriek , and held out [her]_{7963-lady marney} arms to keep [the brothers]_{6368-the brothers} apart . A sound was heard at the other door ; there was nothing in [the world]_{6016-the world} that [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} dreaded so much as that [[his]_0-i servants]_{7966-his servants} should witness a domestic scene . [He]_0-i sprang forward to the door to prevent [any one]_{6035-any one} entering ; partially opening it , [he]_0-i said [Lady Marney]_{7968-lady marney} was unwell and desired [[her]_{7968-lady marney} maid]_{7969-her maid} ; returning , [he]_0-i found [Arabella]_371-arabella insensible on the ground , and [Egremont]_290-egremont vanished ! It was a wet morning ; there had been a heavy rain since dawn , which impelled by [a gusty south - wester]_{7970-a gusty south - wester} came driving on [a crowd of women]_{7971-a crowd of women} and [girls]_7809-girls who were assembled before the door of [a still unclosed shop]_{7973-a still unclosed shop} . [Some]_1958-some protected [themselves]_1958-some with umbrellas ; [some]_1958-some sought shelter beneath a row of old elms that grew alongside [the canal that fronted [the house]_{6598-the house}]_{7976-the canal that fronted the house} . Notwithstanding the weather , the clack of tongues was incessant . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i saw the wicket of the yard gates open , ” said [a woman]_{2225-a woman} . “_[0-i] So did [I]_0-i , ” said [[her]_{2225-a woman} neighbour]_{7979-her neighbour} ; “_[0-i] but it was shut again immediately . ” “_{[516-master joseph]} It was only [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} , ” said [a third]_{7980-a third} . “_{[516-master joseph]} [He]_{516-master joseph} likes to see [us]_2808-us getting wet through . ” “_{[516-master joseph]} If [they]_2809-they would only let [us]_2808-us into [the yard]_{2810-the yard} and get under one of [the workshop sheds]_{2811-the workshop sheds} , as [they]_2809-they do at [Simmon]_523-simmon ’s , ” said [another]_7839-another . “_[2812-you] [You]_2812-you may well say [Simmon]_523-simmon ’s , [Mrs Page]_{524-mrs page} ; [I]_0-i only wish [[my]_0-i master]_{2813-my master} served in [[his]_{2813-my master} field]_{2814-his field} . ” “_{[524-mrs page]} [I]_0-i have been [here]_6027-here since half - past four , [Mrs Grigsby]_{525-mrs grigsby} , with this chilt at [my]_0-i breast all the time . It ’s three miles for [me]_0-i here , and the same back , and unless [I]_0-i get the first turn , how are [[my]_0-i poor boys]_{2816-my poor boys} to find [their]_{2816-my poor boys} dinner ready when [they]_{2816-my poor boys} come out of the pit ? ” “_{[524-mrs page]} A very true word , [Mrs Page]_{524-mrs page} ; and by this token , that last Thursday [I]_0-i was [here]_6027-here by half - past eleven , certainly afore noon , having only called at [[my]_0-i mother]_{1335-my mother} - in - law ’s in the way , and it was eight o’clock before [I]_0-i got [home]_6104-home . Ah ! it ’s cruel work , is [the tommy shop]_{2820-the tommy shop} . ” “_[2824-they] How d’ye do [neighbour Prance]_{2821-neighbour prance} ? ” said [a comely dame with a large white basket]_{7982-a comely dame with a large white basket} , “_{[2821-neighbour prance]} And how ’s [[your]_2822-you good man]_{2823-your good man} ? [They]_2824-they was saying at [Belfy]_526-belfy ’s [he]_{2823-your good man} had changed [his]_{2823-your good man} service . [I]_0-i hear there ’s a new butty in [[Mr Parker]_{527-mr parker} ’s field]_{2825-mr parker ’s field} ; but [the old doggy]_{2826-the old doggy} kept on ; so [I]_0-i always thought , [he]_{2826-the old doggy} was always [a favourite]_{2827-a favourite} , and [they]_2824-they do say measured the stints very fair . And what do [you]_2822-you hear bacon is in [town]_6227-town ? [They]_2824-they do tell [me]_0-i only sixpence and real [home - cured]_{2829-home - cured} . [I]_0-i wonder [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} has the face to be selling still at nine - pence , and so very green ! [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i see [Dame Toddles]_{528-old dame toddles} ; how wonderful [she]_{528-old dame toddles} do wear ! What are [you]_2822-you doing [here]_6027-here , [little dear]_{2831-little dear} ; [very young to fetch tommy]_{2832-very young to fetch tommy} ; keeping place for [mother]_1821-mother , eh ! that ’s [a good girl]_{2834-a good girl} ; [she]_{2834-a good girl} ’d do well to be [here]_6027-here soon , for [I]_0-i think the strike ’s on eight . [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} is sticking it on yellow soap very terrible . What do [you]_2822-you think — Ah ! the doors are going to open . No — a false alarm . ” “_[2822-you] How fare [[you]_2822-you [neighbour]_{1791-neighbour}]_{2836-you neighbour} ? ” said [a pale young woman]_{7983-a pale young woman} carrying [an infant]_{7984-an infant} to [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} . “_[2822-you] Here ’s [an awful crowd]_{2838-an awful crowd} , surely . [The women]_{2613-the women} will be fighting and tearing to get in , [I]_0-i guess . [I]_0-i be much afeard . ” “_[0-i] Well , ‘ first come , first served , ’ all [the world]_{6016-the world} over , ” said [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} . “_[0-i] And [you]_2822-you must put a good heart on the business and tie [your]_2822-you bonnet . [I]_0-i dare guess there are not much less than two hundred here . It ’s grand tommy day [you]_2822-you know . And for [my]_0-i part [I]_0-i do n’t care so much for a good squeedge ; [one]_6021-one sees so many faces [one]_6021-one knows . ” “_[6021-one] The cheese here at sixpence is pretty tidy , ” said [a crone]_{7987-a crone} to [[her]_{7987-a crone} companion]_{7988-her companion} ; “_[6021-one] but [you]_2822-you may get as good in [town]_6227-town for fourpence . ” “_[0-i] What [I]_0-i complain is the weights , ” replied [[her]_{7987-a crone} companion]_{7988-her companion} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i weighed [my]_0-i pound of butter bought last [tommy]_529-tommy day , and it was two penny pieces too light . Indeed ! [I]_0-i have been , in [my]_0-i time , to all [the shops about here]_{2844-the shops about here} , for [the lads]_{2845-the lads} or [[their]_{2845-the lads} father]_{2846-their father} , but never knew tommy so bad as this . [I]_0-i have [two children]_{2847-two children} at [home]_6104-home ill from [their]_{2847-two children} flour ; [I]_0-i have been very poorly [myself]_0-i ; one is used to a little white clay , but when [they]_{2847-two children} lay it on thick , it ’s very grave . ” “_[0-i] Are [[your]_0-i girls]_{2849-your girls} in the pit ? ” “_[0-i] No ; [we]_2850-we strive to keep [them]_{2849-your girls} out , and [[my]_0-i man]_{2851-my man} has gone scores of days on bread and water for that purpose ; and if [we]_2850-we were not forced to take so much tommy , one might manage — but [tommy]_2600-tommy will beat anything ; [Health]_530-health first , and honesty afterwards , that ’s [my]_0-i say . ” “_[0-i] Well , for [my]_0-i part , ” said [the crone]_{7990-the crone} , “_[0-i] meat ’s [my]_0-i grievance : all the best bits go to the butties , and the pieces with bone in are chopped off for [[the colliers]_{2645-the colliers} ’ wives]_{2854-the colliers ’ wives} . ” “_{[528-old dame toddles]} [Dame]_{528-old dame toddles} , when will the door open ? ” asked [a very little palefaced boy]_{7991-a very little palefaced boy} . “_{[528-old dame toddles]} [I]_0-i have been [here]_6027-here all this morn , and never broke [my]_0-i fast . ” “_[0-i] And what do [you]_0-i want , [chilt]_2856-chilt ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i want a loaf for [mother]_1821-mother ; but [I]_0-i do n’t feel [I]_0-i shall ever get [home]_6104-home again , [I]_0-i ’m all in a way so dizzy . ” “_{[302-liza gray]} [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} , ” said [a woman with black beady eyes and a red nose , speaking in a sharp voice]_{7992-a woman with black beady eyes and a red nose , speaking in a sharp voice} and rushing up to [a pretty slatternly woman in a straw bonnet with a dirty fine ribbon]_{7993-a pretty slatternly woman in a straw bonnet with a dirty fine ribbon} , and [a babe at [her]_{7993-a pretty slatternly woman in a straw bonnet with a dirty fine ribbon} breast]_{7994-a babe at her breast} ; “_{[302-liza gray]} [you]_{302-liza gray} know [the person [I]_0-i ’m looking for]_{2859-the person i ’m looking for} . ” “_{[2859-the person i ’m looking for]} Well , [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} , and how do [you]_{302-liza gray} do ? ” [she]_{7993-a pretty slatternly woman in a straw bonnet with a dirty fine ribbon} replied , “_{[302-liza gray]} in a sweet sawney tone . ” “_{[302-liza gray]} How do [you]_{302-liza gray} do , indeed ! How are [people]_2341-people to do in these bad times ? ” “_[2861-they] [They]_2861-they is indeed hard [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} . If [you]_{302-liza gray} could see [my]_0-i tommy book ! How [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i knew figures ! Made up as of last Thursday night by that little divil , [Master Joe Diggs]_{516-master joseph} . [He]_{516-master joseph} has stuck it in here and stuck it in there , till it makes one all of a - maze . [I]_0-i ’m sure [I]_0-i never had the things ; and [[my]_0-i man]_{2851-my man} is out of all patience , and says [I]_0-i can no more keep [house]_1840-house than [a natural born]_{2864-a natural born} . ” “_{[2851-my man]} [[My]_0-i man]_{2851-my man} is a - wanting to see [[your]_{302-liza gray} man]_{2866-your man} , ” said [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} , with a flashing eye ; “_{[2851-my man]} and [you]_{302-liza gray} know what about . ” “_{[2851-my man]} And very natural , too , ” said [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} ; “_{[2851-my man]} but how are [we]_2867-we to pay the money [we]_2867-we owe [him]_{2866-your man} , with such a tommy - book as this , [good neighbour [Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins}]_{2868-good neighbour mullins} ? ” “_{[2868-good neighbour mullins]} [We]_2867-we ’re as poor as [[our]_2867-we neighbours]_{2869-our neighbours} [Mrs Gray]_{532-mrs gray} ; and if [we]_2867-we are not paid , [we]_2867-we must borrow . It ’s a scarlet shame to go to [the spout]_{2870-the spout} because money lent to [a friend]_{6959-a friend} is not to be found . [You]_{302-liza gray} had it in [your]_{302-liza gray} need , [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} , and [we]_2867-we want it in [our]_2867-we need ; and have it [I]_0-i will , [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} . ” “_{[302-liza gray]} Hush , hush ! ” said [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} ; “_{[302-liza gray]} do n’t wake [the little - un]_{2872-the little - un} , for [she]_{2872-the little - un} is very fretful . ” “_{[2872-the little - un]} [I]_0-i will have the five shillings , or [I]_0-i will have as good , ” said [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} . “_[0-i] Hush , hush , [neighbour]_{1791-neighbour} ; now , [I]_0-i ’ll tell [you]_{1791-neighbour} — [you]_{1791-neighbour} shall have it ; but yet a little time . This is great tommy - day , and settles [our]_2867-we reckoning for five weeks ; but [[my]_0-i man]_{2851-my man} may have a draw after to - morrow , and [he]_{2851-my man} shall draw five shillings , and give [you]_{1791-neighbour} half . ” “_{[2851-my man]} And the other half ? ” said [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} . “_{[2851-my man]} Ah ! [the other half]_{2875-the other half} , ” said [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} , with a sigh . “_{[2875-the other half]} Well , then — [we]_2867-we shall have a death in [[our]_2867-we family]_{7224-our family} soon — [this poor babe]_{2877-this poor babe} ca n’t struggle on much longer ; it belongs to [two burial clubs]_{2878-two burial clubs} — that will be three pounds from each , and after the drink and the funeral , there will be enough to pay all [our]_2867-we debts and put [us]_2867-we all square . ” The doors of [[Mr Diggs]_{516-master joseph} ’ tommy - shop]_{7995-mr diggs ’ tommy - shop} opened . The rush was like the advance into the pit of [a theatre]_{7195-a theatre} when the drama existed ; pushing , squeezing , fighting , tearing , shrieking . On a high seat , guarded by rails from all contact , sate [Mr Diggs]_{516-master joseph} senior , with a bland smile on [his]_{516-master joseph} sanctified countenance , a pen behind [his]_{516-master joseph} ear , and recommending [[his]_{516-master joseph} constrained customers]_{7997-his constrained customers} in honeyed tones to be patient and orderly . Behind the substantial counter which was [an impregnable fortification]_{7998-an impregnable fortification} , was [[his]_{516-master joseph} popular son]_{7999-his popular son} , [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} ; [a short , ill - favoured cur]_{8000-a short , ill - favoured cur} , with a spirit of vulgar oppression and malicious mischief stamped on [his]_{516-master joseph} visage . [His]_{516-master joseph} black , greasy lank hair , [his]_{516-master joseph} pug nose , [his]_{516-master joseph} coarse red face , and [his]_{516-master joseph} projecting tusks , contrasted with the mild and lengthened countenance of [[his]_{516-master joseph} father]_{6082-his father} , who looked very much like a wolf in sheep ’s clothing . For the first five minutes [Master Joseph Diggs]_{516-master joseph} did nothing but blaspheme and swear at [[his]_{516-master joseph} customers]_{8002-his customers} , occasionally leaning over the counter and cuffing [the women in [the van]_{8004-the van}]_{8003-the women in the van} or lugging [some girl by the hair]_{8005-some girl by the hair} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was first , [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} , ” said [a woman]_{2225-a woman} eagerly . “_{[516-master joseph]} No ; [I]_0-i was , ” said [another]_7839-another . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was [here]_6027-here , ” said [the first]_{6714-the first} , “_[0-i] as the clock struck four , and seated [myself]_0-i on the steps , because [I]_0-i must be [home]_6104-home early ; [[my]_0-i husband]_{2325-my husband} is hurt in the knee . ” “_{[2325-my husband]} If [you]_0-i were first , [you]_0-i shall be helped last . ” said [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} , “_{[2325-my husband]} to reward [you]_0-i for [your]_0-i pains ! ” and [he]_{516-master joseph} began taking the orders of [the other woman]_{8009-the other woman} . “_{[2325-my husband]} O ! [Lord]_2882-lord have mercy on [me]_0-i ! ” said [the disappointed woman]_{8010-the disappointed woman} ; “_[2882-lord] and [I]_0-i got up in the middle of the night for this ! ” “_[0-i] More fool [you]_0-i ! And what [you]_0-i came for [I]_0-i am sure [I]_0-i do n’t know , ” said [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} ; “_[0-i] for [you]_0-i have a pretty long figure against [you]_0-i , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_0-i that . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i declare most solemnly — ” said [the woman]_{2191-the woman} . “_[0-i] Do n’t make a brawling here , ” said [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} , “_[0-i] or [I]_0-i ’ll jump over this here counter and knock [you]_0-i down , like nothing . What did [you]_0-i say , [woman]_6168-woman ? are [you]_0-i deaf ? what did [you]_0-i say ? how much best tea do [you]_0-i want ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n’t want any , [sir]_1375-sir . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i never want best tea ; [you]_0-i must take three ounces of best tea , or [you]_0-i sha n’t have nothing . If [you]_0-i say another word , [I]_0-i ’ll put [you]_0-i down four . [[You]_0-i tall gal]_{2885-you tall gal} , what ’s [your]_0-i name , [you]_0-i keep back there , or [I]_0-i ’ll fetch [you]_0-i such a cut as’ll keep [you]_0-i at [home]_6104-home till next reckoning . Cuss [you]_0-i , [[you]_0-i old fool]_{2887-you old fool} , do [you]_0-i think [I]_0-i am to be kept all day while [you]_0-i are mumbling [here]_6027-here ? Who ’s pushing on there ? [I]_0-i see [you]_0-i , [Mrs Page]_{524-mrs page} . Wo n’t there be a black mark against [you]_0-i ? Oh ! its [Mrs Prance]_{533-mrs prance} , is it ? [Father]_2215-father , put down [Mrs Prance]_{533-mrs prance} for a peck of flour . [I]_0-i ’ll have order [here]_6027-here . [You]_0-i think the last bacon a little too fat : oh ! [you]_0-i do , [ma’am]_1810-ma’am , do [you]_0-i ? [I]_0-i ’ll take care [you]_0-i sha n’t complain in futur ; [I]_0-i likes to please [[my]_0-i customers]_{2892-my customers} . There ’s a very nice flitch hanging up in [the engine - room]_{2893-the engine - room} ; [the men]_{7036-the men} wanted some rust for the machinery ; [you]_0-i shall have a slice of that ; and [we]_2895-we ’ll say ten - pence a pound , high - dried , and [wery]_2896-wery lean — will that satisfy [you]_0-i ! “ Order [there]_6019-there , order ; [you]_0-i cussed [women]_1987-women , order , or [I]_2897-i ’ll be among [you]_0-i . And if [I]_2897-i just do jump over [this here counter]_{8014-this here counter} , wo n’t [I]_2897-i let fly right and left ? Speak out , [you]_0-i ideot ! do [you]_0-i think [I]_2897-i can hear [your]_0-i muttering in [this Babel]_{8015-this babel} ? Cuss [them]_1987-women ; [I]_2897-i ’ll keep [them]_1987-women quiet , ”_[2897-i] and so [he]_2897-i took up a yard measure , and leaning over the counter , hit right and left . “ Oh ! [you little monster]_{8016-you little monster} ! ”_{[2225-a woman]} exclaimed [a woman]_{2225-a woman} , “ [you]_{8016-you little monster} have put out [my]_{2225-a woman} babby ’s eye . ”_{[2225-a woman]} There was a murmur ; almost a groan . “ [Whose baby]_{8017-whose baby} ’s hurt ? ”_{[516-master joseph]} asked [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} in a softened tone . “ [Mine]_8018-mine , [sir]_1375-sir , ”_{[2225-a woman]} said an indignant voice ; “ [Mary Church]_{135-mary church} . ”_{[2225-a woman]} “ Oh ! [Mary Church]_{135-mary church} , is it ! ”_{[2899-the malicious imp]} said [the malicious imp]_{2899-the malicious imp} , “ then [I]_{2899-the malicious imp} ’ll put [Mary Church]_{135-mary church} down for half a pound of best arrow - root ; that ’s the finest thing in [the world]_{6016-the world} for [babbies]_8021-babbies , and will cure [you]_2900-you of bringing [your]_2900-you cussed monkeys here , as if [you]_2900-you all thought [[our]_8022-our shop]_{8023-our shop} was [a hinfant school]_{8024-a hinfant school} . “_{[2899-the malicious imp]} Where ’s [your]_2900-you book , [Susan Travers]_{534-susan travers} ! Left at [home]_6104-home ! Then [you]_2900-you may go and fetch it . No books , [no tommy]_{2639-no tommy} . [You]_2900-you are [[Jones]_535-jones ’s wife]_{2903-jones ’s wife} , are [you]_2900-you ? Ticket for three and sixpence out of eighteen shillings wages . Is this the only ticket [you]_2900-you have brought ? There ’s [your]_2900-you money ; and [you]_2900-you may tell [[your]_2900-you husband]_{2307-your husband} [he]_{2307-your husband} need not take [his]_{2307-your husband} coat off again to go down [our]_2905-our shaft . [He]_{2307-your husband} must think [us]_2905-our [cussed fools]_{2906-cussed fools} ! Tell [him]_{2307-your husband} [I]_0-i hope [he]_{2307-your husband} has got plenty of money to travel into [Wales]_55-wales , for [he]_{2307-your husband} wo n’t have no work in [England]_28-england again , or [my]_0-i name ayn’t [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} . Who ’s pushing [there]_6019-there ? [I]_0-i ’ll be among [you]_2900-you ; [I]_0-i ’ll close [the shop]_{2634-the shop} . If [I]_0-i do get hold of [some of [you]_2900-you [cussed women]_{2910-cussed women}]_{2909-some of you cussed women} , [you]_2900-you sha n’t forget it . If [anybody]_2911-anybody will tell [me]_0-i who is pushing [there]_6019-there , [they]_2911-anybody shall have [their]_2911-anybody bacon for seven - pence . Will [nobody]_6018-nobody have bacon for seven - pence ? Leagued together , eh ! Then [everybody]_{7354-everybody} shall have [their]_{7354-everybody} bacon for ten - pence . [Two]_2915-two can play at that . Push again , and [I]_0-i ’ll be among [you]_2900-you , ” said [the infuriated little tyrant]_{8025-the infuriated little tyrant} . But the waving of [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} , impatient , and annoyed by the weather , was not to be stilled ; the movement could not be regulated ; [the shop]_{2634-the shop} was in commotion ; and [Master Joseph Diggs]_{516-master joseph} , losing all patience , jumped on the counter , and amid the shrieks of [the women]_{2613-the women} , sprang into [the crowd]_{8029-the crowd} . [Two women]_{8030-two women} fainted ; [others]_6174-others cried for [their]_6174-others bonnets ; [others]_6174-others bemoaned [their]_6174-others aprons ; nothing however deterred [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} , who kicked and cuffed and cursed in every quarter , and gave none . At last there was a general scream of horror , and a cry of “_[0-i] [a boy]_{6101-a boy} killed . ” [The senior [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} , who , from [his]_{516-master joseph} eminence]_{8033-the senior diggs , who , from his eminence} , had hitherto viewed the scene with unruffled complacency ; who , in fact , derived from these not unusual exhibitions the same agreeable excitement which [a Roman emperor]_{8034-a roman emperor} might have received from the combats of the circus ; began to think that affairs were growing serious , and rose to counsel order and enforce amiable dispositions . Even [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} was quelled by that mild voice which would have become [Augustus]_536-augustus . It appeared to be quite true that [a boy]_{6101-a boy} was dead . It was [the little boy who , sent to get a loaf for [[his]_{6101-a boy} mother]_{1279-his mother}]_{8036-the little boy who , sent to get a loaf for his mother} , had complained before [the shop]_{2634-the shop} was opened of [his]_{6101-a boy} fainting energies . [He]_{6101-a boy} had fallen in the fray , and it was thought , to use the phrase of [the comely dame who tried to rescue [him]_{6101-a boy}]_{8039-the comely dame who tried to rescue him} , “_{[6101-a boy]} that [he]_{6101-a boy} was quite smothered . ” [They]_8040-they carried [him]_{6101-a boy} out of [the shop]_{2634-the shop} ; the perspiration poured off [him]_{6101-a boy} ; [he]_{6101-a boy} had no pulse . [He]_{6101-a boy} had [no friends]_{8042-no friends} [there]_6019-there . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i ’ll stand by [the body]_{2917-the body} , ” said [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} , “_[0-i] though [I]_0-i lose [my]_0-i turn . ” At this moment , [Stephen Morley]_423-morley , for [the reader]_{6526-the reader} has doubtless discovered that [the stranger who held colloquy with the colliers]_{8046-the stranger who held colloquy with the colliers} was [the friend of [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard]_{8047-the friend of walter gerard} , arrived at [the tommy - shop]_{8048-the tommy - shop} , which was about half - way between [the house where [he]_{8046-the stranger who held colloquy with the colliers} had passed the night and [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{8049-the house where he had passed the night and wodgate} . [He]_423-morley stopped , inquired , and being [a man of science and some skill]_{8050-a man of science and some skill} , decided , after examining [the poor boy]_{8051-the poor boy} , that life was not extinct . Taking [the elder Diggs]_{8052-the elder diggs} aside , [he]_0-i said , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am [the editor of the Mowbray Phalanx]_{2918-the editor of the mowbray phalanx} ; [I]_0-i will not speak to [you]_2919-you before [these people]_{1297-these people} ; but [I]_0-i tell [you]_2919-you fairly [you]_2919-you and [[your]_2919-you son]_{2921-your son} have been represented to [me]_0-i as [oppressors of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{2922-oppressors of the people} . Will it be [my]_0-i lot to report this death and comment on it ? [I]_0-i trust not . There is yet time and hope . ” “_[0-i] What is to be done , [sir]_1375-sir , ” inquired [the alarmed Mr Diggs]_{516-master joseph} ; “_[0-i] [a fellow - creature in this condition]_{2925-a fellow - creature in this condition} — ” “_[0-i] Do n’t talk but act , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] There is no time to be lost . [The boy]_{794-the boy} must be taken up stairs and put to bed ; a warm bed , in one of [[your]_2919-you best rooms]_{2927-your best rooms} , with every comfort . [I]_0-i am pressed for business , but [I]_0-i will wait and watch over [him]_{794-the boy} till the crisis is passed . Come , let [you]_2919-you and [I]_0-i take [him]_{794-the boy} in [our]_2928-our arms , and carry [him]_{794-the boy} up [stairs]_2275-stairs through [your]_2919-you private door . Every minute is precious . ” And so saying , [Morley]_423-morley and [the elder Diggs]_{8052-the elder diggs} entered [the house]_{6598-the house} . [Wodgate]_131-wodgate , or [Wogate]_137-wogate , as [it]_131-wodgate was called on the map , was [a district that in old days had been consecrated to [Woden]_138-woden , and which appeared destined through successive ages to retain [its]_131-wodgate heathen character]_{8055-a district that in old days had been consecrated to woden , and which appeared destined through successive ages to retain its heathen character} . At the beginning of the revolutionary war , [Wodgate]_131-wodgate was [a sort of squatting district of [the great mining region]_{8057-the great mining region} to which [it]_131-wodgate was contiguous]_{8056-a sort of squatting district of the great mining region to which it was contiguous} , [a place where adventurers in the industry which was rapidly developing , settled [themselves]_8059-they]_{8058-a place where adventurers in the industry which was rapidly developing , settled themselves} ; for though the great veins of coal and ironstone cropped up , as [they]_8059-they phrase [it]_131-wodgate , before [they]_8059-they reached [this bare and barren land]_{8060-this bare and barren land} , and [it]_131-wodgate was thus deficient in those mineral and metallic treasures which had enriched [[its]_131-wodgate neighbourhood]_{8061-its neighbourhood} , [Wodgate]_131-wodgate had advantages of [its]_131-wodgate own , and of a kind which touch the fancy of [the lawless]_{8062-the lawless} . [It]_131-wodgate was land without [an owner]_{8063-an owner} ; [no one]_{6145-no one} claimed any manorial right over [it]_131-wodgate ; [they]_8059-they could build [cottages]_{2717-cottages} without paying rent . [It]_131-wodgate was [a district recognized by [no parish]_{8067-no parish}]_{8066-a district recognized by no parish} ; so there were no tithes , and no meddlesome supervision . It abounded in fuel which cost nothing , for though the veins were not worth working as a source of mining profit , [the soil of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{8068-the soil of wodgate} was similar in [its]_{8068-the soil of wodgate} superficial character to that of [the country]_{932-the country} around . So [a population]_{8070-a population} gathered , and rapidly increased , in [the ugliest spot in [England]_28-england]_{8071-the ugliest spot in england} , to which neither Nature nor art had contributed a single charm ; where a tree could not be seen , a flower was unknown , where there was neither belfry nor steeple , nor a single sight or sound that could soften the heart or humanise the mind . Whatever may have been the cause , whether , as not unlikely , [the original squatters]_{8072-the original squatters} brought with [them]_{8072-the original squatters} some traditionary skill , or whether [their]_{8072-the original squatters} isolated and unchequered existence concentrated [their]_{8072-the original squatters} energies on [their]_{8072-the original squatters} craft , the fact is certain , that [the inhabitants of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{8073-the inhabitants of wodgate} early acquired a celebrity as [skilful workmen]_{8074-skilful workmen} . This reputation so much increased , and in time spread so far , that for more than a quarter of a century , both in [their]_{8072-the original squatters} skill and the economy of [their]_{8072-the original squatters} labour , [they]_{8072-the original squatters} have been unmatched throughout [the country]_{932-the country} . As [manufacturers of ironmongery]_{8076-manufacturers of ironmongery} , [they]_{8072-the original squatters} carry the palm from [the whole district]_{8077-the whole district} ; as [founders of brass]_{8078-founders of brass} and [workers of steel]_{8079-workers of steel} , [they]_{8072-the original squatters} fear none ; while as [nailers]_8080-nailers and [locksmiths]_{8081-locksmiths} , [their]_{8072-the original squatters} fame has spread even to [the European markets]_{8082-the european markets} , whither [[their]_{8072-the original squatters} most skilful workmen]_{8083-their most skilful workmen} have frequently been invited . Invited in vain ! No wages can tempt [the Wodgate man from [[his]_{8084-the wodgate man from his native home} native home]_{8085-his native home}]_{8084-the wodgate man from his native home} , [[that squatters]_{8086-that squatters} ’ seat]_{8087-that squatters ’ seat} which soon assumed the form of [a large village]_{8088-a large village} , and then in turn soon expanded into [a town]_{8089-a town} , and at the present moment numbers [its]_{8084-the wodgate man from his native home} population by swarming thousands , lodged in [the most miserable tenements in [the most hideous burgh in]_{8091-the most hideous burgh in} [the ugliest country in [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{8092-the ugliest country in the world}]_{8090-the most miserable tenements in the most hideous burgh in the ugliest country in the world} . But it has [its]_{8084-the wodgate man from his native home} enduring spell . Notwithstanding the spread of [its]_{8084-the wodgate man from his native home} civic prosperity , [it]_{8084-the wodgate man from his native home} has lost none of the characteristics of [its]_{8084-the wodgate man from his native home} original society ; on the contrary it has zealously preserved them . There are [no landlords]_{8094-no landlords} , [head - lessees]_{8095-head - lessees} , [main - masters]_{8096-main - masters} , or butties in [Wodgate]_131-wodgate . [No church]_{8097-no church} [there]_6019-there has yet raised [its]_6019-there spire ; and as if the jealous spirit of [Woden]_138-woden still haunted [[his]_138-woden ancient temple]_{8099-his ancient temple} , even [the conventicle]_{8100-the conventicle} scarcely dares show [its]_{8100-the conventicle} humble front in [some obscure corner]_{8101-some obscure corner} . There is [no municipality]_{8102-no municipality} , [no magistrate]_{8103-no magistrate} , no local acts , [no vestries]_{8104-no vestries} , [no schools of any kind]_{8105-no schools of any kind} . [The streets]_{7090-the streets} are never cleaned ; [every man]_{7312-every man} lights [[his]_{7312-every man} own house]_{6699-his own house} ; nor does [any one]_{6035-any one} know anything except [his]_{7312-every man} business . More than this , at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate [a factory or large establishment of any kind]_{8110-a factory or large establishment of any kind} is unknown . [Here]_6027-here [Labour]_8112-labour reigns supreme . [Its]_8112-labour division indeed is favoured by [their]_8112-labour manners , but the interference or influence of mere capital is instantly resisted . The business of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate is carried on by [master workmen]_{8113-master workmen} in [[their]_{8113-master workmen} own houses]_{8114-their own houses} , each of whom possesses an unlimited number of what [they]_{8113-master workmen} call [apprentices]_{8115-apprentices} , by whom [their]_{8113-master workmen} affairs are principally conducted , and whom [they]_{8113-master workmen} treat as [[the Mamlouks]_{8116-the mamlouks} treated [the Egyptians]_{8118-the egyptians}]_{8117-the mamlouks treated the egyptians} . [These master workmen]_{8119-these master workmen} indeed form [a powerful aristocracy]_{8120-a powerful aristocracy} , nor is it possible to conceive one apparently more oppressive . [They]_{8119-these master workmen} are [ruthless tyrants]_{8121-ruthless tyrants} ; [they]_{8119-these master workmen} habitually inflict upon [[their]_{8119-these master workmen} subjects]_{6656-their subjects} punishments more grievous than [the slave population of [[our]_8124-our colonies]_{8125-our colonies} were ever visited with]_{8123-the slave population of our colonies were ever visited with} ; not content with beating [them]_{6656-their subjects} with sticks or flogging [them]_{6656-their subjects} with knotted ropes , [they]_{8119-these master workmen} are in the habit of felling [them]_{6656-their subjects} with hammers , or cutting [their]_{6656-their subjects} heads open with a file or lock . The most usual punishment however , or rather stimulus to increase exertion , is to pull [an apprentice]_{8126-an apprentice} ’s ears till [they]_{8126-an apprentice} run with blood . [These youths]_{8127-these youths} too are worked for sixteen and even twenty hours a day ; [they]_{8127-these youths} are often sold by [one master]_{8128-one master} to [another]_7839-another ; [they]_{8127-these youths} are fed on carrion , and [they]_{8127-these youths} sleep in [lofts]_8130-lofts or [cellars]_7529-cellars : yet whether it be that [they]_{8127-these youths} are hardened by brutality , and really unconscious of [their]_{8127-these youths} degradation and unusual sufferings , or whether [they]_{8127-these youths} are supported by the belief that [their]_{8127-these youths} day to be [masters]_1493-masters and [oppressors]_{8133-oppressors} will surely arrive , [the aristocracy of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{8134-the aristocracy of wodgate} is by no means so unpopular as [the aristocracy of [most other places]_{8136-most other places}]_{8135-the aristocracy of most other places} . In the first place it is [a real aristocracy]_{8137-a real aristocracy} ; it is privileged , but it does something for [its]_{8137-a real aristocracy} privileges . It is distinguished from the main body not merely by name . [It]_{8137-a real aristocracy} is [the most knowing class at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{8138-the most knowing class at wodgate} ; [it]_{8137-a real aristocracy} possesses indeed in [its]_{8137-a real aristocracy} way complete knowledge ; and it imparts in [its]_{8137-a real aristocracy} manner a certain quantity of it to those whom it guides . Thus it is [an aristocracy that leads , and therefore a fact .]_{8139-an aristocracy that leads , and therefore a fact .} Moreover the social system of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate is not an unvarying course of infinite toil . [Their]_{8127-these youths} plan is to work hard , but not always . [They]_{8127-these youths} seldom exceed four days of labour in the week . On Sunday [the masters]_{2654-the masters} begin to drink ; for [the apprentices there is dog - fighting without any stint]_{8141-the apprentices there is dog - fighting without any stint} . On Monday and Tuesday [the whole population of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{8142-the whole population of wodgate} is drunk ; of all stations , ages , and sexes ; even [babes , who should be at the breast]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} ; for [they]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} are drammed with [Godfrey]_468-godfrey ’s cordial . Here is relaxation , excitement ; if less vice otherwise than might be at first anticipated , [we]_8144-we must remember that excesses are checked by poverty of blood and constant exhaustion . Scanty food and hard labour are in [their]_{8127-these youths} way , if not exactly [moralists]_{8145-moralists} , [a tolerably good police]_{8146-a tolerably good police} . There are no others at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate to preach or to control . It is not that [the people]_{914-the people} are immoral , for immorality implies some forethought ; or ignorant , for ignorance is relative ; but [they]_{914-the people} are animals ; unconscious ; [their]_{914-the people} minds a blank ; and [their]_{914-the people} worst actions only the impulse of a gross or savage instinct . There are many in [this town]_{8148-this town} who are ignorant of [their]_{914-the people} very names ; [very few who can spell them]_{8149-very few who can spell them} . It is rare that [you]_8150-you meet with [a young person who knows [his]_{8151-a young person who knows his own age} own age]_{8151-a young person who knows his own age} ; rarer to find [the boy who has seen a book]_{8152-the boy who has seen a book} , or [the girl who has seen a flower]_{8153-the girl who has seen a flower} . Ask [them]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} the name of [[their]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} sovereign]_{1432-their sovereign} , and [they]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} will give [you]_8150-you an unmeaning stare ; ask [them]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} the name of [their]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} religion , and [they]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} will laugh : who rules [them]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} on [earth]_8155-earth , or who can save [them]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} in heaven , are alike mysteries to [them]_{8143-babes , who should be at the breast} . Such was the population with whom [Morley]_423-morley was about to mingle . [Wodgate]_131-wodgate had the appearance of [a vast squalid suburb]_{8156-a vast squalid suburb} . As [you]_8150-you advanced , leaving behind [you]_8150-you long lines of [little dingy tenements]_{8157-little dingy tenements} , with [infants]_8158-infants lying about [the road]_{872-the road} , [you]_8150-you expected every moment to emerge into [some streets]_{8160-some streets} and encounter buildings bearing some correspondence in [their]_{8157-little dingy tenements} size and comfort to the considerable population swarming and busied around [you]_8150-you . Nothing of the kind . There were [no public buildings of any sort]_{8161-no public buildings of any sort} ; [no churches]_{8162-no churches} , [chapels]_1559-chapels , [town - hall]_{8164-town - hall} , [institute]_{8165-institute} , [theatre]_8166-theatre ; and the principal streets in [the heart of [the town]_{1349-the town}]_{7088-the heart of the town} in which were situate [the coarse and grimy shops]_{8169-the coarse and grimy shops} , though formed by houses of a greater elevation than the preceding , were equally narrow and if possible more dirty . At [every fourth or fifth house]_{8170-every fourth or fifth house} , alleys seldom above a yard wide and streaming with filth , opened out of [the street]_{7102-the street} . [These]_8172-these were crowded with [dwellings]_{8173-dwellings} of various size , while from [the principal court]_{8174-the principal court} often branched out a number of smaller alleys or rather narrow passages , than which nothing can be conceived more close and squalid and obscure . Here during the days of business , the sound of the hammer and the file never ceased , amid gutters of abomination and piles of foulness and stagnant pools of filth ; reservoirs of leprosy and plague , whose exhalations were sufficient to taint the atmosphere of [the whole kingdom]_{8175-the whole kingdom} and fill [the country]_{932-the country} with fever and pestilence . [A lank and haggard youth]_{8177-a lank and haggard youth} , ricketty and smoke - dried , and black with [his]_{8177-a lank and haggard youth} craft , was sitting on the threshold of [a miserable hovel]_{8178-a miserable hovel} and working at the file . Behind [him]_{8177-a lank and haggard youth} stood [a stunted and meagre girl]_{8179-a stunted and meagre girl} , with a back like a grasshopper ; a deformity occasioned by the displacement of the bladebone , and prevalent among [the girls of Wodgate from the cramping posture of [their]_{8180-the girls of wodgate from the cramping posture of their usual toil} usual toil]_{8180-the girls of wodgate from the cramping posture of their usual toil} . [Her]_{8179-a stunted and meagre girl} long melancholy visage and vacant stare at [Morley]_423-morley as [he]_{8177-a lank and haggard youth} passed , attracted [his]_{8177-a lank and haggard youth} notice , and it occurring to [him]_{8177-a lank and haggard youth} that the opportunity was convenient to enquire something of [the individual of whom [he]_{8177-a lank and haggard youth} was in search]_{8181-the individual of whom he was in search} , [he]_{8177-a lank and haggard youth} stopped and addressed [the workman]_{2128-the workman} : “_[2930-you] Do [you]_2930-you happen to know [friend a person here]_{2931-friend a person here} or hereabouts by name [Hatton]_425-hatton ? ” “_[425-hatton] [Hatton]_425-hatton ! ” said [the youth]_{7146-the youth} looking up with a grin , yet still continuing [his]_{7146-the youth} labour , “_[425-hatton] [I]_0-i should think [I]_0-i did ! ” “_[0-i] Well , that ’s fortunate ; [you]_2930-you can tell [me]_0-i something about [him]_425-hatton ? ” “_[2930-you] Do [you]_2930-you see this here ? ” said [the youth]_{7146-the youth} still grinning , and letting the file drop from [his]_{7146-the youth} distorted and knotty hand , [he]_{7146-the youth} pointed to a deep scar that crossed [his]_{7146-the youth} forehead , “_[425-hatton] [he]_425-hatton did that . ” “_[425-hatton] An accident ? ” “_[425-hatton] Very like . An accident that often happened . [I]_0-i should like to have a crown for every time [he]_425-hatton has cut [my]_0-i head open . [He]_425-hatton cut it open once with a key and twice with a lock ; [he]_425-hatton knocked the corner of a lock into [my]_0-i head twice , once with a bolt and once with a shut ; [you]_2932-you know what that is ; the thing what runs into the staple . [He]_425-hatton hit [me]_0-i on the head with a hammer once . That was a blow ! [I]_0-i fell away that time . When [I]_0-i came to , [master]_7711-master had stopped the blood with some fur off [his]_425-hatton hat . [I]_0-i had to go on with [my]_0-i work immediately ; [master]_7711-master said [I]_0-i should do [my]_0-i stint if [I]_0-i worked till twelve o’clock at night . Many ’s the ash stick [he]_425-hatton has broken on [my]_0-i body ; sometimes the weals remained on [me]_0-i for a - week ; [he]_425-hatton cut [my]_0-i eyelid open once with a nutstick ; cut a regular hole in it , and it bled all over the files [I]_0-i was working at . [He]_425-hatton has pulled [my]_0-i ears sometimes that [I]_0-i thought they must come off in [his]_425-hatton hand . But all this was a mere nothin to this here cut ; that was serous ; and if [I]_0-i had n’t got thro ’ that [they]_2935-they do say there must have been [a crowner]_{2936-a crowner} ’s quest ; though [I]_0-i think that gammon , [tor old Tugsford]_{538-tor old tugsford} did for [one of [[his]_{538-tor old tugsford} prentices]_{2938-his prentices}]_{2937-one of his prentices} , and the body was never found . And now [you]_2939-you ask [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i know [Hatton]_425-hatton ? [I]_0-i should think [I]_0-i did ! ” And [the lank , haggard youth]_{8185-the lank , haggard youth} laughed merrily , as if [he]_{8185-the lank , haggard youth} had been recounting a series of the happiest adventures . “_[0-i] But is there no redress for such iniquitous oppression , ” said [Morley]_423-morley , who had listened with astonishment to this complacent statement . “_[0-i] Is there [no magistrate]_{8103-no magistrate} to apply to ? ” “_{[8103-no magistrate]} No no , ” said [the filer]_{8186-the filer} with an air of obvious pride , “_{[8103-no magistrate]} [we]_2941-we do n’t have [no magistrates at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{2942-no magistrates at wodgate} . [We]_2941-we ’ve got [a constable]_{2943-a constable} , and there was [a prentice who coz [[his]_{2944-a prentice who coz his master laid it on , only with a seat rod , went over to ramborough and got a warrant} master]_{6865-his master} laid it on , only with a seat rod , went over to [Ramborough]_{539-ramborough} and got a warrant]_{2944-a prentice who coz his master laid it on , only with a seat rod , went over to ramborough and got a warrant} . [He]_{2944-a prentice who coz his master laid it on , only with a seat rod , went over to ramborough and got a warrant} fetched the summons [himself]_{2944-a prentice who coz his master laid it on , only with a seat rod , went over to ramborough and got a warrant} and giv it to [the constable]_{2946-the constable} , but [he]_{2944-a prentice who coz his master laid it on , only with a seat rod , went over to ramborough and got a warrant} never served it . That ’s why [they]_2947-they has [a constable]_{2943-a constable} here . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sorry , ” said [Morley]_423-morley , “_[0-i] that [I]_0-i have affairs with [such a wretch as [this Hatton]_425-hatton]_{2949-such a wretch as this hatton} . ” “_[425-hatton] [You]_2950-you ’ll find [him]_425-hatton [a wery hearty sort of man]_{2951-a wery hearty sort of man} , ” said [the filer]_{8186-the filer} , “_{[2951-a wery hearty sort of man]} if [he]_425-hatton do n’t hap to be in drink . [He]_425-hatton ’s a little robustious then , but take [him]_425-hatton all in all for [a master]_{2952-a master} , [you]_2950-you may go further and fare worse . “ What ! [this monster]_{8188-this monster} ! ”_[425-hatton] “ [Lord]_8189-lord bless [you]_2950-you , it ’s [his]_425-hatton way , that ’s all , [we]_8190-we be [a queer set here]_{8191-a queer set here} ; but [he]_425-hatton has [his]_425-hatton pints . Give [him]_425-hatton a lock to make , and [you]_2950-you wo n’t have [your]_2950-you box picked ; [he]_425-hatton ’s [wery]_8192-wery lib’ral too in [the wittals]_{139-the wittals} . Never had horse - flesh the whole time [I]_2950-you was with [him]_425-hatton ; [they]_8193-they has nothin’ else at [Tugsford ’s]_{538-tor old tugsford} ; never had no sick cow except when meat was very dear . [He]_425-hatton always put [his]_425-hatton face [agin still - born calves]_{8194-agin still - born calves} ; [he]_425-hatton used to say [he]_425-hatton liked [[his]_425-hatton boys]_{8195-his boys} to have meat what was born alive and killed alive . By which token there never was any sheep what had bust in the head sold in [[our]_8196-we court]_{8197-our court} . And then sometimes [he]_425-hatton would give [us]_8196-we a treat of fish , when it had been four or five days in [town]_6227-town and not sold . No , give [the devil]_{8199-the devil} [his]_{8199-the devil} due , say [I.]_2950-you There never was no want for anything at meals with [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , except time to eat them in . ”_[2950-you] “ And why do [you]_2950-you call [him]_425-hatton [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} ? ”_[425-hatton] “ That ’s [his]_425-hatton name and authority ; for [he]_425-hatton ’s [the governor here over all of [us]_8196-we]_{8202-the governor here over all of us} . And it has always been so that [Wodgate]_131-wodgate has been governed by [a bishop]_{2114-a bishop} ; because as [we]_8196-we have [no church]_{8097-no church} , [we]_8196-we will have as good . And by this token that this day sen’night , the day [my]_425-hatton time was up , [he]_425-hatton married [me]_425-hatton to [this here young lady]_{8205-this here young lady} . [She]_{8205-this here young lady} is of [the Baptist school]_{8206-the baptist school} religion , and wanted [us]_8196-we to be tied by [[her]_{8205-this here young lady} clergyman]_{8207-her clergyman} , but [all the lads that served [their]_{8208-all the lads that served their time with me} time with [me]_425-hatton]_{8208-all the lads that served their time with me} were married by [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , and [many a more]_{8210-many a more} , and [I]_425-hatton saw no call to do no otherwise . So [he]_425-hatton sprinkled some salt over a gridiron , read ‘ [[Our]_8196-we Father]_{8211-our father} ’ backwards , and wrote [our]_8196-we name in a book : and [we]_8196-we were spliced ; but [I]_425-hatton did n’t do it rashly , did [I]_425-hatton , [Suky]_540-suky , by the token that [we]_8196-we had kept company for two years , and there is n’t a gal in all [Wodgate]_131-wodgate what handles a file , like [Sue]_{534-susan travers} . ”_[425-hatton] “ And what is [your]_425-hatton name , [[my]_2950-you good fellow]_{8212-my good fellow} ? ”_[2950-you] “ [They]_8213-they call [me]_425-hatton [Tummas]_541-tummas , but [I]_425-hatton ayn’t got no second name ; but now [I]_425-hatton am married [I]_425-hatton mean to take [[my]_425-hatton wife]_{7237-my wife} ’s , for [she]_{7237-my wife} has been baptised , and so has got two . ”_[425-hatton] “ Yes [sir]_1375-sir , ”_{[2953-the girl with the vacant face and the back like a grasshopper]} said [the girl with the vacant face and the back like a grasshopper]_{2953-the girl with the vacant face and the back like a grasshopper} ; “ [I]_{2953-the girl with the vacant face and the back like a grasshopper} be [a reg’lar born Christian]_{8216-a reg’lar born christian} and [[my]_{2953-the girl with the vacant face and the back like a grasshopper} mother]_{1335-my mother} afore [me]_{2953-the girl with the vacant face and the back like a grasshopper} , and that ’s what [few gals in [the Yard]_{2810-the yard}]_{8218-few gals in the yard} can say . [Thomas]_529-tommy will take to it [himself]_529-tommy when work is slack ; and [he]_529-tommy believes now in [[our]_8220-our Lord]_{8221-our lord} and [Saviour Pontius Pilate who was crucified to save [our]_8220-our sins ; and in [Moses]_488-moses , [Goliath]_488-moses , and the rest of [the Apostles]_{7468-the apostles}]_488-moses . ”_{[2953-the girl with the vacant face and the back like a grasshopper]} “ Ah ! [me]_423-morley , ”_[423-morley] thought [Morley]_423-morley , “ and could not [they]_8223-they spare [one Missionary]_{8224-one missionary} from [Tahiti]_141-tahiti for [[their]_8223-they fellow countrymen]_{8225-their fellow countrymen} at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate ! ”_[423-morley] The summer twilight had faded into sweet night ; the young and star - attended moon glittered like a sickle in the deep purple sky ; of all the luminous host , [Hesperus]_88-hesperus alone was visible ; and a breeze , that bore the last embrace of the flowers by the sun , moved languidly and fitfully over [the still and odorous earth]_{2954-the still and odorous earth} . The moonbeam fell upon the roof and garden of [Gerard]_424-gerard . It suffused [the cottage]_{7008-the cottage} with [its]_{7008-the cottage} brilliant light , except where the dark depth of [the embowered porch]_{2956-the embowered porch} defied [its]_{7008-the cottage} entry . All around the beds of flowers and herbs spread sparkling and defined . [You]_2957-you could trace the minutest walk ; almost distinguish every leaf . Now and then there came a breath , and the sweet - peas murmured in [their]_2958-their sleep ; or the roses rustled , as if [they]_2958-their were afraid [they]_2958-their were about to be roused from [their]_2958-their lightsome dreams . Farther on the fruit - trees caught the splendour of the night ; and looked like a troop of sultanas taking [their]_2958-their gardened air , when the eye of [man]_6203-man could not profane them , and laden with jewels . There were apples that rivalled rubies ; pears of topaz tint : a whole paraphernalia of plums , some purple as the amethyst , others blue and brilliant as the sapphire ; an emerald here , and now a golden drop that gleamed like the yellow diamond of [Gengis Khan]_{543-gengis khan} . Within — was the scene less fair ? A single lamp shed over [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} a soft and sufficient light . [The library of [Stephen Morley]_423-morley]_{2961-the library of stephen morley} had been removed , but the place of [his]_423-morley volumes had been partly supplied , for the shelves were far from being empty . Their contents were of no ordinary character : many volumes of devotion , some of church history , one or two on ecclesiastical art , several works of [[our]_2962-our elder dramatists]_{2963-our elder dramatists} , some good reprints of [our]_2962-our chronicles , and many folios of church music , which last indeed amounted to a remarkable collection . There was no musical instrument however in [the room]_{798-the room} of any kind , and the only change in [its]_{798-the room} furniture , since [we]_2962-our last visited [the room of [Gerard]_424-gerard]_{2965-the room of gerard} , was the presence of a long - backed chair of antique form , most beautifully embroidered , and a portrait of [a female saint]_{2966-a female saint} over the mantel - piece . As for [Gerard]_424-gerard [himself]_424-gerard [he]_424-gerard sat with [his]_424-gerard head leaning on [his]_424-gerard arm , which rested on the table , while [he]_424-gerard listened with great interest to a book which was read to [him]_424-gerard by [[his]_424-gerard daughter]_{1068-his daughter} , at whose feet lay [the fiery and faithful bloodhound]_{2968-the fiery and faithful bloodhound} . “ So [you]_424-gerard see , [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil with animation , and dropping [her]_430-sybil book which however [her]_430-sybil hand did not relinquish , “ even then all was not lost . [The stout earl]_{8227-the stout earl} retired beyond [the Trent]_{14-the trent} , and years and reigns elapsed before [this part of [the island]_{8229-the island}]_{8228-this part of the island} accepted [their]_{8227-the stout earl} laws and customs . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_{7055-her father} see , ”_{[7055-her father]} said [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , “ and yet [I]_{7055-her father} can not help wishing that [Harold]_292-harold — ”_{[7055-her father]} Here the hound , hearing [his]_424-gerard name , suddenly rose and looked at [Gerard]_430-sybil , who smiling , patted [him]_424-gerard and said , “ [We]_8230-we were not talking of [thee]_430-sybil , [good sir]_{8231-good sir} , but of [[thy]_430-sybil great namesake]_{8232-thy great namesake} ; but ne’er mind , a live dog [they]_{8227-the stout earl} say is worth [a dead king]_{8233-a dead king} . ”_[430-sybil] “ Ah ! why have [we]_8230-we not such [a man]_{1218-a man} now , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ to protect [the people]_{914-the people} ! Were [I]_430-sybil [a prince]_{8236-a prince} [I]_430-sybil know no career that [I]_430-sybil should deem so great . ”_[430-sybil] “ But [Stephen]_423-morley says no , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil : “ [he]_423-morley says that [these great men]_{8237-these great men} have never made use of [us]_8230-we but as tools ; and that [the people]_{914-the people} never can have [their]_{914-the people} rights until [they]_{914-the people} produce [competent champions]_{8239-competent champions} from [their]_{914-the people} own order . ”_[430-sybil] “ But then [Stephen]_423-morley does not want to recall the past , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil with a kind of sigh ; “ [he]_423-morley wishes to create the future . ”_[430-sybil] “ The past is a dream , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ And what is the future ? ”_[430-sybil] enquired [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [Alack]_544-alack ! [I]_430-sybil know not ; but [I]_430-sybil often wish the battle of [Hastings]_292-harold were to be fought over again and [I]_430-sybil was going to have a hand in it . ”_[430-sybil] “ Ah ! [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil with a mournful smile , “ there is ever [your]_{1718-my father} fatal specific of physical force . Even [Stephen]_423-morley is against physical force , with all [his]_423-morley odd fancies . ”_[430-sybil] “ All very true , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil smiling with good nature ; “ but all the same when [I]_430-sybil was coming [home]_6104-home a few days ago , and stopped awhile on [the bridge]_{8242-the bridge} and chanced to see [myself]_430-sybil in [the stream]_{8243-the stream} , [I]_430-sybil could not help fancying that [[my]_430-sybil Maker]_{8244-my maker} had fashioned these limbs rather to hold a lance or draw a bow , than to supervise a shuttle or a spindle . ”_[430-sybil] “ Yet with [the shuttle]_{8245-the shuttle} and the spindle [we]_8246-we may redeem [[our]_8246-we race]_{8247-our race} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil with animation , “ if [we]_8246-we could only form the minds that move those peaceful weapons . Oh ! [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , [I]_430-sybil will believe that moral power is irresistible , or where are [we]_8246-we to look for hope ? ”_[430-sybil] [Gerard]_430-sybil shook [his]_2970-i head with [his]_2970-i habitual sweet good - tempered smile . “ Ah ! ”_[2970-i] said [he]_2970-i , “ what can [we]_8246-we do ; [they]_8249-they have got [the land]_{903-the land} , and [the land]_{903-the land} governs [the people]_{914-the people} . [The Norman]_{545-the norman} knew that , [Sybil]_430-sybil , as [you]_430-sybil just read . If indeed [we]_8246-we had [our]_8246-we rights , [one]_6021-one might do something ; but [I]_2970-i do n’t know ; [I]_2970-i dare say if [I]_2970-i had [[our]_8246-we land]_{8254-our land} again , [I]_2970-i should be as bad as [the rest]_{1807-the rest} . ”_[2970-i] “ Oh ! no , [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , ”_[430-sybil] exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil with energy , “ never , never ! [Your]_{1718-my father} thoughts would be as princely as [your]_{1718-my father} lot . What [a leader of the people [you]_{1718-my father} would make]_{8257-a leader of the people you would make} ! ”_[430-sybil] [Harold]_292-harold sprang up suddenly and growled . “ Hush ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “ [some one]_{8258-some one} knocks : ”_[292-harold] and [he]_292-harold rose and left [the room]_{798-the room} . [Sybil]_430-sybil heard voices and broken sentences : “ [You]_{1718-my father} ’ll excuse me”—“I_[430-sybil] take it kindly”—“So [we]_8259-we are [neighbours]_{1620-neighbours} . ”_{[7055-her father]} And then [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} returned , ushering in [a person]_{2973-a person} and saying , “ Here is [[my]_{7055-her father} friend]_{2264-my friend} [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} that [I]_{7055-her father} was speaking of , [Sybil]_430-sybil , who is going to be [[our]_8259-we neighbour]_{1621-our neighbour} ; down [Harold]_292-harold , down ! ”_{[7055-her father]} and [he]_{7055-her father} presented to [[his]_{7055-her father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} [the companion of [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys}]_{7592-the companion of mr st lys} in that visit to [the Hand - loom weaver]_{7536-the hand - loom weaver} when [she]_{1068-his daughter} had [herself]_{1068-his daughter} met [the vicar of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2065-the vicar of mowbray} . [Sybil]_430-sybil rose , and letting [her]_430-sybil book drop gently on the table , received [Egremont]_290-egremont with composure and native grace . It is civilization that makes [us]_2978-we awkward , for it gives [us]_2978-we an uncertain position . Perplexed , [we]_2978-we take refuge in pretence ; and embarrassed , [we]_2978-we seek a resource in affectation . [The Bedouin]_{546-the bedouin} and [the Red Indian]_{2979-the red indian} never lose [their]_2980-their presence of mind ; and [the wife of [a peasant]_{2982-a peasant}]_{2981-the wife of a peasant} , when [you]_2983-you enter [[her]_{2981-the wife of a peasant} cottage]_{2984-her cottage} , often greets [you]_2983-you with a propriety of mien which favourably contrasts with [your]_2983-you reception by [some grand dame]_{2985-some grand dame} in [some grand assembly]_{2986-some grand assembly} , meeting [[her]_{2981-the wife of a peasant} guests]_{2987-her guests} alternately with a caricature of courtesy or an exaggeradon of supercilious self - control . “ [I]_290-egremont dare say , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont bowing to [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ [you]_430-sybil have seen [[our]_2978-we poor friend]_{8263-our poor friend} [the weaver]_{7537-the weaver} since [we]_2978-we met [there]_6019-there . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ The day [I]_430-sybil quitted [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [They]_8266-they are not without [friends]_8267-friends . ”_[430-sybil] “ Ah ! [you]_430-sybil have met [[my]_290-egremont daughter]_{1767-my daughter} before . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ On a mission of grace , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ And [I]_430-sybil suppose [you]_430-sybil found [the town]_{1349-the town} not very pleasant , [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} , ”_[430-sybil] continued [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ No ; [I]_430-sybil could not stand it , the nights were so close . Besides [I]_430-sybil have a great accumulation of notes , and [I]_430-sybil fancied [I]_430-sybil could reduce them into a report more efficiently in comparative seclusion . So [I]_430-sybil have got [a room near [here]_6027-here , with [a little garden]_{8272-a little garden} , not so pretty as [yours]_430-sybil]_{8270-a room near here , with a little garden , not so pretty as yours} ; but still [a garden]_{6295-a garden} is something ; and if [I]_430-sybil want any additional information , why , after all , [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} is only a walk . ”_[430-sybil] “ [You]_430-sybil say well and have done wisely . Besides [you]_430-sybil have such late hours in [London]_5-london , and hard work . [Some country]_{8274-some country} air will do [you]_430-sybil all the good in [the world]_{6016-the world} . [That gallery]_{8276-that gallery} must be tiresome . Do [you]_430-sybil use shorthand ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ A sort of shorthand of [my]_290-egremont own , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ [I]_290-egremont trust a good deal to [my]_290-egremont memory . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Ah ! [you]_430-sybil are young . [[My]_290-egremont daughter]_{1767-my daughter} also has a wonderful memory . For [my]_290-egremont own part , there are many things which [I]_290-egremont am not sorry to forget . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [You]_430-sybil see [I]_290-egremont took [you]_430-sybil at [your]_430-sybil word , [neighbour]_{1791-neighbour} , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ When [one]_6021-one has been at work the whole day one feels a little lonely towards night . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Very true ; and [I]_430-sybil dare say [you]_430-sybil find desk work sometimes very dull ; [I]_430-sybil never could make anything of it [myself]_430-sybil . [I]_430-sybil can manage a book well enough , if it be well written , and on points [I]_430-sybil care for ; but [I]_430-sybil would sooner listen than read any time , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ Indeed [I]_430-sybil should be right glad to see [the minstrel]_{8280-the minstrel} and [the storyteller]_{8281-the storyteller} going [their]_8282-their rounds again . It would be easy after a day ’s work , when [one]_6021-one has not , as [I]_430-sybil have now , [a good child]_{8284-a good child} to read to [me]_430-sybil . ”_[430-sybil] “ This volume ? ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont drawing [his]_290-egremont chair to the table and looking at [Sybil]_430-sybil , who intimated assent by a nod . “ Ah ! it ’s a fine book , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ though on a sad subject . ”_[430-sybil] “ The History of the Conquest of [England]_28-england by [the Normans]_{547-the normans} , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , reading the title page on which also was written “ Ursula Trafford to [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil . ”_[430-sybil] “ [You]_430-sybil know it ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ Only by fame . ”_[430-sybil] “ Perhaps the subject may not interest [you]_430-sybil so much as it does [us]_8285-we , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ It must interest all and all alike , ”_[430-sybil] said [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ; “ for [we]_8285-we are divided between [the conquerors]_{8286-the conquerors} and [the conquered]_{8287-the conquered} . ”_[430-sybil] “ But do not [you]_430-sybil think , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ that such a distinction has long ceased to exist ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ In what degree ? ”_[430-sybil] asked [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ Many circumstances of oppression have doubtless gradually disappeared : but that has arisen from the change of manners , not from any political recognition of [their]_{8286-the conquerors} injustice . The same course of time which has removed many enormities , more shocking however to [our]_8285-we modern feelings than to [those who devised and endured them]_{8288-those who devised and endured them} , has simultaneously removed many alleviating circumstances . If [the mere baron]_{8289-the mere baron} ’s grasp be not so ruthless , [the champion [we]_8285-we found in [the church]_{6666-the church}]_{8290-the champion we found in the church} is no longer so ready . The spirit of Conquest has adapted itself to the changing circumstances of ages , and however its results vary in form , in degree they are much the same . ”_[430-sybil] “ But how do [they]_{8286-the conquerors} show [themselves]_{8286-the conquerors} ? ”_[430-sybil] “ In many circumstances , which concern many classes ; but [I]_430-sybil speak of those which touch [my]_430-sybil own order ; and therefore [I]_430-sybil say at once — in the degradation of [the people]_{914-the people} . ”_[430-sybil] “ But are [the people]_{914-the people} so degraded ? ”_[430-sybil] “ There is more serfdom in [England]_28-england now than at any time since the Conquest . [I]_430-sybil speak of what passes under [my]_430-sybil daily eyes when [I]_430-sybil say that [those who labour]_{8294-those who labour} can as little choose or change [their]_{8294-those who labour} masters now , as when [they]_{8294-those who labour} were born thralls . There are great bodies of [the working classes of [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{8295-the working classes of this country} nearer the condition of brutes , than [they]_{8286-the conquerors} have been at any time since the Conquest . Indeed [I]_430-sybil see nothing to distinguish [them]_{8286-the conquerors} from [brutes]_8297-brutes , except that [their]_{8286-the conquerors} morals are inferior . Incest and infanticide are as common among [them]_{8286-the conquerors} as among the lower animals . The domestic principle waxes weaker and weaker every year in [England]_28-england : nor can [we]_8298-we wonder at it , when there is no comfort to cheer and no sentiment to hallow [the Home]_{8299-the home} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_290-egremont was reading a work the other day , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ that statistically proved that the general condition of [the people]_{914-the people} was much better at this moment than it had been at any known period of history . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Ah ! yes , [I]_430-sybil know that style of speculation , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “ [[your]_430-sybil gentleman who reminds [you]_430-sybil that [a working man]_{8302-a working man} now has a pair of cotton stockings , and that [Harry the Eighth]_{300-henry the eighth} [himself]_{300-henry the eighth}]_{8301-your gentleman who reminds you that a working man now has a pair of cotton stockings , and that harry the eighth himself} was not as well off . At any rate , the condition of [classes]_8303-classes must be judged of by the age , and by [their]_{8286-the conquerors} relation with each other . [One]_6021-one need not dwell on that . [I]_430-sybil deny the premises . [I]_430-sybil deny that the condition of the main body is better now than at any other period of [our]_8298-we history ; that it is as good as it has been at several . [I]_430-sybil say , for instance , [the people]_{914-the people} were better clothed , better lodged , and better fed just before the war of [the Roses]_{8306-the roses} than [they]_{914-the people} are at this moment . [We]_8298-we know how [an English peasant]_{8307-an english peasant} lived in those times : [he]_{8307-an english peasant} eat flesh every day , [he]_{8307-an english peasant} never drank water , was well housed , and clothed in stout woollens . Nor are [the Chronicles]_{8308-the chronicles} necessary to tell [us]_8298-we this . The acts of [Parliament]_{6064-parliament} from [the Plantagenets]_{8310-the plantagenets} to [the Tudors]_{377-the tudors} teach [us]_8298-we alike the price of provisions and the rate of wages ; and [we]_8298-we see in a moment that the wages of those days brought as much sustenance and comfort as [a reasonable man]_{8311-a reasonable man} could desire . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_290-egremont know how deeply [you]_430-sybil feel upon this subject , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont turning to [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ Indeed it is the only subject that ever engages [my]_430-sybil thought , ”_[430-sybil] [she]_430-sybil replied , “ except one . ”_[430-sybil] “ And that one ? ”_[430-sybil] “ Is to see [the people]_{914-the people} once more kneel before [[our]_8298-we blessed Lady]_{8313-our blessed lady} , ”_[430-sybil] replied [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ Look at the average term of life , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , coming unintentionally to the relief of [Egremont]_290-egremont , who was a little embarrassed . “ The average term of life in [this district]_{6554-this district} among [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes} is seventeen . What think [you]_430-sybil of that ? Of [the infants born in [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{8316-the infants born in mowbray} , more than [a moiety die before the age of five]_{8317-a moiety die before the age of five} . ”_[430-sybil] “ And yet , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ in old days [they]_{914-the people} had terrible pestilences . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ But [they]_{914-the people} touched all alike , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ [We]_8298-we have more pestilence now in [England]_28-england than [we]_8298-we ever had , but it only reaches [the poor]_{915-the poor} . [You]_430-sybil never hear of it . Why [Typhus]_548-typhus alone takes every year from [the dwellings of [the artisan]_{8320-the artisan}]_{8319-the dwellings of the artisan} and [[peasant]_8321-peasant a population equal to that of [the whole county of Westmoreland]_{8323-the whole county of westmoreland}]_{8322-peasant a population equal to that of the whole county of westmoreland} . This goes on every year , but [the representatives of [the conquerors]_{8286-the conquerors}]_{8324-the representatives of the conquerors} are not touched : it is [the descendants of [the conquered alone]_{8327-the conquered alone} who are [the victims]_{8328-the victims}]_{8326-the descendants of the conquered alone who are the victims} . ”_[430-sybil] “ It sometimes seems to [me]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil despondingly , “ that nothing short of the descent of angels can save [the people of [this kingdom]_{1045-this kingdom}]_{8329-the people of this kingdom} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil sometimes think [I]_430-sybil hear a little bird , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ who sings that the long frost may yet break up . [I]_430-sybil have [a friend]_{6959-a friend} , [him]_{6959-a friend} of whom [I]_430-sybil was speaking to [you]_430-sybil the other day , who has [his]_{6959-a friend} remedies . ”_[430-sybil] “ But [Stephen Morley]_423-morley does not believe in [angels]_8332-angels , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil with a sigh ; “ and [I]_430-sybil have no faith in [his]_423-morley plan . ”_[430-sybil] “ [He]_423-morley believes that [God]_520-god will help those who help [themselves]_8332-angels , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ And [I]_430-sybil believe , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ that those only can help [themselves]_8332-angels whom [God]_520-god helps . ”_[430-sybil] All this time [Egremont]_290-egremont was sitting at the table , with the book in [his]_290-egremont hand , gazing fitfully and occasionally with an air of absence on its title - page , whereon was written the name of [its owner]_{2989-its owner} . Suddenly [he]_290-egremont said “ [Sybil]_430-sybil . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Yes , ”_{[7584-the daughter of gerard]} said [the daughter of [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{7584-the daughter of gerard} , with an air of some astonishment . “ [I]_290-egremont beg [your]_290-egremont pardon , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont blushing ; “ [I]_290-egremont was reading [your]_290-egremont name . [I]_290-egremont thought [I]_290-egremont was reading it to [myself]_290-egremont . [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil ! What a beautiful name is [Sybil]_430-sybil ! ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [[My]_430-sybil mother]_{1335-my mother} ’s name , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “ and [[my]_290-egremont grandame]_{8334-my grandame} ’s name , and a name [I]_290-egremont believe that has been about [our]_8335-we hearth as long as [our]_8335-we race ; and that ’s a very long time indeed , ”_{[290-egremont]} [he]_290-egremont added smiling , “ for [we]_8335-we were [tall men]_{8336-tall men} in [King John]_{549-king john} ’s reign , as [I]_290-egremont have heard say . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [Yours]_290-egremont is indeed [an old family]_{1510-an old family} . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Ay , [we]_8335-we have some English blood in [our]_8335-we veins , though [peasants]_{8338-peasants} and [the sons of [peasants]_{8338-peasants}]_{8339-the sons of peasants} . But there was [one of [us]_8335-we who drew a bow at [Azincourt]_90-azincourt]_{8341-one of us who drew a bow at azincourt} ; and [I]_290-egremont have heard greater things , but [I]_290-egremont believe they are [old wives]_{8342-old wives} ’ tales . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ At least [we]_8335-we have nothing left , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ but [our]_8335-we old faith ; and that [we]_8335-we have clung to through good report and evil report . ”_[430-sybil] “ And now , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ [I]_430-sybil rise with the lark , [good neighbour Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} ; but before [you]_{509-mr franklin} go , [Sybil]_430-sybil will sing to [us]_8335-we a requiem that [I]_430-sybil love : it stills the spirit before [we]_8335-we sink into the slumber which may this night be death , and which one day must be . ”_[430-sybil] A bloom was spread over the morning sky . A soft golden light bathed with its fresh beam the bosom of [the valley]_{2991-the valley} , except where a delicate haze , rather than a mist , still partially lingered over [the river]_{6492-the river} , which yet occasionally gleamed and sparkled in the sunshine . A sort of shadowy lustre suffused the landscape , which , though distinct , was mitigated in all [its]_2993-its features — [the distant woods]_{2994-the distant woods} , the clumps of tall trees that rose about [the old grey bridge]_{2995-the old grey bridge} , the cottage chimneys that sent their smoke into the blue still air , amid [their]_2996-their clustering orchards and garden of flowers and herbs . Ah ! what is there so fresh and joyous as a summer morn ! That spring time of the day , when the brain is bright , and the heart is brave ; the season of daring and of hope ; the renovating hour ! Came forth from [[his]_2997-i cottage room [the brother of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{2524-the brother of lord marney}]_{2998-his cottage room the brother of lord marney} , to feel the vigorous bliss of life amid [sunshiny gardens]_{3000-sunshiny gardens} and the voices of bees and birds . “ Ah ! this is delicious ! ”_[2997-i] [he]_2997-i felt . “ This is existence ! Thank [God]_520-god [I]_2997-i am here ; that [I]_2997-i have quitted for ever that formal and heartless [Marney]_{402-lord marney} . Were it not for [[my]_2997-i mother]_{1335-my mother} , [I]_2997-i would remain [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} for ever . Would [I]_2997-i were indeed [a journalist]_{8344-a journalist} ; provided [I]_2997-i always had a mission to [the vale of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{8345-the vale of mowbray} . Or anything , so that [I]_2997-i were ever [here]_6027-here . As [companions]_{8347-companions} , independent of everything else , [they]_{8347-companions} are superior to any that [I]_2997-i have been used to . Why do [these persons]_{2550-these persons} interest [me]_2997-i ? [They]_{2550-these persons} feel and [they]_{2550-these persons} think : two habits that have quite gone out of fashion , if ever they existed , among [[my]_2997-i friends]_{8349-my friends} . And that polish of manners , that studied and factitious refinement , which is to compensate for the heartlessness or the stupidity [we]_8350-we are doomed to — is [my]_2997-i host of last night deficient in that refinement ? If [he]_{509-mr franklin} do want [our]_8350-we conventional discipline , [he]_{509-mr franklin} has a native breeding which far excels it . [I]_2997-i observe no word or action which is not prompted by that fine feeling which is the sure source of good taste . [This Gerard]_430-sybil appears to [me]_2997-i [a real genuine man]_{8351-a real genuine man} ; full of knowledge worked out by [his]_3001-his own head ; with large yet wholesome sympathies ; and [a deuced deal better educated than [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} or [[my]_2997-i brother]_{6069-my brother}]_{8352-a deuced deal better educated than lord de mowbray or my brother} — and [they]_8354-they do occasionally turn over a book , which is not the habit of [[our]_8355-our set]_{8356-our set} . “_[2997-i] And [[his]_3001-his daughter]_{1068-his daughter} — ay , [[his]_3001-his daughter]_{1068-his daughter} ! There is something almost sublime about [that young girl]_{3004-that young girl} , yet strangely sweet withal ; a tone so lofty combined with such simplicity is very rare . For there is no affectation of enthusiasm about [her]_{3004-that young girl} ; nothing exaggerated , nothing rhapsodical . [Her]_{3004-that young girl} dark eyes and lustrous face , and the solemn sweetness of [her]_{3004-that young girl} thrilling voice — they haunt [me]_0-i ; they have haunted [me]_0-i from the first moment [I]_0-i encountered [her]_{3004-that young girl} like [a spirit amid the ruins of [[our]_3006-our abbey]_{3007-our abbey}]_{3005-a spirit amid the ruins of our abbey} . And [I]_0-i am one of ‘ [the family of sacrilege]_{3008-the family of sacrilege} . ’ If [she]_{3004-that young girl} knew that ! And [I]_0-i am one of the conquering class [she]_{3004-that young girl} denounces . If also [she]_{3004-that young girl} knew that ! Ah ! there is much to know ! Above all — the future . Away ! the tree of knowledge is the tree of death . [I]_0-i will have no thought that is not as bright and lovely as this morn . ” [He]_0-i went forth from [[his]_0-i little garden]_{8357-his little garden} , and strolled along [the road]_{872-the road} in the direction of [the cottage of Gerard]_{8359-the cottage of gerard} , which was about three quarters of a mile distant . [You]_8360-you might see almost as far ; [the sunshiny road]_{8361-the sunshiny road} a little winding and rising a very slight ascent . [The cottage]_{7008-the cottage} itself was hid by [its]_{7008-the cottage} trees . While [Egremont]_290-egremont was still musing of [one who lived under that roof]_{8363-one who lived under that roof} , [he]_290-egremont beheld in the distance [Sybil]_430-sybil . [She]_430-sybil was springing along with a quick and airy step . [Her]_430-sybil black dress displayed [her]_430-sybil undulating and elastic figure . [Her]_430-sybil little foot bounded from the earth with a merry air . A long rosary hung at [her]_430-sybil side ; and [her]_430-sybil head was partly covered with a hood which descended just over [her]_430-sybil shoulders . [She]_430-sybil seemed gay , for [Harold]_292-harold kept running before [her]_430-sybil with a frolicsome air , and then returning to [[his]_292-harold mistress]_{8364-his mistress} , danced about [her]_430-sybil , and almost overpowered [her]_430-sybil with [his]_292-harold gambols . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i salute [thee]_3009-thee , [holy sister]_{1775-holy sister} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] Oh ! is [not this a merry morn]_{3011-not this a merry morn} ! ” [she]_430-sybil exclaimed with a bright and happy face . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i feel it as [you]_0-i . And whither do [you]_0-i go ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i go to [the convent]_{7086-the convent} ; [I]_0-i pay [my]_0-i first visit to [[our]_3013-our Superior]_{3014-our superior} since [I]_0-i left [them]_{3014-our superior} . ” “_[0-i] Not very long ago , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , with a smile , and turning with [her]_430-sybil . “_[0-i] It seems so , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . [They]_3013-our walked on together ; [Sybil]_430-sybil glad as the hour ; noticing a thousand cheerful sights , speaking to [[her]_430-sybil dog]_{8365-her dog} in [her]_430-sybil ringing voice , as [he]_{8365-her dog} gambolled before [them]_3013-our , or seized [her]_430-sybil garments in [his]_{8365-her dog} mouth , and ever and [anon]_8366-anon bounded away and then returned , looking up in [[his]_{8365-her dog} mistress]_{8364-his mistress} ’ face to inquire whether [he]_{8365-her dog} had been wanted in [his]_{8365-her dog} absence . “_[0-i] What a pity it is that [[your]_3015-your father]_{1372-your father} ’s way each morning lies up [the valley]_{2991-the valley} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_{[1372-your father]} [he]_{1372-your father} would be [[your]_3015-your companion to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{3018-your companion to mowbray} . ” “_{[1372-your father]} Ah ! but [I]_0-i am so happy that [he]_{1372-your father} has not to work in [a town]_{8089-a town} , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[0-i] [He]_{1372-your father} is not made to be cooped up in [a hot factory]_{3020-a hot factory} in [a smoky street]_{3021-a smoky street} . At least [he]_{1372-your father} labours among [the woods]_{6522-the woods} and waters . And [the Traffords]_{550-the traffords} are [such good people]_{3023-such good people} ! So kind to [him]_{1372-your father} and to [all]_6223-all . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i love [[your]_0-i father]_{1372-your father} very much . ” [She]_430-sybil looked at [him]_0-i a little surprised ; and then [her]_430-sybil sweet serious face broke into a smile and [she]_430-sybil said , “_[0-i] And is that strange ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think not , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am inclined to love [him]_{1372-your father} [myself]_0-i . ” “_[0-i] Ah ! [you]_0-i win [my]_0-i heart , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “_[0-i] when [you]_0-i praise [him]_{1372-your father} . [I]_0-i think that is the real reason why [I]_0-i like [Stephen]_423-morley ; for otherwise [he]_{1372-your father} is always saying something with which [I]_0-i can not agree , which [I]_0-i disapprove ; and yet [he]_{1372-your father} is so good to [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} ! ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i speak of [Mr Morley]_447-morley — ” “_[447-morley] Oh ! [we]_3027-we do n’t call [him]_447-morley ‘ [Mr ’]_{3028-mr ’} , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil slightly laughing . “_{[3028-mr ’]} [I]_0-i mean [Stephen Morley]_423-morley , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont recalling [his]_290-egremont position , “_[423-morley] whom [I]_0-i met in [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} . [He]_423-morley is very clever , is [he]_423-morley not ? ” “_[423-morley] [He]_423-morley is [a great writer]_{1018-a great writer} and [a great student]_{3030-a great student} ; and what [he]_423-morley is [he]_423-morley has made [himself]_423-morley . [I]_0-i hear too that [you]_0-i follow the same pursuit , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[0-i] But [I]_0-i am not [a great writer]_{1018-a great writer} or [a great student]_{3030-a great student} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[1018-a great writer]} Whatever [you]_0-i be , [I]_0-i trust , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , in a more serious tone , “_[0-i] that [you]_0-i will never employ the talents that [God]_520-god has given [you]_0-i against [the People]_{914-the people} . ” “_[520-god] [I]_0-i have come here to learn something of [their]_{914-the people} condition , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] That is not to be done in [a great city]_{3034-a great city} like [London]_5-london . [We]_3035-we all of [us]_3035-we live too much in a circle . [You]_0-i will assist [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i am sure , ” added [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[0-i] [your]_0-i spirit will animate [me]_0-i . [You]_0-i told [me]_0-i last night that there was no other subject , except one , which ever occupied [your]_0-i thoughts . ” “_[0-i] Yes , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have lived under two roofs , only two roofs ; and each has given [me]_0-i a great idea ; [the Convent]_{7086-the convent} and [the Cottage]_{7008-the cottage} . [One]_6021-one has taught [me]_0-i the degradation of [my]_0-i faith , the other of [[my]_0-i race]_{3039-my race} . [You]_0-i should not wonder , therefore , that [my]_0-i heart is concentrated on [the Church]_{6666-the church} and [the People]_{914-the people} . ” “_{[914-the people]} But there are other ideas , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_{[914-the people]} that might equally be entitled to [your]_0-i thought . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i feel these are enough , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; “_[0-i] too great , as it is , for [my]_0-i brain . ” At the end of [a court in [Wodgate]_131-wodgate , of rather larger dimensions than usual in [that town]_{8369-that town}]_{8368-a court in wodgate , of rather larger dimensions than usual in that town} , was [a high and many - windowed house]_{8370-a high and many - windowed house} , of several stories in height , which had been added to [it]_{8370-a high and many - windowed house} at intervals . [It]_{8370-a high and many - windowed house} was in a most dilapidated state ; the principal part occupied as [a nail - workshop]_{8371-a nail - workshop} , where a great number of heavy iron machines were working in [every room on each floor]_{8372-every room on each floor} ; [the building]_{816-the building} [itself]_{816-the building} in so shattered a condition that every part of [it]_{816-the building} creaked and vibrated with their motion . The flooring was so broken that in many places [one]_6021-one could look down through the gaping and rotten planks , while the upper floors from time to time had been shored up with props . This was [the Palace of [the Bishop of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate}]_{8375-the palace of the bishop of wodgate} , and here with [his]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} arms bare and black , [he]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} worked at those locks , which defied any skeleton key that was not made by [himself]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} . [He]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} was [a short , thickset man , powerfully made , with brawny arms disproportionately short even for [his]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} height , and with a countenance , as far as one could judge of a face so disfigured by [his]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} grimy toil , rather brutal than savage]_{8377-a short , thickset man , powerfully made , with brawny arms disproportionately short even for his height , and with a countenance , as far as one could judge of a face so disfigured by his grimy toil , rather brutal than savage} . [[His]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} choice apprentices]_{8378-his choice apprentices} , full of admiration and terror , worked about [him]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} ; [lank and haggard youths , who never for an instant dared to raise [their]_{8378-his choice apprentices} dingy faces and lack - lustre eyes from [their]_{8378-his choice apprentices} ceaseless labour . On each side of [[their]_{8378-his choice apprentices} master]_{8380-their master} , seated on a stool higher than the rest , was [an urchin of not more than four or five years of age]_{8381-an urchin of not more than four or five years of age} , serious and demure , and as if proud of [his]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} eminent position , or working incessantly at [his]_{8376-the bishop of wodgate} little file;—these were [two sons of [the bishop]_{8200-the bishop}]_{8382-two sons of the bishop}]_{8379-lank and haggard youths , who never for an instant dared to raise their dingy faces and lack - lustre eyes from their ceaseless labour . on each side of their master , seated on a stool higher than the rest , was an urchin of not more than four or five years of age , serious and demure , and as if proud of his eminent position , or working incessantly at his little file;—these were two sons of the bishop} . “_[0-i] Now [boys]_7264-boys , ” said [the bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , in a hoarse , harsh voice , “_[7264-boys] steady , there ; steady . There ’s a file what do n’t sing ; ca n’t deceive [my]_0-i ear ; [I]_0-i know all [their]_3043-their voices . Do n’t let [me]_0-i find that un out , or [I]_0-i wo n’t walk into [him]_3044-him , wo n’t [I]_0-i ? Ayn’t [[you]_7264-boys lucky boys]_{3045-you lucky boys} , to have reg’lar work like this , and the best of prog ! It worn’t [my]_0-i lot , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_7264-boys that . Give [me]_0-i that shut , [you]_7264-boys there , [Scrubbynose]_{551-scrubbynose} , ca n’t [you]_7264-boys move ? Look sharp , or [I]_0-i wo n’t move [you]_7264-boys , wo n’t [I]_0-i ? Steady , steady ! All right ! That ’s music . Where will [you]_7264-boys hear music like twenty files all working at once ! [You]_7264-boys ought to be [happy boys]_{3046-happy boys} , ought n’t [you]_7264-boys ? Wo n’t there be a treat of fish after this , that ’s all ! [Hulloa]_552-hulloa , there , [[you]_7264-boys red - haired varmint]_{3047-you red - haired varmint} , what are [you]_7264-boys looking after ? [Three boys]_{3048-three boys} looking about [them]_{3048-three boys} ; what ’s all this ? Wo n’t [I]_0-i be among [you]_7264-boys ? ” and [he]_0-i sprang forward and seized the luckless ears of [the first apprentice [he]_0-i could get hold off]_{8385-the first apprentice he could get hold off} , and wrung them till the blood spouted forth . “_{[3049-bishop]} Please , [bishop]_3049-bishop , ” sang out [the boy]_{794-the boy} , “_{[3049-bishop]} it worn’t [my]_0-i fault . Here ’s [a man what wants [you]_3049-bishop]_{3050-a man what wants you} . ” “_{[3050-a man what wants you]} Who wants [me]_0-i ? ” said [the bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , looking round , and [he]_{8200-the bishop} caught the figure of [Morley]_423-morley who had just entered [the shop]_{2634-the shop} . “_{[3050-a man what wants you]} Well , what ’s [your]_3049-bishop will ? Locks or nails ? ” “_{[3049-bishop]} Neither , ” said [Morley]_423-morley ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish to see [a man named [Hatton]_425-hatton]_{3051-a man named hatton} . ” “_[425-hatton] Well , [you]_3049-bishop see [a man named [Hatton]_425-hatton]_{3051-a man named hatton} , ” said [the bishop]_{8200-the bishop} ; “_{[3051-a man named hatton]} and now what do want of [him]_{3051-a man named hatton} ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should like to say a word to [you]_3049-bishop alone , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[497-hem] [Hem]_497-hem ! [I]_0-i should like to know who is to finish this lock , and to look after [[my]_0-i boys]_{3053-my boys} ! If it ’s an order , let [us]_3054-us have it at once . ” “_[0-i] It is not an order , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] Then [I]_0-i do n’t want to hear nothing about it , ” said [the bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . “_[0-i] It ’s about family matters , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] Ah ! ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , eagerly , “_[0-i] what , do [you]_3049-bishop come from [him]_{3051-a man named hatton} ? ” “_{[3049-bishop]} It may be , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . Upon this [the bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , looking up to the ceiling of [the room in which there were several large chinks]_{8392-the room in which there were several large chinks} , began calling out lustily to [some unseen person above]_{8393-some unseen person above} , and immediately was replied to in a shrill voice of objurgation , demanding in peremptory words , interlarded with many oaths , what [he]_{8200-the bishop} wanted . [His]_{8200-the bishop} reply called down [[his]_{8200-the bishop} unseen correspondent]_{8394-his unseen correspondent} , who soon entered [[his]_{8200-the bishop} workshop]_{8395-his workshop} . It was the awful presence of [Mrs Hatton]_{553-mrs hatton} ; [a tall , bearded virago]_{8396-a tall , bearded virago} , with a file in [her]_{553-mrs hatton} hand , for that seemed the distinctive arm of [the house]_{6598-the house} , and eyes flashing with unbridled power . “_{[3049-bishop]} Look after [the boys]_{3055-the boys} , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , “_{[3049-bishop]} for [I]_0-i have business . ” “_[0-i] Wo n’t [I]_0-i ? ” said [Mrs Hatton]_{553-mrs hatton} ; and a thrill of terror pervaded [the assembly]_{8398-the assembly} . All the files moved in regular melody ; [no one]_{6145-no one} dared to raise [his]_{8200-the bishop} face ; even [[her]_{553-mrs hatton} two young children]_{8400-her two young children} looked still more serious and demure . Not that [any being present]_{8401-any being present} flattered [himself]_{8200-the bishop} for an instant that the most sedulous attention on [his]_{8200-the bishop} part could prevent an outbreak ; all that [each]_7061-each aspired to , and wildly hoped , was that [he]_{8200-the bishop} might not be [the victim]_{8403-the victim} singled out to have [his]_{8200-the bishop} head cut open , or [his]_{8200-the bishop} eye knocked out , or [his]_{8200-the bishop} ears half pulled off by [the being who was the terror not only of [the workshop]_{8405-the workshop} , but of [[Wodgate itself,—their bishop]_131-wodgate ’s gentle wife]_{8406-wodgate itself,—their bishop ’s gentle wife}]_{8404-the being who was the terror not only of the workshop , but of wodgate itself,—their bishop ’s gentle wife} . In the meantime , that worthy , taking [Morley]_423-morley into [a room where there were no machines at work except those made of iron]_{8407-a room where there were no machines at work except those made of iron} , said , “_[0-i] Well , what have [you]_3056-you brought [me]_0-i ? ” “_[3056-you] In the first place , ” said [Morley]_423-morley , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i would speak to [you]_3057-you of [[your]_3057-you brother]_{1687-your brother} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i concluded that , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , “_[0-i] when [you]_3056-you spoke of family matters bringing [you]_3056-you [here]_6027-here ; [he]_{1687-your brother} is the only relation [I]_0-i have in [this world]_{1639-this world} , and therefore it must be of [him]_{1687-your brother} . ” “_{[1687-your brother]} It is of [him]_{1687-your brother} , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_{[1687-your brother]} Has [he]_{1687-your brother} sent anything ? ” “_[497-hem] [Hem]_497-hem ! ” said [Morley]_423-morley , who was by nature [a diplomatist]_{8408-a diplomatist} , and instantly comprehended [his]_423-morley position , being [himself]_423-morley pumped when [he]_423-morley came to pump ; but [he]_423-morley resolved not to precipitate the affair . “_[497-hem] How late is it since [you]_3056-you heard from [him]_{1687-your brother} ? ” [he]_423-morley asked . “_[3056-you] Why , [I]_0-i suppose [you]_3056-you know , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i heard as usual . ” “_[0-i] From [[his]_{1687-your brother} usual place]_{3061-his usual place} ? ” inquired [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [you]_3056-you would tell [me]_0-i where that is , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , eagerly . “_[3056-you] Why , [he]_{1687-your brother} writes to [you]_3056-you ? ” “_{[1687-your brother]} Blank letters ; never had a line except once , and that is more than twelve year ago . [He]_{1687-your brother} sends [me]_0-i a twenty - pound note every Christmas ; and that is all [I]_0-i know about [him]_{1687-your brother} . ” “_{[1687-your brother]} Then [he]_{1687-your brother} is rich , and well to do in [the world]_{6016-the world} ? said [Morley]_423-morley . ” “_[423-morley] Why , do n’t [you]_3056-you know ? ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton ; “_[3056-you] [I]_0-i thought [you]_3056-you came from [him]_{1687-your brother} ! ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i came about [him]_{1687-your brother} . [I]_0-i wished to know whether [he]_{1687-your brother} were alive , and that [you]_3056-you have been able to inform [me]_0-i : and where [he]_{1687-your brother} was ; and that [you]_3056-you have not been able to inform [me]_0-i . ” “_[3056-you] Why , [you]_3056-you ’re [a regular muff]_{3063-a regular muff} ! ” said [the bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . A few days after [his]_{1687-your brother} morning walk with [Sybil]_430-sybil , it was agreed that [Egremont]_290-egremont should visit [[Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s factory]_{2258-mr trafford ’s factory} , which [he]_{1687-your brother} had expressed a great desire to inspect . [Gerard]_430-sybil always left [[his]_{1687-your brother} cottage]_{8411-his cottage} at break of dawn , and as [Sybil]_430-sybil had not yet paid [her]_430-sybil accustomed visit to [[her]_430-sybil friend]_{7165-her friend} and patron , who was [the employer of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father}]_{8413-the employer of her father} , it was arranged that [Egremont]_290-egremont should accompany [her]_430-sybil at a later and more convenient hour in the morning , and then that [they]_8415-they should all return together . [The factory]_{1985-the factory} was about a mile distant from [[their]_8415-they cottage]_{8417-their cottage} , which belonged indeed to [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , and had been built by [him]_{427-mr trafford} . [He]_{427-mr trafford} was [the younger son of a family that had for centuries been planted in [the land]_{903-the land} , but who , not satisfied with the factitious consideration with which society compensates [the junior members of [a territorial house]_{8421-a territorial house} for [their]_{8420-the junior members of a territorial house for their entailed poverty} entailed poverty]_{8420-the junior members of a territorial house for their entailed poverty} , had availed [himself]_{427-mr trafford} of some opportunities that offered [themselves]_8415-they , and had devoted [his]_{427-mr trafford} energies to those new sources of wealth that were unknown to [[his]_{427-mr trafford} ancestors]_{6950-his ancestors}]_{8418-the younger son of a family that had for centuries been planted in the land , but who , not satisfied with the factitious consideration with which society compensates the junior members of a territorial house for their entailed poverty , had availed himself of some opportunities that offered themselves , and had devoted his energies to those new sources of wealth that were unknown to his ancestors} . [His]_{427-mr trafford} operations at first had been extremely limited , like [his]_{427-mr trafford} fortunes ; but with a small capital , though [his]_{427-mr trafford} profits were not considerable , [he]_{427-mr trafford} at least gained experience . With gentle blood in [his]_{427-mr trafford} veins , and old English feelings , [he]_{427-mr trafford} imbibed , at an early period of [his]_{427-mr trafford} career , a correct conception of the relations which should subsist between [the employer]_{8423-the employer} and [the employed]_{8424-the employed} . [He]_{427-mr trafford} felt that between [them]_8425-them there should be other ties than the payment and the receipt of wages . [A distant and childless relative]_{8426-a distant and childless relative} , who made [him]_{427-mr trafford} a visit , pleased with [his]_{427-mr trafford} energy and enterprise , and touched by the development of [his]_{427-mr trafford} social views , left [him]_{427-mr trafford} a considerable sum , at a moment too when a great opening was offered to manufacturing capital and skill . [Trafford , schooled in rigid fortunes , and formed by struggle , if not by adversity]_{8427-trafford , schooled in rigid fortunes , and formed by struggle , if not by adversity} , was ripe for the occasion , and equal to it . [He]_{427-mr trafford} became very opulent , and [he]_{427-mr trafford} lost no time in carrying into life and being the plans which [he]_{427-mr trafford} had brooded over in the years when [his]_{427-mr trafford} good thoughts were limited to dreams . On [the banks of [[his]_{427-mr trafford} native [Mowe]_{130-the mowe}]_{8429-his native mowe}]_{8428-the banks of his native mowe} [he]_{427-mr trafford} had built [a factory]_{1984-a factory} which was now one of [the marvels of [the district]_{8432-the district}]_{8431-the marvels of the district} ; one might almost say , of [the country]_{932-the country} : [a single room]_{8434-a single room} , spreading over nearly two acres , and holding more than [two thousand work - people]_{8435-two thousand work - people} . The roof of groined arches , lighted by ventilating domes at the height of eighteen feet , was supported by hollow cast - iron columns , through which the drainage of the roof was effected . The height of [the ordinary rooms in which [the work - people in manufactories]_{8437-the work - people in manufactories} are engaged]_{8436-the ordinary rooms in which the work - people in manufactories are engaged} is not more than from nine to eleven feet ; and these are built in [stories]_8438-stories , the heat and effluvia of [the lower rooms]_{8439-the lower rooms} communicated to those above , and the difficulty of ventilation insurmountable . At [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s , by an ingenious process , not unlike that which is practised in [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , the ventilation was also carried on from below , so that [the whole building]_{8441-the whole building} was kept at a steady temperature , and little susceptible to atmospheric influence . The physical advantages of thus carrying on the whole work in [one chamber]_{789-one chamber} are great : in the improved health of [the people]_{914-the people} , the security against dangerous accidents for [women]_1987-women and [youth]_8445-youth , and the reduced fatigue resulting from not having to ascend and descend and carry materials to [the higher rooms]_{8446-the higher rooms} . But the moral advantages resulting from superior inspection and general observation are not less important : [the child]_{1989-the child} works under the eye of [the parent]_{8448-the parent} , [the parent]_{8448-the parent} under that of [the superior workman]_{8450-the superior workman} ; [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} or [employer at a glance]_{8452-employer at a glance} can behold all . When [the workpeople of [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford}]_{8453-the workpeople of mr trafford} left [[his]_{427-mr trafford} factory]_{8454-his factory} [they]_{8453-the workpeople of mr trafford} were not forgotten . Deeply had [he]_{427-mr trafford} pondered on the influence of [the employer]_{8423-the employer} on the health and content of [[his]_{427-mr trafford} workpeople]_{8456-his workpeople} . [He]_{427-mr trafford} knew well that the domestic virtues are dependent on the existence of [a home]_{6665-a home} , and one of [his]_{427-mr trafford} first efforts had been to build [a village where [every family]_{8459-every family} might be well lodged]_{8458-a village where every family might be well lodged} . Though [he]_{427-mr trafford} was [the principal proprietor]_{8460-the principal proprietor} , and proud of that character , [he]_{427-mr trafford} nevertheless encouraged [[his]_{427-mr trafford} workmen]_{8461-his workmen} to purchase the fee : there were [some who had saved sufficient money to effect this]_{8462-some who had saved sufficient money to effect this} : proud of [[their]_{8462-some who had saved sufficient money to effect this} house]_{1470-their house} and [[their]_{8462-some who had saved sufficient money to effect this} little garden]_{8464-their little garden} , and of the horticultural society , where [its]_8465-its produce permitted [them]_{8462-some who had saved sufficient money to effect this} to be [annual competitors]_{8466-annual competitors} . In [every street]_{8467-every street} there was [a well]_{8468-a well} : behind [the factory]_{1985-the factory} were [the public baths]_{8470-the public baths} ; [the schools]_{6437-the schools} were under the direction of [the perpetual curate of [the church]_{6666-the church}]_{8472-the perpetual curate of the church} , which [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , though [a Roman Catholic]_{8474-a roman catholic} , had raised and endowed . In [the midst of [this village]_{8476-this village}]_{8475-the midst of this village} , surrounded by [beautiful gardens]_{8477-beautiful gardens} , which gave an impulse to the horticulture of [the community]_{1478-the community} , was [the house of [Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} [himself]_{427-mr trafford}]_{8479-the house of trafford himself} , who comprehended [his]_{427-mr trafford} position too well to withdraw [himself]_{427-mr trafford} with vulgar exclusiveness from [[his]_{427-mr trafford} real dependents]_{8480-his real dependents} , but recognized the baronial principle reviving in a new form , and adapted to the softer manners and more ingenious circumstances of the times . And what was the influence of [such an employer]_{8481-such an employer} and such a system of employment on the morals and manners of [the employed]_{8424-the employed} ? Great : infinitely beneficial . The connexion of [a labourer]_{8483-a labourer} with [his]_{8483-a labourer} place of work , whether agricultural or manufacturing , is itself a vast advantage . Proximity to [the employer]_{8423-the employer} brings cleanliness and order , because it brings observation and encouragement . In [the settlement of [Trafford]_{427-mr trafford}]_{8485-the settlement of trafford} crime was positively unknown : and offences were very slight . There was not [a single person in [the village]_{8487-the village} of a reprobate character]_{8486-a single person in the village of a reprobate character} . [The men]_{7036-the men} were well clad ; [the women]_{2613-the women} had a blooming cheek ; drunkenness was unknown ; while the moral condition of [the softer sex]_{8490-the softer sex} was proportionately elevated . The vast form of [the spreading factory]_{8491-the spreading factory} , [the roofs and gardens of [the village]_{8487-the village}]_{8492-the roofs and gardens of the village} , [the Tudor chimneys of [the house of Trafford]_{8495-the house of trafford}]_{8494-the tudor chimneys of the house of trafford} , the spire of [the gothic church]_{8496-the gothic church} , with [the sparkling river]_{8497-the sparkling river} and [the sylvan hack - ground]_{8498-the sylvan hack - ground} , came rather suddenly on the sight of [Egremont]_290-egremont . [They]_8499-they were indeed in [the pretty village - street]_{8500-the pretty village - street} before [he]_290-egremont was aware [he]_290-egremont was about to enter [it]_{8500-the pretty village - street} . [Some beautiful children]_{8501-some beautiful children} rushed out of [a cottage]_{6177-a cottage} and flew to [Sybil]_430-sybil , crying out , “_{[6328-the queen]} [the queen]_{6328-the queen} , [the queen]_{6328-the queen} ; ” one clinging to [her]_430-sybil dress , another seizing [her]_430-sybil arm , and [a third , too small to struggle , pouting out its lips to be embraced]_{8503-a third , too small to struggle , pouting out its lips to be embraced} . “_[0-i] [[My]_0-i subjects]_{3066-my subjects} , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil laughing , as [she]_430-sybil greeted [them]_{8501-some beautiful children} all ; and then [they]_{8501-some beautiful children} ran away to announce to [others]_6174-others that [[their]_{8501-some beautiful children} queen]_{8505-their queen} had arrived . [Others]_6174-others came : beautiful and young . As [Sybil]_430-sybil and [Egremont]_290-egremont walked along , the race too tender for labour , seemed to spring out of [every cottage]_{8507-every cottage} to greet “_{[6328-the queen]} [[their]_{3066-my subjects} queen]_{8505-their queen} . ” [Her]_430-sybil visits had been very rare of late , but they were never forgotten ; they formed epochs in the village annals of [the children]_{1883-the children} , [some of whom knew only by tradition the golden age when [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil]_{8509-some of whom knew only by tradition the golden age when sybil gerard} lived at [the great house]_{8510-the great house} , and daily glanced like a spirit among [[their]_{1883-the children} homes]_{8511-their homes} , smiling and met with smiles , blessing and ever blessed . “_[0-i] And here , ” [she]_430-sybil said to [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i must bid [you]_3068-you good bye ; and [this little boy]_{3069-this little boy} , ” touching gently on [his]_290-egremont head [a very serious urchin who had never left [her]_430-sybil side for a moment , proud of [his]_290-egremont position , and holding tight [her]_430-sybil hand with all [his]_290-egremont strength]_{8512-a very serious urchin who had never left her side for a moment , proud of his position , and holding tight her hand with all his strength} , “_{[3069-this little boy]} [this little boy]_{3069-this little boy} shall be [[your]_3068-you guide]_{3071-your guide} . [It]_3072-it is not a hundred yards . Now , [Pierce]_555-pierce , [you]_3068-you must take [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} to [the factory]_{1985-the factory} , and ask for [Mr Gerard]_424-gerard . ” And [she]_430-sybil went [her]_430-sybil way . [They]_8513-they had not separated five minutes when the sound of whirling wheels caught the ear of [Egremont]_290-egremont , and , looking round , [he]_290-egremont saw [a cavalcade of great pretension]_{8514-a cavalcade of great pretension} rapidly approaching ; [dames]_8515-dames and [cavaliers on horseback]_{8516-cavaliers on horseback} ; [a brilliant equipage]_{8517-a brilliant equipage} , [postilions and four horses]_{8518-postilions and four horses} ; a crowd of [grooms]_8519-grooms . [Egremont]_290-egremont stood aside . [The horsemen]_{8520-the horsemen} and [horsewomen]_{8521-horsewomen} caracoled gaily by [him]_290-egremont ; proudly swept on the sparkling barouche ; [the saucy grooms]_{8522-the saucy grooms} pranced in [his]_290-egremont face . [[Their]_8513-they masters]_{8523-their masters} and [mistresses]_{8524-mistresses} were not strangers to [him]_290-egremont : [he]_290-egremont recognized with some dismay the liveries , and then the arms of [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and caught the cold , proud countenance of [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} , and the flexible visage of [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , both on horseback , and surrounded by [admiring cavaliers]_{8525-admiring cavaliers} . [Egremont]_290-egremont flattered [himself]_290-egremont that [he]_290-egremont had not been recognised , and dismissing [[his]_290-egremont little guide]_{8526-his little guide} , instead of proceeding to [the factory]_{1985-the factory} [he]_290-egremont sauntered away in an opposite direction , and made a visit to [the church]_{6666-the church} . [The wife of [Trafford]_{427-mr trafford}]_{8529-the wife of trafford} embraced [Sybil]_430-sybil , and then embraced [her]_430-sybil again . [She]_430-sybil seemed as happy as [the children of [the village]_{8487-the village}]_{8530-the children of the village} , that the joy of [her]_430-sybil roof , as of [so many others]_{8532-so many others} , had returned to [them]_{8530-the children of the village} , though only for a few hours . [[Her]_430-sybil husband]_{6409-her husband} [she]_430-sybil said had just quitted [the house]_{6598-the house} ; [he]_{6409-her husband} was obliged to go to [the factory]_{1985-the factory} to receive [a great and distinguished party who were expected]_{8536-a great and distinguished party who were expected} this morning , having written to [him]_{6409-her husband} several days before for permission to view [the works]_{8537-the works} . “_[424-gerard] [We]_3074-we expect [them]_3075-them to lunch here afterwards , ” said [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} , [a very refined woman]_{8538-a very refined woman} , but unused to society , and who rather trembled at the ceremony ; “_[424-gerard] Oh ! do stay with [me]_0-i , [Sybil]_430-sybil , to receive [them]_3075-them . ” This intimation so much alarmed [Sybil]_430-sybil that [she]_430-sybil rose as soon as was practicable ; and saying that [she]_430-sybil had some visits to make in [the village]_{8487-the village} , [she]_430-sybil promised to return when [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} was less engaged . An hour elapsed ; there was a loud ring at the hall - door , [the great and distinguished party]_{8540-the great and distinguished party} had arrived . [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} prepared for the interview , and tried to look very composed as the doors opened , and [[her]_{556-mrs trafford} husband]_{6409-her husband} ushered in and presented to [[her]_{556-mrs trafford} [Lord]_8543-lord]_{6796-her lord} and [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [[their]_8543-lord daughters]_{8544-their daughters} , [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} , who still lingered at [the castle]_{7426-the castle} , and [Mr Alfred Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} and [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , who were [mere passing guests]_{8546-mere passing guests} , on [their]_8543-lord way to [Scotland]_146-scotland , but reconnoitering [the heiresses]_{8547-the heiresses} in [their]_8543-lord course . [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} was profuse of praise and compliments . [[His]_8543-lord lordship]_{6586-his lordship} was apt to be too civil . The breed would come out sometimes . To - day [he]_8543-lord was quite [the coffee - house waiter]_{8549-the coffee - house waiter} . [He]_8543-lord praised everything : the machinery , [the workmen]_{6649-the workmen} , the cotton manufactured and the cotton raw , even the smoke . But [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} would not have the smoke defended , and [[his]_8543-lord lordship]_{6586-his lordship} gave the smoke up , but only to please [her]_{556-mrs trafford} . As for [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [she]_{402-lord marney} was as usual courteous and condescending , with a kind of smouldering smile on [her]_{402-lord marney} fair aquiline face , that seemed half pleasure and half surprise at [the strange people [she]_{402-lord marney} was among]_{8552-the strange people she was among} . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} was haughty and scientific , approved of much , but principally of the system of ventilation , of which [she]_{403-lady joan} asked several questions which greatly perplexed [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} , who slightly blushed , and looked at [[her]_{556-mrs trafford} husband]_{6409-her husband} for relief , but [he]_{6409-her husband} was engaged with [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , who was full of enthusiasm , entered into everything with the zest of sympathy , identified [herself]_{404-lady maud} with the factory system almost as much as [she]_{404-lady maud} had done with the crusades , and longed to teach in [singing schools]_{8554-singing schools} , found [public gardens]_{8555-public gardens} , and bid fountains flow and sparkle for [the people]_{914-the people} . “_[430-sybil] [I]_0-i think the works were very wonderful , ” said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , as [he]_0-i was cutting a pasty ; “_[0-i] and indeed , [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} , everything here is quite charming ; but what [I]_0-i have most admired at [[your]_{556-mrs trafford} place]_{6022-your place} is [a young girl [we]_3078-we met]_{3077-a young girl we met} — the most beautiful [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i ever saw . ” “_[0-i] With the most beautiful dog , ” said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “_[0-i] Oh ! that must have been [Sybil]_430-sybil ! ” exclaimed [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} . “_[430-sybil] And who is [Sybil]_430-sybil ? ” asked [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . “_[430-sybil] That is one of [our]_3078-we family names . [We]_3078-we all thought [her]_{3077-a young girl we met} quite beautiful . ” “_[3078-we] [She]_{3077-a young girl we met} is [a child of [the house]_{6598-the house}]_{3079-a child of the house} , ” said [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} , “_{[3079-a child of the house]} or rather was , for [I]_0-i am sorry to say [she]_{3077-a young girl we met} has long quitted [us]_3078-we . ” “_{[3077-a young girl we met]} Is [she]_{3077-a young girl we met} [a nun]_{6752-a nun} ? ” asked [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , “_{[3077-a young girl we met]} for [her]_{3077-a young girl we met} vestments had a conventual air . ” “_{[3077-a young girl we met]} [She]_{3077-a young girl we met} has just left [[your]_0-i convent at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{3082-your convent at mowbray} , ” said [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , addressing [his]_{427-mr trafford} answer to [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , “_{[3077-a young girl we met]} and rather against [her]_{3077-a young girl we met} will . [She]_{3077-a young girl we met} clings to the dress [she]_{3077-a young girl we met} was accustomed to [there]_6019-there . ” “_{[3077-a young girl we met]} And now [she]_{3077-a young girl we met} resides with [you]_0-i ? ” “_[0-i] No ; [I]_0-i should be very happy if [she]_{3077-a young girl we met} did . [I]_0-i might almost say [she]_{3077-a young girl we met} was brought up under this roof . [She]_{3077-a young girl we met} lives now with [[her]_{3077-a young girl we met} father]_{7055-her father} . ” “_{[3077-a young girl we met]} And who is so fortunate as to be [[her]_{3077-a young girl we met} father]_{7055-her father} ? ” enquired [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “_{[3077-a young girl we met]} [[Her]_{3077-a young girl we met} father]_{7055-her father} is [the inspector of [[my]_0-i works]_{3088-my works}]_{3087-the inspector of my works} ; [the person who accompanied [us]_3090-us over [them]_{3088-my works} this morning]_{3089-the person who accompanied us over them this morning} . ” “_{[3091-that handsome man]} What ! [that handsome man]_{3091-that handsome man} [I]_0-i so much admired , ” said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , “_{[3091-that handsome man]} so very aristocratic - looking . [Papa]_557-papa , ” [she]_{404-lady maud} said , addressing [herself]_{404-lady maud} to [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , “_[557-papa] [the inspector of [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s works]_{3092-the inspector of mr trafford ’s works} [we]_3090-us are speaking of , [that aristocratic - looking person that [I]_0-i observed to [you]_557-papa]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} , [he]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} is [the father of [the beautiful girl]_{3095-the beautiful girl}]_{3094-the father of the beautiful girl} . ” “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} [He]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} seemed [a very intelligent person]_{3096-a very intelligent person} , ” said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} with many smiles . “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} Yes , ” said [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ; “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} [he]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} has great talents and great integrity . [I]_0-i would trust [him]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} with anything and to any amount . All [I]_0-i wish , ” [he]_0-i added , with a smile and in a lower tone to [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , “_[0-i] all [I]_0-i wish is , that [he]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} was not quite so fond of politics . ” “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} Is [he]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} very violent ? ” enquired [[her]_{402-lord marney} ladyship]_{6220-her ladyship} in a sugary tone . “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} Too violent , ” said [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} and wild in [his]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} ideas . ” “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} And yet [I]_0-i suppose , ” said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , “_[0-i] [he]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} must be very well off ? ” “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} Why [I]_0-i must say for [him]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} it is not selfishness that makes [him]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} [a malcontent]_{3097-a malcontent} , ” said [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ; “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} [he]_{3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you} bemoans the condition of [the people]_{914-the people} . ” “_{[3093-that aristocratic - looking person that i observed to you]} If [we]_3099-we are to judge of the condition of [the people]_{914-the people} by what [we]_3099-we see here , ” said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , “_[3099-we] there is little to lament in it . But [I]_0-i fear these are instances not so common as [we]_3099-we could wish . [You]_0-i must have been at a great outlay , [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ? ” “_{[427-mr trafford]} Why , ” said [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , “_{[427-mr trafford]} for [my]_0-i part . [I]_0-i have always considered that there was nothing so expensive as [a vicious population]_{3101-a vicious population} . [I]_0-i hope [I]_0-i had other objects in view in what [I]_0-i have done than a pecuniary compensation . [They]_3102-they say [we]_3099-we all have [our]_3099-we hobbies ; and it was ever [mine]_0-i to improve the condition of [[my]_0-i workpeople]_{3103-my workpeople} , to see what good tenements and [good schools]_{3104-good schools} and just wages paid in a fair manner , and the encouragement of civilizing pursuits , would do to elevate [their]_{3103-my workpeople} character . [I]_0-i should find an ample reward in the moral tone and material happiness of [this community]_{7096-this community} ; but really viewing it in a pecuniary point of view , the investment of capital has been one of the most profitable [I]_0-i ever made ; and [I]_0-i would not , [I]_0-i assure [you]_3106-you , for double its amount , exchange [[my]_0-i workpeople]_{3103-my workpeople} for the promiscuous assemblage engaged in [other factories]_{3108-other factories} . ” “_[3106-you] The influence of the atmosphere on the condition of [the labourer]_{3109-the labourer} is a subject which deserves investigation , ” said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} to [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} , who stared and bowed . “_[3106-you] And [you]_3106-you do not feel alarmed at having [a person of such violent opinions]_{3110-a person of such violent opinions} as [[your]_3106-you inspector]_{3111-your inspector} at [the head of [[your]_3106-you establishment]_{3113-your establishment}]_{3112-the head of your establishment} , ” said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} to [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , who smiled a negative . “_{[3111-your inspector]} What is the name of [the intelligent individual who accompanied [us]_3115-us]_{3114-the intelligent individual who accompanied us} ? ” enquired [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “_{[3114-the intelligent individual who accompanied us]} [His]_{3114-the intelligent individual who accompanied us} name is [Gerard]_430-sybil , ” said [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} . “_[430-sybil] [I]_0-i believe a common name in these parts , ” said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} looking a little confused . “_[0-i] Not very , ” said [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ; “_[0-i] ‘ tis an old name and the stock has spread ; but [all Gerards]_{3116-all gerards} claim a common lineage [I]_0-i believe , and [[my]_0-i inspector]_{3117-my inspector} has gentle blood , [they]_3118-they say , in [his]_{3117-my inspector} veins . ” “_{[3117-my inspector]} [He]_{3117-my inspector} looks as if [he]_{3117-my inspector} had , ” said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . “_{[3117-my inspector]} [All persons with good names affect good blood]_{3119-all persons with good names affect good blood} , ” said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ; and then turning to [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} [he]_{427-mr trafford} overwhelmed [her]_{556-mrs trafford} with elaborate courtesies of phrase ; praised everything again ; first generally and then in detail ; [the factory]_{1985-the factory} , which [he]_{427-mr trafford} seemed to prefer to [[his]_{427-mr trafford} castle]_{8559-his castle} — [the house]_{6598-the house} , which [he]_{427-mr trafford} seemed to prefer even to [the factory]_{1985-the factory} — [the gardens]_{8562-the gardens} , from which [he]_{427-mr trafford} anticipated even greater gratification than from [the house]_{6598-the house} . And this led to an expression of a hope that [he]_{427-mr trafford} would visit [them]_{8562-the gardens} . And so in due time the luncheon was achieved . [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} looked at [[her]_{556-mrs trafford} guests]_{2987-her guests} , there was a rustling and a stir , and [everybody]_{7354-everybody} was to go and see [the gardens]_{8562-the gardens} that [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} had so much praised . “_{[3117-my inspector]} [I]_0-i am all for looking after [the beautiful Nun]_{3120-the beautiful nun} , ” said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} to [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i shall ask [the respectable manufacturer]_{3121-the respectable manufacturer} to introduce [me]_0-i to [her]_{3120-the beautiful nun} , ” replied [[his]_0-i lordship]_{6586-his lordship} . In the meantime [Egremont]_290-egremont had joined [Gerard]_430-sybil at [the factory]_{1985-the factory} . “_{[3121-the respectable manufacturer]} [You]_3122-you should have come sooner , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “_[3122-you] and then [you]_3122-you might have gone round with [the fine folks]_{3123-the fine folks} . [We]_3124-we have had a grand party here from [the castle]_{7426-the castle} . ” “_[3124-we] So [I]_0-i perceived , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_[3124-we] and withdrew . ” “_[3126-they] Ah ! [they]_3126-they were not in [your]_3122-you way , eh ? ” [he]_0-i said in a mocking smile . “_[3126-they] Well , [they]_3126-they were very condescending — at least for [such great people]_{3127-such great people} . [An earl]_{3128-an earl} ! [Earl de Mowbray,—I]_{558-earl de mowbray,—i} suppose [he]_{3128-an earl} came over with [William the Conqueror]_{559-william the conqueror} . [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} makes a show of [the place]_{3129-the place} , and it amuses [[their]_3126-they visitors]_{3130-their visitors} [I]_0-i dare say , like anything else that ’s strange . There were [some young gentlemen]_{3131-some young gentlemen} with [them]_3126-they , who did not seem to know much about anything . [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i had a right to be amused too ; and [I]_0-i must say [I]_0-i liked very much to see one of [them]_3126-they looking at the machinery through [his]_{3128-an earl} eye - glass . There was [one very venturesome chap]_{3132-one very venturesome chap} : [I]_0-i thought [he]_{3132-one very venturesome chap} was going to catch hold of the fly - wheel , but [I]_0-i gave [him]_{3132-one very venturesome chap} a spin which [I]_0-i believed saved [his]_{3132-one very venturesome chap} life , though [he]_{3132-one very venturesome chap} did rather stare . [He]_{3132-one very venturesome chap} was [a lord]_{3133-a lord} . ” “_{[3132-one very venturesome chap]} [They]_3134-they are [great heiresses]_{3135-great heiresses} , [[his]_{3132-one very venturesome chap} daughters]_{6990-his daughters} , [they]_3134-they say at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[3134-they] [I]_0-i dare say , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “_[3134-they] A year ago [this earl]_{3137-this earl} had [a son]_{6986-a son} — [an only son]_{3139-an only son} , and then [[his]_{3132-one very venturesome chap} daughters]_{6990-his daughters} were not [great heiresses]_{3135-great heiresses} . But [the son]_{3142-the son} died and now it ’s [their]_3134-they turn . And perhaps some day it will be [somebody else]_{3143-somebody else} ’s turn . If [you]_3144-you want to understand the ups and downs of life , there ’s nothing like the parchments of [an estate]_{3145-an estate} . Now [master]_7711-master , [now man]_{3147-now man} ! [[He]_3148-he who served in [the hall]_{3150-the hall}]_{3149-he who served in the hall} now [lords]_1508-lords in [it]_{3150-the hall} : and very often [the baseborn]_{3152-the baseborn} change [their]_{3152-the baseborn} liveries for coronets , while gentle blood has nothing left but — dreams ; eh , [master Franklin]_{3153-master franklin} ? ” “_{[3153-master franklin]} It seems [you]_{3153-master franklin} know the history of this [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ? ” “_{[3153-master franklin]} Why [a man]_{1218-a man} learns a good many things in [his]_{1218-a man} time ; and living in [these parts]_{1451-these parts} , there are few secrets of [the notables]_{3156-the notables} . [He]_{1218-a man} has had the title to [[his]_{1218-a man} broad acres]_{3157-his broad acres} questioned before this time , [[my]_0-i friend]_{2264-my friend} . ” “_{[1218-a man]} Indeed ! ” “_{[1218-a man]} Yes : [I]_0-i could not help thinking of that to - day , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “_{[1218-a man]} when [he]_{1218-a man} questioned [me]_0-i with [his]_{1218-a man} mincing voice and pulled the wool with [his]_{1218-a man} cursed white hands and showed it to [[his]_{1218-a man} dame]_{3159-his dame} , who touched it with [her]_{3159-his dame} little finger ; and [[his]_{1218-a man} daughters who tossed [their]_{3160-his daughters who tossed their heads like pea - hens} heads like pea - hens]_{3160-his daughters who tossed their heads like pea - hens} — [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} ! ” repeated [Gerard]_430-sybil in a voice of bitter sarcasm . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not care for the rest ; but [I]_0-i could not stand that [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [that Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . [I]_0-i wonder if [[my]_0-i [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{3161-my sybil} saw [them]_3162-them . ” In the meantime , [Sybil]_430-sybil had been sent for by [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} . [She]_{556-mrs trafford} had inferred from the message that [the guests]_{8569-the guests} had departed , and [her]_{556-mrs trafford} animated cheek showed the eagerness with which [she]_{556-mrs trafford} had responded to the call . Bounding along with a gladness of the heart which lent additional lustre to [her]_{556-mrs trafford} transcendent brightness , [she]_{556-mrs trafford} suddenly found [herself]_{556-mrs trafford} surrounded in [the garden]_{6682-the garden} by [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} and [[her]_{404-lady maud} friends]_{8571-her friends} . [The daughter of [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , who could conceive nothing but humility as the cause of [her]_{556-mrs trafford} alarmed look]_{8572-the daughter of lord de mowbray , who could conceive nothing but humility as the cause of her alarmed look} , attempted to re - assure [her]_{556-mrs trafford} by condescending volubility , turning often to [[her]_{556-mrs trafford} friends]_{8571-her friends} and praising in admiring interrogatories [Sybil]_430-sybil ’s beauty . “_[430-sybil] And [we]_3163-we took advantage of [your]_3164-you absence , ” said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} in a tone of amiable artlessness , “_[430-sybil] to find out all about [you]_3164-you . And what a pity [we]_3163-we did not know [you]_3164-you when [you]_3164-you were at [the convent]_{7086-the convent} , because then [you]_3164-you might have been constantly at [the castle]_{7426-the castle} ; indeed [I]_0-i should have insisted on it . But still [I]_0-i hear [we]_3163-we are [neighbours]_{1620-neighbours} ; [you]_3164-you must promise to pay [me]_0-i a visit , [you]_3164-you must indeed . Is not [she]_3168-she beautiful ? ” [she]_{404-lady maud} added in a lower but still distinct voice to [[her]_{404-lady maud} friend]_{7165-her friend} . “_[3164-you] Do [you]_3164-you know [I]_0-i think there is so much beauty among [the lower order]_{3169-the lower order} . ” [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} and [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} poured forth several insipid compliments , accompanied with some speaking looks which [they]_8575-they flattered [themselves]_8575-they could not be misconstrued . [Sybil]_430-sybil said not a word , but answered each flood of phrases with a cold reverence . Undeterred by [her]_430-sybil somewhat haughty demeanour , which [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} only attributed to the novelty of [her]_430-sybil situation , [her]_430-sybil ignorance of [the world]_{6016-the world} , and [her]_430-sybil embarrassment under this overpowering condescension , [the good - tempered and fussy daughter of [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{8577-the good - tempered and fussy daughter of lord de mowbray} proceeded to re - assure [Sybil]_430-sybil , and to enforce on [her]_430-sybil that this perhaps unprecedented descent from superiority was not a mere transient courtliness of the moment , and that [she]_430-sybil really might rely on [her]_430-sybil patronage and favourable feeling . “_[3164-you] [You]_3164-you really must come and see [me]_0-i , ” said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , “_[3164-you] [I]_0-i shall never be happy till [you]_3164-you have made [me]_0-i a visit . Where do [you]_3164-you live ? [I]_0-i will come and fetch [you]_3164-you [myself]_0-i in [the carriage]_{3170-the carriage} . Now let [us]_3171-us fix a day at once . Let [me]_0-i see ; this is Saturday . What say [you]_3164-you to next Monday ? ” “_[3164-you] [I]_0-i thank [you]_3164-you , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , very gravely , “_[3164-you] but [I]_0-i never quit [[my]_0-i home]_{7654-my home} . ” “_{[3173-a darling]} What [a darling]_{3173-a darling} ! ” exclaimed [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} looking round at [[her]_{404-lady maud} friends]_{8571-her friends} . “_[3174-she] Is not [she]_3174-she ? [I]_0-i know exactly what [you]_3164-you feel . But really [you]_3164-you shall not be the least embarrassed . It may feel strange at first , to be sure , but then [I]_0-i shall be there ; and do [you]_3164-you know [I]_0-i look upon [you]_3164-you quite as [[my]_0-i protege]_{3175-my protege} . ” “_{[3176-protege]} [Protege]_3176-protege , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[3176-protege]} [I]_0-i live with [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} . ” “_{[3178-a dear]} What [a dear]_{3178-a dear} ! ” said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} looking round to [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} . “_{[3178-a dear]} Is not [she]_3174-she naive ? ” “_[3174-she] And are [you]_3164-you [the guardian of these beautiful flowers]_{3179-the guardian of these beautiful flowers} ? ” said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . [Sybil]_430-sybil signified a negative , and added “_[3164-you] [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} is very proud of them . ” “_{[556-mrs trafford]} [You]_3164-you must see the flowers at [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} , ” said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} . “_[3164-you] They are unprecedented , are they not , [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} ? [You]_{260-lord milford} know [you]_{260-lord milford} said the other day that they were almost equal to [Mrs Lawrence]_{560-mrs lawrence} ’s . [I]_0-i am charmed to find [you]_{260-lord milford} are fond of flowers , ” continued [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} ; “_{[260-lord milford]} [you]_{260-lord milford} will be so delighted with [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . Ah ! [mama]_3180-mama is calling [us]_3181-us . Now fix — shall it be Monday ? ” “_[3180-mama] Indeed , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “_[3180-mama] [I]_0-i never leave [[my]_0-i home]_{7654-my home} . [I]_0-i am one of [the lower order]_{3169-the lower order} , and live only among [the lower order]_{3169-the lower order} . [I]_0-i am here to - day merely for a few hours to pay an act of homage to [a benefactor]_{3185-a benefactor} . ” “_[0-i] Well [I]_0-i shall come and fetch [you]_{260-lord milford} , ” said [Maud]_{404-lady maud} , covering [her]_{404-lady maud} surprise and mortification by a jaunty air that would not confess defeat . “_[0-i] And so shall [I]_0-i , ” said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “_[0-i] And so shall [I]_0-i , ” whispered [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} lingering a little behind . [The great and distinguished party]_{8540-the great and distinguished party} had disappeared ; [their]_{8540-the great and distinguished party} glittering barouche , [their]_{8540-the great and distinguished party} prancing horses , [[their]_{8540-the great and distinguished party} gay grooms]_{8580-their gay grooms} , all had vanished ; the sound of [their]_{8540-the great and distinguished party} wheels was no longer heard . Time flew on ; the bell announced that the labour of the week had closed . There was a half holiday always on the last day of the week at [[Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s settlement]_{8581-mr trafford ’s settlement} ; and [every man]_{7312-every man} , [woman]_6168-woman , and [child]_1849-child , were paid [their]_{7312-every man} wages in [the great room]_{8585-the great room} before [they]_{7312-every man} left [the mill]_{8586-the mill} . Thus the expensive and evil habits which result from wages being paid in [public houses]_{8587-public houses} were prevented . There was also in this system another great advantage for [the workpeople]_{8588-the workpeople} . [They]_{8588-the workpeople} received [their]_{8588-the workpeople} wages early enough to repair to [the neighbouring markets]_{8589-the neighbouring markets} and make [their]_{8588-the workpeople} purchases for the morrow . This added greatly to [their]_{8588-the workpeople} comfort , and rendering it unnecessary for [them]_{8588-the workpeople} to run in debt to [the shopkeepers]_{8590-the shopkeepers} , added really to [their]_{8588-the workpeople} wealth . [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} thought that next to the amount of wages , the most important consideration was the method in which wages are paid ; and those of [[our]_8591-our readers]_{8592-our readers} who may have read or can recall the sketches , neither coloured nor exagerated , which [we]_8591-our have given in the early part of this volume of the very different manner in which [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes} may receive the remuneration for [their]_{7728-the working classes} toil , will probably agree with [the sensible and virtuous master of [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard]_{8594-the sensible and virtuous master of walter gerard} . [He]_424-gerard , accompanied by [[his]_424-gerard daughter]_{1068-his daughter} and [Egremont]_290-egremont , is now on [his]_424-gerard way [home]_6104-home . A soft summer afternoon ; the mild beam still gilding the tranquil scene ; [a river , green meads full of kine]_{8597-a river , green meads full of kine} , [woods vocal]_{8598-woods vocal} with the joyous song of the thrush and the blackbird ; and in the distance , [the lofty breast of [the purple moor]_{8600-the purple moor}]_{8599-the lofty breast of the purple moor} , still blazing in the sun : fair sights and renovating sounds after a day of labour passed in walls and amid the ceaseless and monotonous clang of the spindle and the loom . So [Gerard]_424-gerard felt it , as [he]_424-gerard stretched [his]_424-gerard great limbs in the air and inhaled its perfumed volume . “_[0-i] Ah ! [I]_0-i was made for this , [Sybil]_430-sybil , ” [he]_0-i exclaimed ; “_[430-sybil] but never mind , [[my]_0-i child]_{1827-my child} , never mind ; tell [me]_0-i more of [[your]_430-sybil fine visitors]_{3187-your fine visitors} . ” [Egremont]_290-egremont found the walk too short ; fortunately from the undulation of [the vale]_{8601-the vale} , [they]_8602-they could not see [the cottage]_{7008-the cottage} until within a hundred yards of [it]_{7008-the cottage} . When [they]_8602-they were in sight , [a man]_{1218-a man} came forth from [the garden]_{6682-the garden} to greet [them]_8602-they ; [Sybil]_430-sybil gave an exclamation of pleasure ; it was [MORLEY]_423-morley . [Morley]_423-morley greeted [Gerard]_430-sybil and [[his]_{1218-a man} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} with great warmth , and then looked at [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[3189-our companion]} [[Our]_3188-our companion]_{3189-our companion} in [the ruins of [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey}]_{6615-the ruins of marney abbey} , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “_{[3189-our companion]} [you]_3191-you and [[our]_3188-our friend]_{2541-our friend} [Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} [here]_6027-here should become acquainted , [Stephen]_423-morley , for [you]_3191-you both follow the same craft . [He]_{2541-our friend} is [a journalist like [yourself]_3191-you]_{3194-a journalist like yourself} , and is [[our]_3188-our neighbour]_{1621-our neighbour} for a time , and [yours]_3191-you . ” “_{[2541-our friend]} What journal are [you]_3191-you on , may [I]_0-i ask ? ” enquired [Morley]_423-morley . [Egremont]_290-egremont reddened , was confused , and then replied , “_[3191-you] [I]_0-i have no claim to the distinguished title of [a journalist]_{8344-a journalist} . [I]_0-i am but [a reporter]_{7718-a reporter} ; and have some special duties here . ” “_[497-hem] [Hem]_497-hem ! ” said [Morley]_423-morley , and then taking [Gerard]_430-sybil by the arm , [he]_423-morley walked away with [him]_497-hem , leaving [Egremont]_290-egremont and [Sybil]_430-sybil to follow [them]_8607-them . “_[497-hem] Well [I]_0-i have found [him]_3198-he , [Walter]_424-gerard . ” “_[424-gerard] What , [Hatton]_425-hatton ? ” “_{[3199-the brother]} No , no ; [the brother]_{3199-the brother} . ” “_{[3199-the brother]} And what knows [he]_3198-he ? ” “_[3198-he] Little enough ; yet something . [[Our]_3200-our man]_{3201-our man} lives and prospers ; these are facts , but where [he]_3198-he is , or what [he]_3198-he is — not a clue . ” “_{[3202-this brother]} And [this brother]_{3202-this brother} can not help [us]_3200-our ? ” “_{[3202-this brother]} On the contrary , [he]_{3202-this brother} sought information from [me]_0-i ; [he]_{3202-this brother} is [a savage]_{3203-a savage} , beneath even [our]_3200-our worst ideas of popular degradation . All that is ascertained is that [[our]_3200-our man]_{3201-our man} exists and is well to do in [the world]_{6016-the world} . There comes an annual and anonymous contribution , and not a light one , to [[his]_{3202-this brother} brother]_{6180-his brother} . [I]_0-i examined the post - marks of the letters , but they all varied , and were evidently arranged to mislead . [I]_0-i fear [you]_3207-you will deem [I]_0-i have not done much ; yet it was wearisome enough [I]_0-i can tell [you]_3207-you . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i doubt it not ; and [I]_0-i am sure [Stephen]_423-morley , [you]_3207-you have done all [that man]_{3208-that man} could . [I]_0-i was fancying that [I]_0-i should hear from [you]_3207-you to - day ; for what think [you]_3207-you has happened ? [[My]_0-i Lord]_{6037-my lord} [himself]_{6037-my lord} , [[his]_{6037-my lord} family]_{1270-his family} and [train]_3211-train , have all been in state to visit the works , and [I]_0-i had to show [them]_3212-them . Queer that , was n’t it ? [He]_{6037-my lord} offered [me]_0-i money when it was over . How much [I]_0-i know not , [I]_0-i would not look at it . Though to be sure , they were perhaps [my]_0-i own rents , eh ? But [I]_0-i pointed to the sick box and [his]_{6037-my lord} own dainty hand deposited the sum there . ” “_[0-i] ‘ Tis very strange . And [you]_0-i were with [him]_{6037-my lord} face to face ? ” “_[0-i] Face to face . Had [you]_0-i brought [me]_0-i news of the papers , [I]_0-i should have thought that providence had rather a hand in it — but now , [we]_3213-we are still at [sea]_3214-sea . ” “_[3213-we] Still at [sea]_3214-sea , ” said [Morley]_423-morley musingly , “_[3213-we] but [he]_{6037-my lord} lives and prospers . [He]_{6037-my lord} will turn up yet , [Walter]_424-gerard . ” “_[424-gerard] Amen ! Since [you]_0-i have taken up this thing , [Stephen]_423-morley , it is strange how [my]_0-i mind has hankered after the old business , and yet it ruined [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} , and mayhap may do as bad for [[his]_{1718-my father} son]_{6988-his son} . ” “_[3213-we] [We]_3213-we will not think that , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[3213-we] At present [we]_3213-we will think of other things . [You]_0-i may guess [I]_0-i am a bit wearied ; [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i ’ll say good night ; [you]_0-i have [strangers]_{2312-strangers} with [you]_0-i . ” “_{[2312-strangers]} Nay , [nay man]_{3219-nay man} ; nay . [This Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} is [a likely lad enough]_{3220-a likely lad enough} ; [I]_0-i think [you]_0-i will take to [him]_{509-mr franklin} . [Prithee]_561-prithee come in . [Sybil]_430-sybil will not take it kindly if [you]_0-i go , after so long an absence ; and [I]_0-i am sure [I]_0-i shall not . ” So [they]_3223-we entered together . The evening passed in various conversation , though it led frequently to the staple subject of talk beneath the roof of [Gerard]_430-sybil — the Condition of [the People]_{914-the people} . What [Morley]_423-morley had seen in [his]_423-morley recent excursion afforded materials for many comments . “_{[561-prithee]} The domestic feeling is fast vanishing among [the working classes of [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{8295-the working classes of this country} , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “_{[561-prithee]} nor is it wonderful — the Home no longer exists . ” “_[3224-them] But there are means of reviving it , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “_[3224-them] [we]_3223-we have witnessed [them]_3224-them to - day . Give [men]_803-men [homes]_3226-homes , and [they]_803-men will have soft and homely notions , If [all men]_{837-all men} acted like [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , the condition of [the people]_{914-the people} would be changed . ” “_{[427-mr trafford]} But [all men]_{837-all men} will not act like [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_{[837-all men]} It requires a sacrifice of self which can not be expected , which is unnatural . It is not individual influence that can renovate society : it is some new principle that must reconstruct it . [You]_3230-you lament the expiring idea of [Home]_6104-home . It would not be expiring , if it were worth retaining . The domestic principle has fulfilled its purpose . The irresistible law of progress demands that another should be developed . It will come ; [you]_3230-you may advance or retard , but [you]_3230-you can not prevent it . It will work out like the development of organic nature . In the present state of civilization and with the scientific means of happiness at [our]_3223-we command , the notion of [home]_6104-home should be obsolete . [Home]_6104-home is a barbarous idea ; the method of a rude age ; [home]_6104-home is isolation ; therefore anti - social . What [we]_3223-we want is Community . ” “_[423-morley] It is all very fine , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “_[423-morley] and [I]_0-i dare say [you]_0-i are right , [Stephen]_423-morley ; but [I]_0-i like stretching [my]_0-i feet on [my]_0-i own hearth . ” Time passes with a measured and memorable wing during the first period of a sojourn in a new place , among new characters and new manners . [Every person]_{8609-every person} , every incident , every feeling , touches and stirs the imagination . The restless mind creates and observes at the same time . Indeed there is scarcely any popular tenet more erroneous than that which holds that when time is slow , life is dull . It is very often and very much the reverse . If [we]_3223-we look back on those passages of [our]_3223-we life which dwell most upon the memory , they are brief periods full of action and novel sensation . [Egremont]_290-egremont found this so during the first days of [[his]_290-egremont new residence in [Mowedale]_147-mowedale]_{8610-his new residence in mowedale} . The first week , an epoch in [his]_290-egremont life , seemed an age ; at the end of the first month , [he]_290-egremont began to deplore the swiftness of time and almost to moralize over the brevity of existence . [He]_290-egremont found that [he]_290-egremont was leading a life of perfect happiness , but of remarkable simplicity ; [he]_290-egremont wished it might never end , but felt difficulty in comprehending how in the first days of [his]_290-egremont experience of it , it had seemed so strange ; almost as strange as it was sweet . The day that commenced early , was past in reading — books lent [him]_290-egremont often too by [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil — sometimes in a ramble with [her]_430-sybil and [Morley]_423-morley , who had time much at [his]_290-egremont command , to some memorable spot in [the neighbourhood]_{2352-the neighbourhood} , or in the sport which [the river]_{6492-the river} and the rod secured [Egremont]_290-egremont . In the evening , [he]_290-egremont invariably repaired to [the cottage of [Gerard]_430-sybil , beneath whose humble roof [he]_290-egremont found every female charm that can fascinate , and conversation that stimulated [his]_290-egremont intelligence]_{8613-the cottage of gerard , beneath whose humble roof he found every female charm that can fascinate , and conversation that stimulated his intelligence} . [Gerard]_430-sybil was ever the same ; hearty , simple , with a depth of feeling and native thought on the subjects on which [they]_8614-they touched , and with a certain grandeur of sentiment and conception which contrasted with [his]_290-egremont social position , but which became [his]_290-egremont idiosyncracy . [Sybil]_430-sybil spoke little , but hung upon the accents of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ; yet ever and anon [her]_430-sybil rich tones conveyed to the charmed ear of [Egremont]_290-egremont some deep conviction , the earnestness of [her]_430-sybil intellect as remarkable as the almost sacred repose of [her]_430-sybil mien and manner . [Of Morley]_423-morley , at first [Egremont]_290-egremont saw a great deal : [he]_290-egremont lent [[our]_8616-our friend]_{2541-our friend} books , opened with unreserve and with great richness of speculative and illustrative power , on the questions which ever engaged [him]_290-egremont , and which were new and highly interesting to [[his]_290-egremont companion]_{786-his companion} . But as time advanced , whether it were that the occupations of [Morley]_423-morley increased , and the calls on [his]_290-egremont hours left [him]_290-egremont fewer occasions for the indulgence of social intercourse , [Egremont]_290-egremont saw [him]_290-egremont seldom , except at [[Gerard]_430-sybil ’s cottage]_{2559-gerard ’s cottage} , where generally [he]_290-egremont might be found in the course of the week , and [their]_8620-their rambles together had entirely ceased . Alone , [Egremont]_290-egremont mused much over [the daughter of [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{7584-the daughter of gerard} , but shrinking from the precise and the definite , [his]_290-egremont dreams were delightful , but vague . All that [he]_290-egremont asked was , that [his]_290-egremont present life should go on for ever ; [he]_290-egremont wished for no change , and at length almost persuaded [himself]_290-egremont that no change could arrive ; as [men who are basking in a summer sun , surrounded by bright and beautiful objects]_{8622-men who are basking in a summer sun , surrounded by bright and beautiful objects} , can not comprehend how the seasons can ever alter ; that the sparkling foliage should shrivel and fall away , the foaming waters become icebound , and the blue serene , a dark and howling space . In this train of mind , the early days of October having already stolen on [him]_290-egremont , an incident occurred which startled [him]_290-egremont in [his]_290-egremont retirement , and rendered it necessary that [he]_290-egremont should instantly quit it . [Egremont]_290-egremont had entrusted the secret of [[his]_290-egremont residence]_{8623-his residence} to [a faithful servant who communicated with [him]_290-egremont when necessary , under [his]_290-egremont assumed name]_{8624-a faithful servant who communicated with him when necessary , under his assumed name} . Through these means [he]_290-egremont received a letter from [[his]_290-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} , written from [London]_5-london , where [she]_{1279-his mother} had unexpectedly arrived , entreating [him]_290-egremont , in urgent terms , to repair to [her]_{1279-his mother} without a moment ’s delay , on a matter of equal interest and importance to [herself]_{1279-his mother} and [him]_290-egremont . Such an appeal from [such a quarter]_{8626-such a quarter} , from [the parent that had ever been kind]_{8627-the parent that had ever been kind} , and [the friend that had been ever faithful]_{8628-the friend that had been ever faithful} , was not for a moment to be neglected . Already a period had elapsed since its transmission , which [Egremont]_290-egremont regretted . [He]_290-egremont resolved at once to quit [Mowedale]_147-mowedale , nor could [he]_290-egremont console [himself]_290-egremont with the prospect of an immediate return . Parliament was to assemble in the ensuing month , and independent of the unknown cause which summoned [him]_290-egremont immediately to [town]_6227-town , [he]_290-egremont was well aware that much disagreeable business awaited [him]_290-egremont which could no longer be postponed . [He]_290-egremont had determined not to take [his]_290-egremont seat unless the expenses of [his]_290-egremont contest were previously discharged , and despairing of [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} ’s aid , and shrinking from trespassing any further on [[his]_290-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} ’s resources , the future looked gloomy enough : indeed nothing but the frequent presence and the constant influence of [Sybil]_430-sybil had driven from [his]_290-egremont mind the ignoble melancholy which , relieved by no pensive fancy , is the invariable attendant of pecuniary embarrassment . And now [he]_290-egremont was to leave [her]_430-sybil . The event , rather the catastrophe , which under any circumstances , could not be long postponed , was to be precipitated . [He]_290-egremont strolled up to [the cottage]_{7008-the cottage} to bid [her]_430-sybil farewell and to leave kind words for [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . [Sybil]_430-sybil was not [there]_6019-there . [The old dame who kept [their]_8636-their home]_{8635-the old dame who kept their home} informed [him]_290-egremont that [Sybil]_430-sybil was at [the convent]_{7086-the convent} , but would return in the evening . It was impossible to quit [Mowedale]_147-mowedale without seeing [Sybil]_430-sybil ; equally impossible to postpone [his]_290-egremont departure . But by travelling through the night , the lost hours might be regained . And [Egremont]_290-egremont made [his]_290-egremont arrangements , and awaited with anxiety and impatience the last evening . The evening , like [his]_290-egremont heart , was not serene . The soft air that had lingered so long with [them]_8636-their , a summer visitant in an autumnal sky and loth to part , was no more present . A cold harsh wind , gradually rising , chilled the system and grated on the nerves . There was misery in its blast and depression in its moan . [Egremont]_290-egremont felt infinitely dispirited . [The landscape around [him]_290-egremont that [he]_290-egremont had so often looked upon]_{8638-the landscape around him that he had so often looked upon} with love and joy , was dull and hard ; the trees dingy , [the leaden waters]_{8639-the leaden waters} motionless , [the distant hills]_{8640-the distant hills} rough and austere . Where was that translucent sky , once brilliant as [his]_290-egremont enamoured fancy ; [those bowery groves of aromatic fervor wherein [he]_290-egremont had loved to roam and muse]_{8641-those bowery groves of aromatic fervor wherein he had loved to roam and muse} ; that river of swift and sparkling light that flowed and flashed like the current of [his]_290-egremont enchanted hours ? All vanished — as [his]_290-egremont dreams . [He]_290-egremont stood before [the cottage of Gerard]_{8359-the cottage of gerard} ; [he]_290-egremont recalled the eve that [he]_290-egremont had first gazed upon [[its]_{8359-the cottage of gerard} moonlit garden]_{8643-its moonlit garden} . What wild and delicious thoughts were then [his]_290-egremont ! They were gone like the illumined hour . Nature and fortune had alike changed . Prescient of sorrow , almost prophetic of evil , [he]_290-egremont opened the cottage door , and [the first person [his]_290-egremont eye]_{8644-the first person his eye} encountered was [Morley]_423-morley . [Egremont]_290-egremont had not met [him]_423-morley for some time , and [his]_423-morley cordial greeting of [Egremont]_290-egremont to - night contrasted with the coldness , not to say estrangement , which to the regret and sometimes the perplexity of [Egremont]_290-egremont had gradually grown up between [them]_8645-them . Yet on no occasion was [his]_290-egremont presence less desired by [[our]_8646-our friend]_{2541-our friend} . [Morley]_423-morley was talking as [Egremont]_290-egremont entered with great animation ; in [his]_423-morley hand a newspaper , on a paragraph contained in which [he]_423-morley was commenting . The name of [Marney]_{402-lord marney} caught the ear of [Egremont]_290-egremont who turned rather pale at the sound , and hesitated on the threshold . The unembarrassed welcome of [[his]_290-egremont friends]_{6161-his friends} however re - assured [him]_290-egremont , and in a moment [he]_290-egremont even ventured to enquire the subject of [their]_8645-them conversation . [Morley]_423-morley immediately referring to the newspaper said , “_[0-i] This is what [I]_0-i have just read — “ EXTRAORDINARY SPORT AT [THE EARL OF MARNEY’S.]_{562-the earl of marney’s.} On Wednesday , in a small cover called the Horns , near [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} , [his]_290-egremont grace [the Duke of Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , [the Earl of]_{8649-the earl of} [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , [Colonel Rippe]_{563-colonel rippe} and [Captain Grouse]_{8650-captain grouse} , with only four hours shooting , bagged the extraordinary number of seven hundred and thirty head of game , namely hares three hundred and thirty - nine ; pheasants two hundred and twenty - one ; partridges thirty - four ; rabbits eighty - seven ; and the following day upwards of fifty hares , pheasants , & c. , ( wounded the previous day ) were picked up . Out of the four hours ’ shooting [two of [the party]_{1011-the party}]_{8651-two of the party} were absent an hour and a - half , namely [the Earl of Marney]_{327-the earl of marney} and [Captain Grouse]_{8650-captain grouse} , attending an agricultural meeting in [the neighbourhood]_{2352-the neighbourhood} ; [the noble earl]_{8655-the noble earl} with [his]_{8655-the noble earl} usual considerate condescension having kindly consented personally to distribute the various prizes to [the labourers whose good conduct]_{8656-the labourers whose good conduct} entitled [them]_{8656-the labourers whose good conduct} to the distinction . ”_[0-i] “ What do [you]_8657-you think of that , [Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} ? ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ That is [[our]_8658-our worthy friend of [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey}]_{8659-our worthy friend of marney abbey} , where [we]_8658-our first met . [You]_8657-you do not know [this part of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{8660-this part of the country} , or [you]_8657-you would smile at the considerate condescension of [the worst landlord in [England]_28-england]_{8662-the worst landlord in england} ; and who was , it seems , thus employed the day or so after [his]_{8662-the worst landlord in england} battue , as [they]_{3235-magistrates} call it . ”_[423-morley] And [Morley]_423-morley turning the paper read another paragraph : — “ At [a Petty Sessions holden]_{8663-a petty sessions holden} at [the Green Dragon Inn]_{8664-the green dragon inn} , [Marney]_{402-lord marney} , Friday , October — , 1837 . “_{[3235-magistrates]} [Magistrates]_{3235-magistrates} present : [The Earl of Marney]_{327-the earl of marney} , [the Rev. Felix Flimsey]_{564-the rev. felix flimsey} , and [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} . “ Information against [Robert Hind]_{565-robert hind} for a trespass in pursuit of game in [Blackrock Wood]_{148-blackrock wood} , [the property of [Sir Vavasour Firebrace]_{388-sir vavasour}]_{8665-the property of sir vavasour firebrace} , [Bart]_566-bart . The case was distinctly proved ; several wires being found in the pocket of [the defendant]_{8666-the defendant} . [Defendant]_{567-defendant} was fined in the full penalty of forty shillings and costs twenty - seven ; [the Bench]_{8667-the bench} being of opinion there was no excuse for [him]_{567-defendant} , [Hind]_{565-robert hind} being in regular employ as [a farm labourer]_{8668-a farm labourer} and gaining [his]_{567-defendant} seven shillings a - week . [Defendant]_{567-defendant} being unable to pay the penalty , was sent for two months to [Marham Gaol]_{149-marham gaol} . ”_{[385-captain grouse]} “ What a pity , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , “ that [Robert Hind]_{565-robert hind} , instead of meditating the snaring of a hare , had not been fortunate enough to pick up [a maimed one]_{8669-a maimed one} crawling about [the fields]_{8670-the fields} the day after the battue . It would certainly have been better for [himself]_{565-robert hind} ; and if [he]_{565-robert hind} has [a wife]_{6790-a wife} and [family]_1826-family , better for [the parish]_{6548-the parish} . ”_[423-morley] “ Oh ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ [I]_430-sybil doubt not [they]_8674-they were all picked up by [the poulterer who has the contract]_{8675-the poulterer who has the contract} : even [the Normans]_{547-the normans} did not sell [their]_{547-the normans} game . ”_[430-sybil] “ The question is , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , “ would [you]_8676-you rather be barbarous or mean ; that is the alternative presented by [the real]_{8677-the real} and [the pseudo Norman nobility of [England]_28-england]_{8678-the pseudo norman nobility of england} . Where [I]_423-morley have been lately , there is [a Bishopsgate Street merchant who has been made for no conceiveable public reason]_{8679-a bishopsgate street merchant who has been made for no conceiveable public reason} [a baron bold]_{8680-a baron bold} . [Bigod and Bohun]_{568-bigod and bohun} could not enforce the forest laws with such severity as [this dealer in cotton and indigo]_{8681-this dealer in cotton and indigo} . ”_[423-morley] “ It is a difficult question to deal with — this affair of the game laws , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “ how will [you]_8676-you reach the evil ? Would [you]_8676-you do away with the offence of trespass ? And if so , what is [your]_8676-you protection for property ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ It comes to a simple point though , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , “ [the Territorialists]_{8682-the territorialists} must at length understand that [they]_{8682-the territorialists} can not at the same time have the profits of [a farm]_{1756-a farm} and the pleasures of a chase . ”_[423-morley] At this moment entered [Sybil]_430-sybil . At the sight of [her]_430-sybil , the remembrance that [they]_3236-their were about to part , nearly overwhelmed [Egremont]_290-egremont . [Her]_430-sybil supremacy over [his]_290-egremont spirit was revealed to [him]_290-egremont , and nothing but the presence of [other persons]_{3237-other persons} could have prevented [him]_290-egremont avowing [his]_290-egremont entire subjection . [His]_290-egremont hand trembled as [he]_290-egremont touched [her]_430-sybil ’s , and [his]_290-egremont eye , searching yet agitated , would have penetrated [her]_430-sybil serene soul . [Gerard]_430-sybil and [Morley]_423-morley , somewhat withdrawn , pursued [their]_3236-their conversation ; while [Egremont]_290-egremont hanging over [Sybil]_430-sybil , attempted to summon courage to express to [her]_430-sybil [his]_290-egremont sad adieu . It was in vain . Alone , perhaps [he]_290-egremont might have poured forth a passionate farewell . But constrained [he]_290-egremont became embarrassed ; and [his]_290-egremont conduct was at the same time tender and perplexing . [He]_290-egremont asked and repeated questions which had already been answered . [His]_290-egremont thoughts wandered from [their]_3236-their conversation but not from [her]_430-sybil with whom [he]_290-egremont should have conversed . Once [their]_3236-their eyes met , and [Sybil]_430-sybil observed [his]_290-egremont suffused with tears . Once [he]_290-egremont looked round and caught the glance of [Morley]_423-morley , instantly withdrawn , but not easy to be forgotten . Shortly after this and earlier than [his]_290-egremont wo nt , [Morley]_423-morley rose and wished [them]_3236-their good night . [He]_423-morley shook hands with [Egremont]_290-egremont and bade [him]_290-egremont farewell with some abruptness . [Harold]_292-harold who seemed half asleep suddenly sprang from the side of [[his]_292-harold mistress]_{8364-his mistress} and gave an agitated bark . [Harold]_292-harold was never very friendly to [Morley]_423-morley , who now tried to soothe [him]_292-harold , but in vain . The dog looked fiercely at [him]_292-harold and barked again , but the moment [Morley]_423-morley had disappeared , [Harold]_292-harold resumed [his]_292-harold usual air of proud high - bred gentleness , and thrust [his]_292-harold nose into the hand of [Egremont]_290-egremont , who patted [him]_292-harold with fondness . The departure of [Morley]_423-morley was a great relief to [Egremont]_290-egremont , though the task that was left was still a painful effort . [He]_290-egremont rose and walked for a moment up and down [the room]_{798-the room} , commenced an unfinished sentence , approached the hearth and leant over the mantel ; and then at length extending [his]_290-egremont hand to [Gerard]_430-sybil [he]_290-egremont exclaimed , in a trembling voice , “ [Best of friends]_{8684-best of friends} , [I]_290-egremont must leave [Mowedale]_147-mowedale . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [I]_430-sybil am very sorry , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “ and when ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Now , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ Now ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ Yes ; this instant . [My]_290-egremont summons is urgent . [I]_290-egremont ought to have left this morning . [I]_290-egremont came here then to bid [you]_430-sybil farewell , ”_{[290-egremont]} [he]_290-egremont said looking at [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ to express to [you]_430-sybil how deeply [I]_290-egremont was indebted to [you]_430-sybil for all [your]_430-sybil goodness — how dearly [I]_290-egremont shall cherish the memory of these happy days — the happiest [I]_290-egremont have ever known ; ”_{[290-egremont]} and [his]_290-egremont voice faltered . “ [I]_290-egremont came also to leave a kind message for [you]_430-sybil , [[my]_290-egremont friend]_{2264-my friend} , a hope that [we]_8686-we might meet again and soon — but [[your]_430-sybil daughter]_{2256-your daughter} was absent , and [I]_290-egremont could not leave [Mowedale]_147-mowedale without seeing either of [you]_430-sybil . So [I]_290-egremont must contrive to get on through the night . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Well [we]_8686-we lose [a very pleasant neighbour]_{8688-a very pleasant neighbour} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “ [we]_8686-we shall miss [you]_430-sybil , [I]_430-sybil doubt not , eh , [Sybil]_430-sybil ? ”_[430-sybil] But [Sybil]_430-sybil had turned away [her]_430-sybil head ; [she]_430-sybil was leaning over and seemed to be caressing [Harold]_292-harold and was silent . How much [Egremont]_290-egremont would have liked to have offered or invited correspondence ; to have proffered [his]_290-egremont services when the occasion permitted ; to have said or proposed many things that might have cherished [their]_3240-their acquaintance or friendship ; but embarrassed by [his]_290-egremont incognito and all its consequent deception , [he]_290-egremont could do nothing but tenderly express [his]_290-egremont regret at parting , and speak vaguely and almost mysteriously of [their]_3240-their soon again meeting . [He]_290-egremont held out again [his]_290-egremont hand to [Gerard]_430-sybil who shook it heartily : then approaching [Sybil]_430-sybil , [Egremont]_290-egremont said , “ [you]_430-sybil have shewn [me]_290-egremont a thousand kindnesses , which [I]_290-egremont cherish , ”_{[290-egremont]} [he]_290-egremont added in a lower tone , “ above all human circumstances . Would [you]_430-sybil deign to let this volume lie upon [your]_430-sybil table , ”_{[290-egremont]} and [he]_290-egremont offered [Sybil]_430-sybil an English translation of [Thomas a Kempis]_529-tommy , illustrated by some masterpieces . In its first page was written “ [Sybil]_430-sybil , from [a faithful friend]_{8689-a faithful friend} . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [I]_430-sybil accept it , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil with a trembling voice and rather pale , “ in remembrance of [a friend]_{6959-a friend} . ”_[430-sybil] [She]_430-sybil held forth [her]_430-sybil hand to [Egremont]_290-egremont , who retained it for an instant , and then bending very low , pressed it to [his]_290-egremont lips . As with an agitated heart , [he]_290-egremont hastily crossed the threshold of [the cottage]_{7008-the cottage} , something seemed to hold [him]_290-egremont back . [He]_290-egremont turned round . The bloodhound had seized [him]_290-egremont by the coat and looked up to [him]_290-egremont with an expression of affectionate remonstrance against [his]_290-egremont departure . [Egremont]_290-egremont bent down , caressed [Harold]_292-harold and released [himself]_290-egremont from [his]_292-harold grasp . When [Egremont]_290-egremont left [the cottage]_{7008-the cottage} , [he]_290-egremont found [the country]_{932-the country} enveloped in a thick white mist , so that had it not been for some huge black shadows which [he]_290-egremont recognized as the crests of trees , it would have been very difficult to discriminate the earth from the sky , and the mist thickening as [he]_290-egremont advanced , even these fallacious landmarks threatened to disappear . [He]_290-egremont had to walk to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} to catch [a night train]_{3244-a night train} for [London]_5-london . Every moment was valuable , but the unexpected and increasing obscurity rendered [his]_290-egremont progress slow and even perilous . The contiguity to [the river]_{6492-the river} made every step important . [He]_290-egremont had according to [his]_290-egremont calculations proceeded nearly as far as [[his]_290-egremont old residence]_{3246-his old residence} , and notwithstanding the careless courage of youth and the annoyance of relinquishing a project , intolerable at that season of life , was meditating the expediency of renouncing that night the attempt on [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} and of gaining [[his]_290-egremont former quarters]_{3247-his former quarters} for shelter . [He]_290-egremont stopped , as [he]_290-egremont had stopped several times before , to calculate rather than to observe . The mist was so thick that [he]_290-egremont could not see [his]_290-egremont own extended hand . It was not the first time that it had occurred to [him]_290-egremont that [some one or something]_{3248-some one or something} was hovering about [his]_290-egremont course . “ Who is there ? ”_{[290-egremont]} exclaimed [Egremont]_290-egremont . But [no one]_{6145-no one} answered . [He]_290-egremont moved on a little , but very slowly . [He]_290-egremont felt assured that [his]_290-egremont ear caught a contiguous step . [He]_290-egremont repeated [his]_290-egremont interrogatory in a louder tone , but it obtained no response . Again [he]_290-egremont stopped . Suddenly [he]_290-egremont was seized ; an iron grasp assailed [his]_290-egremont throat , a hand of steel griped [his]_290-egremont arm . The unexpected onset hurried [him]_290-egremont on . The sound of waters assured [him]_290-egremont that [he]_290-egremont was approaching the precipitous bank of [that part of [the river]_{6492-the river}]_{3250-that part of the river} which , from a ledge of pointed rocks , here formed rapids . Vigorous and desperate , [Egremont]_290-egremont plunged like some strong animal on whom a beast of prey had made a fatal spring . [His]_290-egremont feet clung to the earth as if they were held by some magnetic power . With [his]_290-egremont disengaged arm [he]_290-egremont grappled with [[his]_290-egremont mysterious and unseen foe]_{3252-his mysterious and unseen foe} . At this moment [he]_290-egremont heard the deep bay of a hound . “ [Harold]_292-harold ! ”_{[290-egremont]} [he]_290-egremont exclaimed . The dog , invisible , sprang forward and seized upon [[his]_290-egremont assailant]_{3253-his assailant} . So violent was the impulse that [Egremont]_290-egremont staggered and fell , but [he]_290-egremont fell freed from [[his]_290-egremont dark enemy]_{3254-his dark enemy} . Stunned and exhausted , some moments elapsed before [he]_290-egremont was entirely [himself]_290-egremont . The wind had suddenly changed ; a violent gust had partially dispelled the mist ; the outline of [the landscape]_{3255-the landscape} was in many places visible . Beneath [him]_290-egremont were [the rapids of [the Mowe]_{130-the mowe}]_{3256-the rapids of the mowe} , over which a watery moon threw a faint , flickering light . [Egremont]_290-egremont was lying on [its]_290-egremont [precipitous bank]_{3257-precipitous bank} ; and [Harold panting]_292-harold was leaning over [him]_290-egremont and looking in [his]_290-egremont face , and sometimes licking [him]_290-egremont with that tongue which , though not gifted with speech , had spoken so seasonably in the moment of danger . “ Are [you]_290-egremont going down to [the house]_{6598-the house} , [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} enquired [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} at [Brookes]_502-brookes , of [a brother M.P.]_{3258-a brother m.p.} , about four o’clock in the early part of the spring of 1839 . “ The moment [I]_3259-we have sealed this letter ; [we]_3259-we will walk down together , if [you]_290-egremont like ! ”_[3259-we] and in a few minutes [they]_3259-we left [the club]_{6878-the club} . “ [[Our]_3259-we fellows]_{8692-our fellows} are in a sort of fright about this Jamaica bill , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} in an undertone , as if [he]_{569-mr egerton} were afraid [a passer - by]_{3261-a passer - by} might overhear [him]_{569-mr egerton} . “ Do n’t say anything about it , but there ’s a screw loose . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ The deuce ! But how do [you]_290-egremont mean ? ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [They]_{8692-our fellows} say [the Rads]_{570-the rads} are going to throw [us]_3259-we over . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Talk , talk . [They]_{8692-our fellows} have threatened this half - a - dozen times . Smoke , [sir]_1375-sir ; it will end in smoke . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [I]_{569-mr egerton} hope it may ; but [I]_{569-mr egerton} know , in great confidence mind [you]_290-egremont , that [Lord John]_{308-lord john} was saying something about it yesterday . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ That may be ; [I]_{569-mr egerton} believe [[our]_3259-we fellows]_{8692-our fellows} are heartily sick of the business , and perhaps would be glad of an excuse to break up [the government]_{1439-the government} : but [we]_3259-we must not have [Peel]_{375-sir robert} in ; nothing could prevent a dissolution . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [[Their]_{8692-our fellows} fellows]_{805-their fellows} go about and say that [Peel]_{375-sir robert} would not dissolve if [he]_{375-sir robert} came in . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Trust [him]_{375-sir robert} ! ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [He]_{375-sir robert} has had enough of dissolutions [they]_{8692-our fellows} say . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Why , after all [they]_{8692-our fellows} have not done [him]_{375-sir robert} much harm . Even — 34 was a hit . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [Whoever]_571-whoever dissolves , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , “ [I]_{569-mr egerton} do n’t think there will be much of a majority either way in [our]_3259-we time . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [We]_3259-we have seen strange things , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} . “ [They]_{8692-our fellows} never would think of breaking up [the government]_{1439-the government} without making [[their]_{8692-our fellows} peers]_{8698-their peers} , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ [The Queen]_{6328-the queen} is not over partial to making [more peers]_{8700-more peers} ; and when parties are in the present state of equality , [the Sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} is no longer a mere pageant . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [They]_{8692-our fellows} say [her]_{6328-the queen} Majesty is more touched about these affairs of [the Chartists]_{572-the chartists} than anything else , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ [They]_{8692-our fellows} are rather queer ; but for [my]_{569-mr egerton} part [I]_{569-mr egerton} have no serious fears of a Jacquerie . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Not if it comes to an outbreak ; but a passive resistance Jacquerie is altogether a different thing . When [we]_3259-we see a regular Convention assembled in [London]_5-london and holding its daily meetings in [Palace Yard]_{150-palace yard} ; and a general inclination evinced throughout [the country]_{932-the country} to refrain from the consumption of exciseable articles , [I]_{569-mr egerton} can not help thinking that affairs are more serious than [you]_8703-you imagine . [I]_{569-mr egerton} know [the government]_{1439-the government} are all on the ‘ qui vive . ’ ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Just [the fellows [we]_3259-we wanted]_{8705-the fellows we wanted} ! ”_{[573-lord fitz - heron]} exclaimed [Lord Fitz - Heron]_{573-lord fitz - heron} , who was leaning on the arm of [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , and who met [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} and [[his]_{569-mr egerton} friend in [Pall Mall]_{10-pall mall}]_{3262-his friend in pall mall} . “ [We]_3259-we want a brace of pairs , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} . “ Will [[you]_3259-we two fellows]_{8706-you two fellows} pair ? ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ [I]_{569-mr egerton} must go down , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} ; “ but [I]_{569-mr egerton} will pair from halfpast seven to eleven . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [I]_{272-mr berners} just paired with [Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} at [White ’s]_{151-white ’s} , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Berners]_{272-mr berners} ; “ not half an hour ago . [We]_3259-we are both going to dine at [Eskdale ’s]_{152-eskdale ’s} , and so it was arranged . Have [you]_{569-mr egerton} any news to - day ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ Nothing ; except that [they]_8707-they say that [Alfred Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} is going to marry [Lady Joan Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan} , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} . “ [She]_{403-lady joan} has been given to [so many]_{8708-so many} , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ It is always so with [these great heiresses]_{8709-these great heiresses} , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [[his]_{569-mr egerton} companion]_{786-his companion} . “ [They]_{8709-these great heiresses} never marry . [They]_{8709-these great heiresses} can not bear the thought of sharing [their]_{8709-these great heiresses} money . [I]_{569-mr egerton} bet [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} will turn out another specimen of the [TABITHA CROESUS]_{153-tabitha croesus} . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Well , put down [[our]_3259-we pair]_{8710-our pair} , [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , ”_{[573-lord fitz - heron]} said [Lord Fitz - Heron]_{573-lord fitz - heron} . “ [You]_{569-mr egerton} do not dine at [Sidonia ’s]_118-sidonia by any chance ? ”_{[573-lord fitz - heron]} “ Would that [I]_{569-mr egerton} did ! [You]_{569-mr egerton} will have the best dishes and [the best guests]_{8711-the best guests} . [I]_{569-mr egerton} feed at [old Malton ’s]_{155-old malton ’s} ; perhaps a tete a tete : [Scotch broth]_{575-scotch broth} , and to tell [him]_{155-old malton ’s} the news ! ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ There is nothing like being [a dutiful nephew]_{8712-a dutiful nephew} , particularly when [one ’s uncle]_{8713-one ’s uncle} is [a bachelor]_{8714-a bachelor} and has twenty thousand a - year , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} . “ Au revoir ! [I]_{260-lord milford} suppose there will be no division to - night . ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ No chance . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} and [Berners]_{272-mr berners} walked on a little further . As [they]_3264-they came to [the Golden Ball]_{3265-the golden ball} , [a lady quitting the shop]_{3266-a lady quitting the shop} was just about to get into [[her]_{3266-a lady quitting the shop} carriage]_{3267-her carriage} ; [she]_{3266-a lady quitting the shop} stopped as [she]_{3266-a lady quitting the shop} recognized [them]_3264-they . It was [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Ah ! [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , how [d’ye]_{272-mr berners} do ? [You]_{272-mr berners} were just [the person [I]_{365-lady st julians} wanted to see]_{8715-the person i wanted to see} ! How is [Lady Augusta]_{576-lady augusta} , [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} ? [You]_{272-mr berners} have no idea , [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , how [I]_{365-lady st julians} have been fighting [your]_{272-mr berners} battles ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Really , [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} rather uneasy , for [he]_{272-mr berners} had perhaps like most of [us]_3268-us a peculiar dislike to being attacked or cheapened . “ [You]_{272-mr berners} are too good . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ Oh ! [I]_{365-lady st julians} do n’t care what [a person]_{2973-a person} ’s politics are ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} exclaimed [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} with an air of affectionate devotion . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} should be very glad indeed to see [you]_{272-mr berners} one of [us]_3268-us . [You]_{272-mr berners} know [[your]_{272-mr berners} father]_{1372-your father} was ! But if [any one]_{6035-any one} is [[my]_{365-lady st julians} friend]_{2264-my friend} [I]_{365-lady st julians} never will hear [him]_{1372-your father} attacked behind [his]_{1372-your father} back without fighting [his]_{1372-your father} battles ; and [I]_{365-lady st julians} certainly did fight [yours]_{272-mr berners} last night . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Pray tell [me]_{272-mr berners} where it was ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [Lady Crumbleford]_{577-lady crumbleford} — ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Confound [Lady Crumbleford]_{577-lady crumbleford} ! ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} indignant but a little relieved . “ No , no ; [Lady Crumbleford]_{577-lady crumbleford} told [Lady Alicia Severn]_{578-lady alicia severn} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Yes , yes , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Berners]_{272-mr berners} , a little pale , for [he]_{272-mr berners} was touched . “ But [I]_{365-lady st julians} can not stop , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} must be with [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} exactly at a quarter past four ; ”_{[365-lady st julians]} and [she]_{365-lady st julians} sprang into [her]_{365-lady st julians} carriage . “ [I]_{272-mr berners} would sooner meet [any woman in [London]_5-london]_{8720-any woman in london} than [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} ; “ [she]_{365-lady st julians} makes [me]_{272-mr berners} uneasy for the day : [she]_{365-lady st julians} contrives to convince [me]_{272-mr berners} that [the whole world]_{2046-the whole world} are employed behind [my]_{272-mr berners} back in abusing or ridiculing [me]_{272-mr berners} . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ It is [her]_{365-lady st julians} way , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} ; “ [she]_{365-lady st julians} proves [her]_{365-lady st julians} zeal by showing [you]_8722-you that [you]_8722-you are odious . It is very successful with [people of weak nerves]_{8723-people of weak nerves} . Scared at [their]_{8723-people of weak nerves} general unpopularity , [they]_{8723-people of weak nerves} seek refuge with [the very person who at the same time assures [them]_{8723-people of weak nerves} of [their]_{8723-people of weak nerves} odium]_{8724-the very person who at the same time assures them of their odium} and alone believes it unjust . [She]_{365-lady st julians} rules that poor old goose , [Lady Gramshawe]_{579-lady gramshawe} , who feels that [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} makes [her]_{365-lady st julians} life miserable , but is convinced that if [she]_{365-lady st julians} break with [the torturer]_{8725-the torturer} , [she]_{365-lady st julians} loses [[her]_{365-lady st julians} only friend]_{8726-her only friend} . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ There goes [a man who is as much altered as [any fellow of [our]_8729-our time]_{8728-any fellow of our time}]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ Not in [his]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} looks ; [I]_{272-mr berners} was thinking the other night that [he]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} was better - looking than ever . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ Oh ! no ; not in [his]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} looks ; but in [his]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} life . [I]_{569-mr egerton} was at [Christchurch]_{47-christchurch} with [him]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} , and [we]_8729-our entered [the world]_{6016-the world} about the same time . [I]_{569-mr egerton} was rather before [him]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} . [He]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} did everything ; and did it well . And now [one]_6021-one never sees [him]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} , except at [the House]_{6598-the house} . [He]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} goes nowhere ; and [they]_6021-one tell [me]_{569-mr egerton} [he]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} is [a regular reading man]_{8733-a regular reading man} . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Do [you]_{569-mr egerton} think [he]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} looks to [office]_8734-office ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [He]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} does not put [himself]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} forward . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [He]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} attends ; and [[his]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} brother]_{6180-his brother} will always be able to get anything for [him]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ Oh ! [he]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} and [Marney]_{402-lord marney} never speak ; [they]_6021-one hate [each other]_{6085-each other} . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [By Jove]_281-jove ! However there is [[his]_{8727-a man who is as much altered as any fellow of our time} mother]_{1279-his mother} ; with this marriage of [hers]_{1279-his mother} and [Deloraine House]_{159-deloraine house} , [she]_{1279-his mother} will be [[their]_6021-one grandest dame]_{8738-their grandest dame} . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [She]_{1279-his mother} is [the only good woman]_{8739-the only good woman} [the tories]_{1010-the tories} have : [I]_{272-mr berners} think [[their]_6021-one others]_{8741-their others} do [them]_6021-one harm , from [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} down to [[your]_8742-your friend]_{1696-your friend} [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . [I]_{272-mr berners} wish [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} were with [us]_6021-one . [She]_{581-lady deloraine} keeps [[their]_6021-one men]_{8744-their men} together wonderfully ; makes [[her]_{581-lady deloraine} house]_{6784-her house} agreeable ; and then [her]_{581-lady deloraine} manner — it certainly is perfect ; natural , and yet refined . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [Lady Mina Blake]_{582-lady mina blake} has an idea that far from looking to office , [Egremont]_290-egremont ’s heart is faintly with [[his]_290-egremont party]_{1013-his party} ; and that if it were not for [the Marchioness]_{8747-the marchioness} — ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [We]_6021-one might gain [him]_290-egremont , eh ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [Hem]_497-hem ; [I]_{272-mr berners} hardly know that : [he]_290-egremont has got crotchets about [the people]_{914-the people} [I]_{272-mr berners} am told . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ What , the ballot and household suffrage ? ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [Gad]_583-gad , [I]_{272-mr berners} believe it is quite a different sort of a thing . [I]_{272-mr berners} do not know what it is exactly ; but [I]_{272-mr berners} understand [he]_290-egremont is crotchetty . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ Well , that will not do for [Peel]_{375-sir robert} . [He]_290-egremont does not like [crotchetty men]_{8749-crotchetty men} . Do [you]_{569-mr egerton} see that , [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} At this moment , [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} and [[his]_{569-mr egerton} friend]_{6719-his friend} were about to step over from [Trafalgar square]_{3270-trafalgar square} to [Charing Cross]_{157-charing cross} . [They]_3271-they observed [the carriages of [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians}]_{3272-the carriages of lady st julians} and [the Marchioness of Deloraine]_{3273-the marchioness of deloraine} drawn up side by side in the middle of [the street]_{7102-the street} , and [those two eminent stateswomen]_{3275-those two eminent stateswomen} in earnest conversation . [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} and [Berners]_{272-mr berners} bowed and smiled , but could not hear the brief but not uninteresting words that have nevertheless reached [us]_3276-us . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} give [them]_{3275-those two eminent stateswomen} eleven , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Well , [Charles]_396-charles tells [me]_{581-lady deloraine} , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} , “ that [Sir Thomas]_{584-sir thomas} says so , and [he]_{584-sir thomas} certainly is generally right ; but it is not [Charles]_396-charles ’ own opinion . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ [Sir Thomas]_{584-sir thomas} , [I]_{365-lady st julians} know , gives [them]_{3275-those two eminent stateswomen} eleven , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} ; “ and that would satisfy [me]_{365-lady st julians} ; and [we]_3276-us will say eleven . But [I]_{365-lady st julians} have a list here , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} and [she]_{365-lady st julians} slightly elevated [her]_{365-lady st julians} brow , and then glanced at [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} with a piquant air , “ which proves that [they]_{3275-those two eminent stateswomen} can not have more than nine ; but this is in the greatest confidence : of course between [us]_3276-us there can be no secrets . It is [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} ’s list ; [nobody]_6018-nobody has seen it but [me]_{365-lady st julians} ; not even [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} . [Lord Grubminster]_{585-lord grubminster} has had a stroke : [they]_{3275-those two eminent stateswomen} are concealing it , but [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} has found it out . [They]_{3275-those two eminent stateswomen} wanted to pair [him]_{363-mr tadpole} off with [Colonel Fantomme]_{586-colonel fantomme} , who [they]_{3275-those two eminent stateswomen} think is dying : but [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} has got [a Mesmerist who has done wonders for [him]_{363-mr tadpole} , and who has guaranteed that [he]_{363-mr tadpole} shall vote]_{8751-a mesmerist who has done wonders for him , and who has guaranteed that he shall vote} . Well , that makes a difference of one . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ And then [Sir Henry Churton]_{587-sir henry churton} — ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Oh ! [you]_{365-lady st julians} know it , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , looking slightly mortified . “ Yes : [he]_{587-sir henry churton} votes with [us]_8752-us . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} shook [her]_{581-lady deloraine} head . “ [I]_{581-lady deloraine} think , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} [she]_{581-lady deloraine} said , “ [I]_{581-lady deloraine} know the origin of that report . Quite a mistake . [He]_{587-sir henry churton} is in a bad humour , has been so the whole session , and [he]_{587-sir henry churton} was at [Lady Alice Fermyne]_{588-lady alice fermyne} ’s , and did say all sorts of things . All that is true . But [he]_{587-sir henry churton} told [Charles]_396-charles this morning on a committee , that [he]_{587-sir henry churton} should vote with [the Government]_{1439-the government} . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ [Stupid man]_{8754-stupid man} ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} exclaimed [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} ; “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} never could bear [him]_{587-sir henry churton} . And [I]_{365-lady st julians} have sent [[his]_{587-sir henry churton} vulgar wife]_{8755-his vulgar wife} and [great staring daughter]_{8756-great staring daughter} a card for next Wednesday ! Well , [I]_{365-lady st julians} hope affairs will soon be brought to a crisis , for [I]_{365-lady st julians} do not think [I]_{365-lady st julians} can bear much longer this life of perpetual sacrifice , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} added [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} a little out of temper , both because [she]_{365-lady st julians} had lost a vote and found [[her]_{365-lady st julians} friend]_{7165-her friend} and rival better informed than [herself]_{365-lady st julians} . “ There is no chance of a division to - night , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} . “ That is settled , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Adieu , [[my]_{365-lady st julians} dear friend]_{8757-my dear friend} . [We]_3278-they meet , [I]_{365-lady st julians} believe , at dinner ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Plotting , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} to [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , as [they]_3278-they passed [the great ladies]_{3279-the great ladies} . “ [The only consolation one]_{8758-the only consolation one} has , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Berners]_{272-mr berners} , “ is , that if [they]_3278-they do turn [us]_3278-they out , [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} and [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} must quarrel , for [they]_3278-they both want the same thing . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} will have it , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . Here [they]_3278-they picked up [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} , [a young tory M.P.]_{3280-a young tory m.p.} , who perhaps [the reader]_{6526-the reader} may remember at [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} ; and [they]_3278-they walked on together , [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} and [Berners]_{272-mr berners} trying to pump [him]_{478-lord valentine} as to the expectations of [[his]_{478-lord valentine} friends]_{6161-his friends} . “ How will [Trodgits]_589-trodgits go ? ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ [I]_{478-lord valentine} think [Trodgits]_589-trodgits will stay away , ”_{[478-lord valentine]} said [Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . “ Who do [you]_{569-mr egerton} give [that new man]_{8759-that new man} to — that [north - country borough]_{8760-north - country borough} fellow;—what ’s [his]_{8759-that new man} name ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Berners]_{272-mr berners} . “ [Blugsby]_590-blugsby ! Oh , [Blugsby]_590-blugsby dined with [Peel]_{375-sir robert} , ”_{[478-lord valentine]} said [Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . “ [[Our]_8761-our fellows]_{8692-our fellows} say dinners are no good , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} ; “ and [they]_{8692-our fellows} certainly are [a cursed bore]_{8763-a cursed bore} : but [you]_{569-mr egerton} may depend upon it [they]_{8692-our fellows} do for [the burgesses]_{8764-the burgesses} . [We]_8761-our do n’t dine [[our]_8761-our men]_{8765-our men} half enough . Now [Blugsby]_590-blugsby was just the sort of fellow to be caught by dining with [Peel]_{375-sir robert} : and [I]_{569-mr egerton} dare say [they]_{8692-our fellows} made [Peel]_{375-sir robert} remember to take wine with [him]_{375-sir robert} . [We]_8761-our got [Melbourne]_{380-lord melbourne} to give a grand feed the other day to [some of [[our]_8761-our men]_{8765-our men} who want attention [they]_{8692-our fellows} say , and [he]_{375-sir robert} did not take wine with [a single guest]_{8768-a single guest}]_{8766-some of our men who want attention they say , and he did not take wine with a single guest} . [He]_{375-sir robert} forgot . [I]_{569-mr egerton} wonder what [they]_{8692-our fellows} are doing at [the House]_{6598-the house} ! Here ’s [Spencer May]_386-maria , [he]_{375-sir robert} will tell [us]_8761-our . Well , what is going on ? ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [WISHY]_591-wishy is up , and [WASHY]_592-washy follows . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ No division , of course ? ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Not a chance ; a regular covey ready on both sides . ”_{[272-mr berners]} On the morning of the same day that [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} and [[his]_{569-mr egerton} friend]_{6719-his friend} [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} walked down together to [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , as appears in [our]_3285-our last chapter , [Egremont]_290-egremont had made a visit to [[[his]_290-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} , who had married since the commencement of this history [the Marquis of [Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine}]_{3288-the marquis of deloraine} , [a great noble who had always been [her]_{1279-his mother} admirer]_{3289-a great noble who had always been her admirer}]_{3287-his mother , who had married since the commencement of this history the marquis of deloraine , a great noble who had always been her admirer} . [The family]_{883-the family} had been established by [a lawyer]_{3291-a lawyer} , and recently in [our]_3285-our history . The present [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} , though [he]_{593-lord deloraine} was gartered and had been [a viceroy]_{3292-a viceroy} , was only [the grandson of [an attorney]_{3294-an attorney} , but one who , conscious of [his]_{593-lord deloraine} powers , had been called to the bar and died [an ex - chancellor]_{3295-an ex - chancellor}]_{3293-the grandson of an attorney , but one who , conscious of his powers , had been called to the bar and died an ex - chancellor} . A certain talent was hereditary in [the family]_{883-the family} . [[The attorney]_{3297-the attorney} ’s son]_{3298-the attorney ’s son} had been [a successful courtier]_{3299-a successful courtier} , and had planted [himself]_{3298-the attorney ’s son} in the cabinet for a quarter of a century . It was a maxim in [this family]_{3300-this family} to make great alliances ; so the blood progressively refined , and the connections were always distinguished by power and fashion . It was a great hit , in the second generation of an earldom , to convert the coronet into that of [a marquis]_{3301-a marquis} ; but [the son of [the old chancellor]_{3303-the old chancellor}]_{3302-the son of the old chancellor} lived in stirring times , and cruised for [his]_{3302-the son of the old chancellor} object with the same devoted patience with which [Lord Anson]_{594-lord anson} watched for the galleon . It came at last , as everything does if [men]_803-men are firm and calm . [The present marquis]_{3305-the present marquis} , through [his]_{3305-the present marquis} ancestry and [[his]_{3305-the present marquis} first wife]_{3306-his first wife} , was allied with [the highest houses of [the realm]_{2436-the realm}]_{3307-the highest houses of the realm} and looked [[their]_{3307-the highest houses of the realm} peer]_{3309-their peer} . [He]_{3305-the present marquis} might have been selected as [the personification of aristocracy]_{3310-the personification of aristocracy} : so noble was [his]_{3305-the present marquis} appearance , so distinguished [his]_{3305-the present marquis} manner ; [his]_{3305-the present marquis} bow gained every eye , [his]_{3305-the present marquis} smile every heart . [He]_{3305-the present marquis} was also very accomplished , and not ill - informed ; had read a little , and thought a little , and was in every respect [a most superior man]_{6907-a most superior man} ; alike famed for [his]_{3305-the present marquis} favour by the fair , and the constancy of [his]_{3305-the present marquis} homage to [the charming Lady Marney]_{3312-the charming lady marney} . [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} was not very rich ; but [he]_{3305-the present marquis} was not embarrassed , and had the appearance of princely wealth ; [a splendid family mansion with [a courtyard]_{3314-a courtyard}]_{3313-a splendid family mansion with a courtyard} ; a noble country - seat with a magnificent park , including a quite celebrated lake , but with very few farms attached to [it]_3315-it . [He]_{3305-the present marquis} however held [a good patent place which had been conferred on [[his]_{3305-the present marquis} descendants]_{3317-his descendants} by [the old chancellor]_{3303-the old chancellor} , and this brought in annually some thousands]_{3316-a good patent place which had been conferred on his descendants by the old chancellor , and this brought in annually some thousands} . [His]_{3305-the present marquis} marriage with [Lady Marney]_{3319-lady marney} was quite an affair of the heart ; [her]_{3319-lady marney} considerable jointure however did not diminish the lustre of [his]_{3305-the present marquis} position . It was this impending marriage , and the anxiety of [Lady Marney]_{3320-lady marney} to see [Egremont]_290-egremont ’s affairs settled before it took place , which about a year and a half ago had induced [her]_{3319-lady marney} to summon [him]_{3305-the present marquis} so urgently from [Mowedale]_147-mowedale , which [the reader]_{6526-the reader} perhaps may have not forgotten . And now [Egremont]_290-egremont is paying one of [his]_290-egremont almost daily visits to [[his]_290-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} at [Deloraine House]_{159-deloraine house} . “ A truce to politics , [my]_{3323-lady marney} dear [Charles]_396-charles , ”_{[3323-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{3323-lady marney} ; “ [you]_396-charles must be wearied with [my]_{3323-lady marney} inquiries . Besides , [I]_{3323-lady marney} do not take the sanguine view of affairs in which some of [[our]_8770-our friends]_{7642-our friends} indulge . [I]_{3323-lady marney} am [one of those who think the pear is not ripe]_{8772-one of those who think the pear is not ripe} . [These men]_{6055-these men} will totter on , and longer perhaps than even [themselves]_{6055-these men} imagine . [I]_{3323-lady marney} want to speak of something very different . To - morrow , [[my]_{3323-lady marney} dear son]_{8774-my dear son} , is [your]_{8774-my dear son} birth - day . Now [I]_{3323-lady marney} should grieve were it to pass without [your]_{8774-my dear son} receiving something which showed that its recollection was cherished by [[your]_{8774-my dear son} mother]_{8775-your mother} . But of all silly things in [the world]_{6016-the world} , the silliest is a present that is not wanted . It destroys the sentiment a little perhaps but it enhances the gift , if [I]_{3323-lady marney} ask [you]_{8774-my dear son} in the most literal manner to assist [me]_{3323-lady marney} in giving [you]_{8774-my dear son} something that really would please [you]_{8774-my dear son} ? ”_{[3323-lady marney]} “ But how can [I]_290-egremont , [[my]_290-egremont dear mother]_{6060-my dear mother} ? ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ [You]_{8774-my dear son} have ever been so kind and so generous that [I]_290-egremont literally want nothing . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Oh ! [you]_{8774-my dear son} can not be such [a fortunate man]_{8778-a fortunate man} as to want nothing , [Charles]_396-charles , ”_{[3324-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{3324-lady marney} with a smile . “ A dressing - case [you]_{8774-my dear son} have : [[your]_{8774-my dear son} rooms]_{7234-your rooms} are furnished enough : all this is in [my]_{3324-lady marney} way ; but there are such things as horses and guns of which [I]_{3324-lady marney} know nothing , but which [men]_803-men always require . [You]_{8774-my dear son} must want a horse or a gun , [Charles]_396-charles . Well , [I]_{3324-lady marney} should like [you]_{8774-my dear son} to get either ; the finest , the most valuable that money can purchase . Or a brougham , [Charles]_396-charles ; what do [you]_{8774-my dear son} think of a new brougham ? Would [you]_{8774-my dear son} like that [Barker]_595-barker should build [you]_{8774-my dear son} a brougham ? ”_{[3324-lady marney]} “ [You]_{8774-my dear son} are too good , [[my]_290-egremont dear mother]_{6060-my dear mother} . [I]_290-egremont have horses and guns enough ; and [[my]_290-egremont present carriage]_{8782-my present carriage} is all [I]_290-egremont can desire . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ [You]_{8774-my dear son} will not assist [me]_{3324-lady marney} , then ? [You]_{8774-my dear son} are resolved that [I]_{3324-lady marney} shall do something very stupid . For to give [you]_{8774-my dear son} something [I]_{3324-lady marney} am determined . ”_{[3324-lady marney]} “ Well [[my]_290-egremont dear mother]_{6060-my dear mother} , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont smiling and looking round , “ give [me]_290-egremont something that is here . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Choose then , ”_{[3325-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{3325-lady marney} , and [she]_{3325-lady marney} looked round the blue satin walls of [[her]_{3325-lady marney} apartment]_{3326-her apartment} , covered with cabinet pictures of exquisite art , and then at [her]_{3325-lady marney} tables crowded with precious and fantastic toys . “ It would be plunder , [[my]_290-egremont dear mother]_{6060-my dear mother} , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ No , no ; [you]_{3325-lady marney} have said it ; [you]_{3325-lady marney} shall choose something . Will [you]_{3325-lady marney} have those vases ? ”_{[3325-lady marney]} and [she]_{3325-lady marney} pointed to an almost matchless specimen of old Sevres porcelain . “ They are in too becoming a position to be disturbed , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ and would ill suit [[my]_290-egremont quiet chambers]_{8785-my quiet chambers} , where a bronze or a marble is [my]_290-egremont greatest ornament . If [you]_{3325-lady marney} would permit [me]_290-egremont , [I]_290-egremont would rather choose a picture ? ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Then select one at once , ”_{[3327-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{3327-lady marney} ; “ [I]_{3327-lady marney} make no reservation , except that [Watteau]_284-watteau , for it was given [me]_{3327-lady marney} by [[your]_{3325-lady marney} father]_{1372-your father} before [we]_8787-we were married . Shall it be [this Cuyp]_{596-this cuyp} ? ”_{[3327-lady marney]} “ [I]_290-egremont would rather choose this , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , and [he]_290-egremont pointed to the portrait of [a saint by Allori]_{3328-a saint by allori} : the face of [a beautiful young girl , radiant and yet solemn , with rich tresses of golden brown hair , and large eyes dark as night , fringed with ebon lashes that hung upon the glowing cheek]_{3329-a beautiful young girl , radiant and yet solemn , with rich tresses of golden brown hair , and large eyes dark as night , fringed with ebon lashes that hung upon the glowing cheek} . “ Ah ! [you]_{3325-lady marney} choose that ! Well , that was a great favourite of poor [Sir Thomas Lawrence]_{584-sir thomas} . But for [my]_290-egremont part [I]_290-egremont have never seen any one in the least like it , and [I]_290-egremont think [I]_290-egremont am sure that [you]_{3325-lady marney} have not . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ It reminds [me]_290-egremont — ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont musingly . “ Of what [you]_290-egremont have dreamed , ”_{[3330-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{3330-lady marney} . “ Perhaps so , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont ; “ indeed [I]_290-egremont think it must have been a dream . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Well , the vision shall still hover before [you]_290-egremont , ”_{[1279-his mother]} said [[his]_290-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} ; “ and [you]_290-egremont shall find this portrait to - morrow over [your]_290-egremont chimney in [the Albany]_{8788-the albany} . ”_{[1279-his mother]} “ [Strangers]_{2312-strangers} must withdraw . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Division : clear [the gallery]_{6356-the gallery} . Withdraw . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Nonsense ; no ; it ’s quite ridiculous ; quite absurd . [Some fellow]_{8791-some fellow} must get up . Send to [the Carlton]_{597-the carlton} ; send to [the Reform]_{8792-the reform} ; send to [Brookes]_502-brookes ’s . Are [[your]_{3325-lady marney} men]_{8793-your men} ready ? No ; are [your]_{3325-lady marney} ’s ? [I]_{1279-his mother} am sure [I]_{1279-his mother} ca n’t say . What does it mean ? Most absurd ! Are [there many fellows in [the library]_{6677-the library}]_{8794-there many fellows in the library} ? [The smoking - room]_{8796-the smoking - room} is quite full . All [[our]_8797-our men]_{8765-our men} are paired till half - past eleven . [It]_8799-it wants five minutes to the halfhour . What do [you]_{3325-lady marney} think of [Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} ’s speech ? [I]_{1279-his mother} do n’t care for [ourselves]_8797-our ; [I]_{1279-his mother} am sorry for [him]_{598-mr trenchard} . Well that is very charitable . Withdraw , withdraw ; [you]_{3325-lady marney} must withdraw . ”_{[1279-his mother]} “ Where are [you]_{3325-lady marney} going , [Fitztheron]_{599-fitztheron} ? ”_{[3332-a conservative whipling]} said [a Conservative whipling]_{3332-a conservative whipling} . “ [I]_{3332-a conservative whipling} must go ; [I]_{3332-a conservative whipling} am paired till half - past eleven , and it wants some minutes , and [[my]_{3332-a conservative whipling} man]_{2851-my man} is not [here]_6027-here . ”_{[3332-a conservative whipling]} “ Confound it ! ”_{[1279-his mother]} “ How will it go ? ”_{[1279-his mother]} “ Gad , [I]_{3332-a conservative whipling} do n’t know . ”_{[3332-a conservative whipling]} “ Fishy eh ? ”_{[1279-his mother]} “ Deuced ! ”_{[3333-the under - whip]} said [the under - whip]_{3333-the under - whip} in an under - tone , pale and speaking behind [his]_{3333-the under - whip} teeth . The division bell was still ringing ; [peers]_3334-peers and [diplomatists]_{3335-diplomatists} and [strangers]_{2312-strangers} were turned out ; [members]_3337-members came rushing in from [library]_3338-library and [smoking - room]_{3339-smoking - room} ; [some desperate cabs]_{3340-some desperate cabs} just arrived in time to land [[their]_{3340-some desperate cabs} passengers]_{3341-their passengers} in [the waiting - room]_{3342-the waiting - room} . The doors were locked . The mysteries of [the Lobby]_{3343-the lobby} are only for [the initiated]_{3344-the initiated} . Three quarters of an hour after the division was called , the result was known to [the exoteric world]_{3345-the exoteric world} . Majority for [Ministers thirty - seven]_{3346-ministers thirty - seven} ! Never had [the opposition]_{3347-the opposition} made such a bad division , and this too on [their]_{3347-the opposition} trial of strength for the session . Everything went wrong . [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} was away without [a pair]_{3348-a pair} . [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} , who had paired with [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , never came , and let [[his]_{574-mr ormsby} man]_{3349-his man} poll ; for which [he]_{574-mr ormsby} was infinitely accursed , particularly by [the expectant twelve hundred a - yearers]_{3350-the expectant twelve hundred a - yearers} , but not wanting anything [himself]_{574-mr ormsby} , and having an income of forty thousand pounds paid quarterly , [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} bore [their]_{3347-the opposition} reported indignation like a lamb . There were several other similar or analogous mischances ; [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} contrived to poll [Lord Grubminster]_{585-lord grubminster} in a wheeled chair ; [he]_{585-lord grubminster} was unconscious but had heard as much of the debate as [a good many]_{3352-a good many} . [Colonel Fantomme]_{586-colonel fantomme} on the other hand could not come to time ; [the mesmerist]_{3353-the mesmerist} had thrown [him]_{586-colonel fantomme} into a trance from which it was fated [he]_{586-colonel fantomme} should never awake : but the crash of the night was a speech made against the opposition by [one of [[their]_{3347-the opposition} own men]_{3355-their own men}]_{3354-one of their own men} , [Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} , who voted with [the government]_{1439-the government} . “ [The rest]_{1807-the rest} may be accounted for , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} to [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} the morning after ; “ it is simply vexatious ; it was a surprise and will be a lesson : but this affair of this [Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} — and [they]_{3347-the opposition} tell [me]_{365-lady st julians} that [William Loraine]_{600-william loraine} was absolutely cheering [him]_{598-mr trenchard} the whole time — what does it mean ? Do [you]_{581-lady deloraine} know [the man]_{6600-the man} ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{581-lady deloraine} have heard [Charles]_396-charles speak of [him]_{6600-the man} , and [I]_{581-lady deloraine} think much in [his]_{6600-the man} favour , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} ; “ if [he]_{6600-the man} were here , [he]_{6600-the man} would tell [us]_8804-us more about it . [I]_{581-lady deloraine} wonder [he]_{6600-the man} does not come : [he]_{6600-the man} never misses looking in after a great division and giving [me]_{581-lady deloraine} all the news . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ Do [you]_{581-lady deloraine} know , [[my]_{365-lady st julians} dear friend]_{8757-my dear friend} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} with an air of some solemnity , “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} am half meditating a great stroke ? This is not a time for trifling . It is all very well for [these people]_{1297-these people} to boast of [their]_{1297-these people} division of last night , but it was a surprise , and as great to [them]_{1297-these people} as to [us]_8804-us . [I]_{365-lady st julians} know there is dissension in [the camp]_{8807-the camp} ; ever since that Finality speech of [Lord John]_{308-lord john} , there has been a smouldering sedition . [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} knows all about it ; [he]_{363-mr tadpole} has liaisons with [the frondeurs]_{8808-the frondeurs} . This affair of [Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} may do [us]_8804-us the greatest possible injury . When it comes to a fair fight , [the government]_{1439-the government} have not more than twelve or so . If [this Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} and [three or four others]_{8810-three or four others} choose to make [themselves]_{8810-three or four others} of importance — [you]_{8757-my dear friend} see ? The danger is imminent , it must be met with decision . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ And what do [you]_{365-lady st julians} propose doing ? ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ Has [he]_{598-mr trenchard} [a wife]_{6790-a wife} ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} really do not know . [I]_{365-lady st julians} wish [Charles]_396-charles would come , perhaps [he]_396-charles could tell [us]_8804-us . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} have no doubt [he]_{598-mr trenchard} has , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [One]_6021-one would have met [him]_{598-mr trenchard} , somehow or other in the course of two years , if [he]_{598-mr trenchard} had not been married . Well , married or unmarried , with [[his]_{598-mr trenchard} wife]_{6766-his wife} , or without [[his]_{598-mr trenchard} wife,—I]_{8814-his wife,—i} shall send [him]_{598-mr trenchard} a card for Wednesday . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} And [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} paused , overwhelmed as it were by the commensurate vastness of [her]_{365-lady st julians} idea and [her]_{365-lady st julians} sacrifice . “ Do not [you]_{581-lady deloraine} think it would be rather sudden ? ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} . “ What does that signify ? [He]_{598-mr trenchard} will understand it ; [he]_{598-mr trenchard} will have gained [his]_{598-mr trenchard} object ; and all will be right . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ But are [you]_{581-lady deloraine} sure it is [his]_{598-mr trenchard} object ? [We]_8815-us do not know [the man]_{6600-the man} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ What else can be [his]_{598-mr trenchard} object ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [People]_2341-people get into [Parliament]_{48-parliament} to get on ; [their]_2341-people aims are indefinite . If [they]_2341-people have indulged in hallucinations about place before [they]_2341-people enter [the House]_{6598-the house} , [they]_2341-people are soon freed from such distempered fancies ; [they]_2341-people find [they]_2341-people have no more talent than [other people]_{8819-other people} , and if [they]_2341-people had , [they]_2341-people learn that power , patronage and pay are reserved for [us]_8815-us and [[our]_8815-us friends]_{7642-our friends} . Well then like [practical men]_{8821-practical men} , [they]_2341-people look to some result , and [they]_2341-people get it . [They]_2341-people are asked out to dinner more than [they]_2341-people would be ; [they]_2341-people move rigmarole resolutions at nonsensical public meetings ; and [they]_2341-people get invited with [[their]_2341-people women]_{8822-their women} to assemblies at [[their]_2341-people leader]_{7835-their leader} ’s where [they]_2341-people see stars and blue ribbons , and above all , [us]_8815-us , whom [they]_2341-people little think in appearing on such occasions , make the greatest conceivable sacrifice . Well then , of course [such people]_{8824-such people} are entirely in [one]_6021-one ’s power , if [one]_6021-one only had time and inclination to notice [them]_{8824-such people} . [You]_8827-you can do anything with [them]_{8824-such people} . Ask [them]_{8824-such people} to a ball , and [they]_{8824-such people} will give [you]_8827-you [their]_{8824-such people} votes ; invite [them]_{8824-such people} to dinner and if necessary [they]_{8824-such people} will rescind [them]_{8824-such people} ; but cultivate [them]_{8824-such people} , remember [[their]_{8824-such people} wives]_{6240-their wives} at assemblies and call [[their]_{8824-such people} daughters]_{8544-their daughters} , if possible , by [their]_{8544-their daughters} right names ; and [they]_{8824-such people} will not only change [their]_{8824-such people} principles or desert [their]_{8824-such people} party for [you]_8827-you ; but subscribe [their]_{8824-such people} fortunes if necessary and lay down [their]_{8824-such people} lives in [your]_8827-you service . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [You]_{581-lady deloraine} paint [them]_{8824-such people} to the life , [my]_{581-lady deloraine} dear [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} laughing ; “ but with such knowledge and such powers , why did [you]_{581-lady deloraine} not save [[our]_8830-we boroughs]_{8831-our boroughs} ? ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ [We]_8830-we had lost [our]_8830-we heads , then , [I]_{365-lady st julians} must confess , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ What with [the dear King]_{8832-the dear king} and [the dear Duke]_{8833-the dear duke} , [we]_8830-we really had brought [ourselves]_8830-we to believe that [we]_8830-we lived in the days of [Versailles]_{262-versailles} or nearly ; and [I]_{3357-the servant} must admit [I]_{3357-the servant} think [we]_8830-we had become a little too exclusive . Out of [the cottage circle]_{8834-the cottage circle} , there was really [no world]_{8835-no world} , and after all [we]_8830-we were lost not by insulting [the people]_{914-the people} but by snubbing [the aristocracy]_{835-the aristocracy} . ”_{[3357-the servant]} [The servant]_{3357-the servant} announced [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Oh ! [[my]_{3357-the servant} dear Lady [Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine}]_{8838-my dear lady deloraine} . Oh ! [[my]_{3357-the servant} dear [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians}]_{8839-my dear lady st julians} ! ”_{[3357-the servant]} and [she]_{3357-the servant} shook [her]_{3357-the servant} head . “ [You]_{365-lady st julians} have no news , [I]_{365-lady st julians} suppose , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Only about that dreadful [Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} ; [you]_{365-lady st julians} know the reason why [he]_{598-mr trenchard} ratted ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ No , indeed , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} with a sigh . “ An invitation to [Lansdowne House]_{36-lansdowne house} , for [himself]_{598-mr trenchard} and [[his]_{598-mr trenchard} wife]_{6766-his wife} ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Oh ! [he]_{598-mr trenchard} is married then ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Yes ; [she]_{6766-his wife} is at the bottom of it all . Terms regularly settled beforehand . [I]_{365-lady st julians} have a note here — all the facts . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} And [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} twirled in [her]_{365-lady st julians} hand a bulletin from [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ [Lansdowne House]_{36-lansdowne house} is destined to cross [me]_{365-lady st julians} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} with bitterness . “ Well it is very provoking , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} , “ when [you]_{365-lady st julians} had made up [your]_{365-lady st julians} mind to ask [them]_8841-them for Wednesday . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ Yes , that alone is a sacrifice , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Talking over the division [I]_290-egremont suppose , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont as [he]_290-egremont entered . “ Ah ! [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ What [a hachis]_{8842-a hachis} [you]_290-egremont made of it . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} shook [her]_{365-lady st julians} head , as it were reproachfully . “ [Charles]_396-charles , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} , “ [we]_8843-we were talking of [this Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} . Did [I]_{581-lady deloraine} not once hear [you]_396-charles say [you]_396-charles knew something of [him]_{598-mr trenchard} ? ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ Why , [he]_{598-mr trenchard} is one of [my]_{365-lady st julians} intimate acquaintance . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Heavens ! what [a man]_{1218-a man} for [a friend]_{6959-a friend} ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Heavens ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} echoed [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} raising [her]_{365-lady st julians} hands . “ And why did [you]_396-charles not present [him]_{598-mr trenchard} to [me]_{581-lady deloraine} , [Charles]_396-charles , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} . “ [I]_{581-lady deloraine} did ; at [Lady Peel]_{601-lady peel} ’s . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ And why did [you]_396-charles not ask [him]_{598-mr trenchard} here ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{581-lady deloraine} did several times ; but [he]_{598-mr trenchard} would not come . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ [He]_{598-mr trenchard} is going to [Lansdowne House]_{36-lansdowne house} , though , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [I]_290-egremont suppose [you]_396-charles wrote the leading article in the Standard which [I]_290-egremont have just read , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont smiling . “ It announces in large type the secret reasons of [Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} ’s vote . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ It is a fact , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ That [Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} is going to [Lansdowne House]_{36-lansdowne house} to - night ; very likely . [I]_{365-lady st julians} have met [him]_{598-mr trenchard} at [Lansdowne House]_{36-lansdowne house} half - a - dozen times . [He]_{598-mr trenchard} is very intimate with [the family]_{883-the family} and lives in [the same county]_{8847-the same county} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ But [[his]_{598-mr trenchard} wife]_{6766-his wife} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} ; “ that ’s the point : [he]_{598-mr trenchard} never could get [[his]_{598-mr trenchard} wife]_{6766-his wife} [there]_6019-there before . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [He]_{598-mr trenchard} has none , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont very quietly . “ Then [we]_8851-we may regain [him]_{598-mr trenchard} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} with energy . “ [You]_290-egremont shall make a little dinner to [Greenwich]_{161-greenwich} , [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont , and [I]_{365-lady st julians} will sit next to [him]_{598-mr trenchard} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [Fortunate Trenchard]_{602-fortunate trenchard} ! ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ But do [you]_290-egremont know [I]_290-egremont fear [he]_{598-mr trenchard} is hardly worthy of [his]_{598-mr trenchard} lot . [He]_{598-mr trenchard} has [a horror of [fine ladies]_{8853-fine ladies}]_{8852-a horror of fine ladies} ; and there is nothing in [the world]_{6016-the world} [he]_{598-mr trenchard} more avoids than what [you]_290-egremont call society . At [home]_6104-home , as this morning when [I]_290-egremont breakfasted with [him]_{598-mr trenchard} , or in [a circle of [[his]_{598-mr trenchard} intimates]_{8857-his intimates}]_{8856-a circle of his intimates} , [he]_{598-mr trenchard} is the best company in [the world]_{6016-the world} ; [no one so well informed , fuller of rich humour , and more sincerely amiable]_{8859-no one so well informed , fuller of rich humour , and more sincerely amiable} . [He]_{598-mr trenchard} is popular with [all who know [him]_{598-mr trenchard}]_{8860-all who know him} — except [Taper]_370-taper , [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , and [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . ”_{[290-egremont]} “ Well , [I]_{365-lady st julians} think [I]_{365-lady st julians} will ask [him]_{598-mr trenchard} still for Wednesday , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} ; “ and [I]_{365-lady st julians} will write [him]_{598-mr trenchard} a little note . If society is not [his]_{598-mr trenchard} object , what is ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Ay ! ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont , “ there is a great question for [you]_290-egremont and [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} to ponder over . This is a lesson for [[you]_290-egremont fine ladies]_{8861-you fine ladies} , who think [you]_290-egremont can govern [the world]_{6016-the world} by what [you]_290-egremont call [your]_290-egremont social influences : asking [people]_2341-people once or twice a - year to [an inconvenient crowd in [[your]_290-egremont house]_{2726-your house}]_{8864-an inconvenient crowd in your house} ; now haughtily smirking , and now impertinently staring , at [them]_2341-people ; and flattering [yourselves]_290-egremont all this time , that to have the occasional privilege of entering [[your]_290-egremont saloons]_{8866-your saloons} and the periodical experience of [your]_290-egremont insolent recognition , is to be a reward for great exertions , or if necessary an inducement to infamous tergiversation . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} It was night : clear and serene , though the moon had not risen ; and a vast concourse of [persons]_2121-persons were assembling on [Mowbray Moor]_{162-mowbray moor} . [The chief gathering]_{3359-the chief gathering} collected in the vicinity of some huge rocks , one of which , pre - eminent above its fellows , and having a broad flat head , on which [some twenty persons]_{3360-some twenty persons} might easily stand at the same time , was called the Druid ’s Altar . [The ground about]_{3361-the ground about} was strewn with stony fragments , covered tonight with [human beings]_{3362-human beings} , who found a convenient resting - place amid these ruins of [some ancient temple]_{3363-some ancient temple} or relics of [some ancient world]_{3364-some ancient world} . [The shadowy concourse]_{3365-the shadowy concourse} increased , the dim circle of the nocturnal assemblage each moment spread and widened ; there was the hum and stir of many thousands . Suddenly in the distance the sound of martial music : and instantly , quick as the lightning and far more wild , [each person present]_{3366-each person present} brandished a flaming torch , amid a chorus of cheers , that , renewed and resounding , floated far away over the broad bosom of [the dusk wilderness]_{3367-the dusk wilderness} . The music and the banners denoted the arrival of [the leaders of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{3368-the leaders of the people} . [They]_{3368-the leaders of the people} mounted the craggy ascent that led to [the summit of [the Druid ’s Altar]_{3371-the druid ’s altar}]_{3370-the summit of the druid ’s altar} , and there , surrounded by [[his]_3372-his companions]_{1924-his companions} , amid the enthusiastic shouts of [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} , [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard came forth to address [a TORCH - LIGHT MEETING]_{3375-a torch - light meeting} . [His]_3372-his tall form seemed colossal in the uncertain and flickering light , [his]_3372-his rich and powerful voice reached almost to the utmost limit of [his]_3372-his vast audience , now still with expectation and silent with excitement . [Their]_{3368-the leaders of the people} fixed and eager glance , the mouth compressed with fierce resolution or distended by novel sympathy , as [they]_{3368-the leaders of the people} listened to the exposition of [their]_{3368-the leaders of the people} wrongs , and the vindication of the sacred rights of labour — the shouts and waving of the torches as some bright or bold phrase touched [them]_{3368-the leaders of the people} to the quick — the cause , the hour , the scene — all combined to render [the assemblage]_{3376-the assemblage} in a high degree exciting . “ [I]_440-mick wonder if [Warner]_493-warner will speak to - night , ”_[440-mick] said [Dandy Mick]_440-mick to [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ [He]_493-warner ca n’t pitch it in like [Gerard]_424-gerard , ”_{[786-his companion]} replied [[his]_3372-his companion]_{786-his companion} . “ But [he]_493-warner is [a trump in the tender]_{8867-a trump in the tender} , ”_[440-mick] said [the Dandy]_440-mick . “ [The Handlooms]_{603-the handlooms} looks to [him]_493-warner as [[their]_{603-the handlooms} man]_{1338-their man} , and that ’s [a powerful section]_{8869-a powerful section} . ”_[440-mick] “ If [you]_8870-you come to the depth of a question , there ’s nothing like [Stephen Morley]_423-morley , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ ‘ Twould take [six clergymen]_{8871-six clergymen} any day to settle [him]_493-warner . [He]_493-warner knows the principles of society by heart . But [Gerard]_424-gerard gets hold of the passions . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ And that ’s the way to do the trick , ”_[440-mick] said [Dandy Mick]_440-mick . “ [I]_440-mick wish [he]_493-warner would say march , and no mistake . ”_[440-mick] “ There is a great deal to do before saying that , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ [We]_8872-we must have discussion , because when it comes to reasoning , [the oligarchs]_{8873-the oligarchs} have not got a leg to stand on ; and [we]_8872-we must stop the consumption of exciseable articles , and when [they]_{8873-the oligarchs} have no tin to pay the bayonets and [[their]_{8873-the oligarchs} b — y police]_{8874-their b — y police} , [they]_{8873-the oligarchs} are dished . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ [You]_{6719-his friend} have a long head , [Dusty]_470-dusty , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ Why [I]_{6719-his friend} have been thinking of it ever since [I]_{6719-his friend} knew two and two made four , ”_{[6719-his friend]} said [[his]_440-mick friend]_{6719-his friend} . “ [I]_440-mick was not ten years old when [I]_440-mick said to [myself]_440-mick — It ’s a pretty go this , that [I]_440-mick should be toiling in a shoddy - hole to pay the taxes for [a gentleman]_{6576-a gentleman} what drinks [his]_{6576-a gentleman} port wine and stretches [his]_{6576-a gentleman} legs on a Turkey carpet . Hear , hear , ”_[440-mick] [he]_440-mick suddenly exclaimed , as [Gerard]_424-gerard threw off a stinging sentence . “ Ah ! that ’s [the man for [the people]_{914-the people}]_{8876-the man for the people} . [You]_8878-you will see , [Mick]_440-mick , whatever happens , [Gerard]_424-gerard is [the man who will always lead]_{8879-the man who will always lead} . ”_[424-gerard] [Gerard]_424-gerard had ceased amid enthusiastic plaudits , and [Warner]_493-warner — [that hand - loom weaver whom [the reader]_{6526-the reader} may recollect , and who had since become [a popular leader]_{3381-a popular leader} and one of [the principal followers of [Gerard]_424-gerard]_{3382-the principal followers of gerard}]_{3379-that hand - loom weaver whom the reader may recollect , and who had since become a popular leader and one of the principal followers of gerard} — had also addressed [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} . [They]_{1200-the multitude} had cheered and shouted , and voted resolutions , and the business of the night was over . Now [they]_{1200-the multitude} were enjoined to disperse in order and depart in peace . [The band]_{3384-the band} sounded a triumphant retreat ; [the leaders]_{2045-the leaders} had descended from [[the Druid]_{3386-the druid} ’s Altar]_{3371-the druid ’s altar} ; [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} were melting away , bearing back to [the town]_{1349-the town} [their]_{1200-the multitude} high resolves and panting thoughts , and echoing in many quarters the suggestive appeals of those who had addressed [them]_{1200-the multitude} . [Dandy Mick]_440-mick and [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} departed together ; the business of [their]_{1200-the multitude} night had not yet commenced , and it was an important one . [They]_{1200-the multitude} took [their]_{1200-the multitude} way to [that suburb [whither Gerard]_424-gerard]_{3390-that suburb whither gerard} and [Morley]_423-morley repaired the evening of [their]_{1200-the multitude} return from [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} ; but it was not on this occasion to pay a visit to [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} and [[his]_{464-chaffing jack} brilliant saloon]_{3391-his brilliant saloon} . Winding through [many obscure lanes]_{3392-many obscure lanes} , [Mick]_440-mick and [[his]_440-mick friend]_{6719-his friend} at length turned into [a passage which ended in [a square court of a not inconsiderable size , and which was surrounded by [high buildings that had the appearance of warehouses]_{3396-high buildings that had the appearance of warehouses}]_{3395-a square court of a not inconsiderable size , and which was surrounded by high buildings that had the appearance of warehouses}]_{3394-a passage which ended in a square court of a not inconsiderable size , and which was surrounded by high buildings that had the appearance of warehouses} . Entering [one of these]_{3397-one of these} , and taking up a dim lamp that was placed on the stone of an empty hearth , [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} led [[his]_{6719-his friend} friend]_{6719-his friend} through [several unoccupied and unfurnished rooms]_{3399-several unoccupied and unfurnished rooms} , until [he]_{6719-his friend} came to one in which there were some signs of occupation . “ Now , [Mick]_440-mick , ”_{[6719-his friend]} said [he]_{6719-his friend} , in a very earnest , almost solemn tone , “ are [you]_440-mick firm ? ”_{[6719-his friend]} “ All right , [my]_{6719-his friend} hearty , ”_{[6719-his friend]} replied [[his]_440-mick friend]_{6719-his friend} , though not without some affectation of ease . “ There is a good deal to go through , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ It tries [a man]_{1218-a man} . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ [You]_440-mick do n’t mean that ? ”_{[6719-his friend]} “ But if [you]_440-mick are firm , all ’s right . Now [I]_{467-devilsdust} must leave [you]_440-mick . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ No , no , [Dusty]_470-dusty , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ [I]_{467-devilsdust} must go , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} ; “ and [you]_440-mick must rest here till [you]_440-mick are sent for . Now mind — whatever is bid [you]_440-mick , obey ; and whatever [you]_440-mick see , be quiet . There , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} and [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} taking a flask out of [his]_{6719-his friend} pocket , held it forth to [[his]_{6719-his friend} friend]_{6719-his friend} , “ give a good pull , [man]_6203-man , [I]_{6719-his friend} ca n’t leave it [you]_6203-man , for though [your]_6203-man heart must be warm , [your]_6203-man head must be cool , ”_{[6719-his friend]} and so saying [he]_{6719-his friend} vanished . Notwithstanding the animating draught , the heart of [Mick Radley]_{445-mick radley} trembled . There are some moments when the nervous system defies even brandy . [Mick]_440-mick was on the eve of a great and solemn incident , round which for years [his]_440-mick imagination had gathered and brooded . Often in that imagination [he]_440-mick had conceived the scene , and successfully confronted its perils or its trials . Often had the occasion been the drama of many a triumphant reverie , but the stern presence of reality had dispelled all [his]_440-mick fancy and all [his]_440-mick courage . [He]_440-mick recalled the warning of [Julia]_443-julia , who had often dissuaded [him]_440-mick from the impending step ; that warning received with so much scorn and treated with so much levity . [He]_440-mick began to think that [women]_1987-women were always right ; that [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} was after all [a dangerous counsellor]_{3403-a dangerous counsellor} ; [he]_440-mick even meditated over the possibility of a retreat . [He]_440-mick looked around [him]_440-mick : the glimmering lamp scarcely indicated the outline of [the obscure chamber]_{3404-the obscure chamber} . It was lofty , nor in the obscurity was it possible for the eye to reach the ceiling , which several huge beams seemed to cross transversally , looming in the darkness . There was apparently no windows , and the door by which [they]_3405-their had entered was not easily to be recognised . [Mick]_440-mick had just taken up the lamp and was surveying [his]_440-mick position , when a slight noise startled [him]_440-mick , and looking round [he]_440-mick beheld at some little distance two forms which [he]_440-mick hoped were human . Enveloped in dark cloaks and wearing black masks , a conical cap of the same colour adding to [their]_3405-their considerable height , each held a torch . [They]_3405-their stood in silence — [two awful sentries]_{3406-two awful sentries} . [Their]_3405-their appearance appalled , [their]_3405-their stillness terrified , [Mick]_440-mick : [he]_440-mick remained with [his]_440-mick mouth open and the lamp in [his]_440-mick extended arm . At length , unable any longer to sustain the solemn mystery , and plucking up [his]_440-mick natural audacity , [he]_440-mick exclaimed , “ [I]_440-mick say , what do [you]_3405-their want ? ”_[440-mick] [All]_6223-all was silent . “ Come , come , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick much alarmed ; “ none of this sort of thing . [I]_440-mick say , [you]_3405-their must speak though . ”_[440-mick] [The figures]_{3408-the figures} advanced : [they]_{3408-the figures} stuck [their]_{3408-the figures} torches in a niche that was by ; and then [they]_{3408-the figures} placed each of [them]_{3408-the figures} a hand on the shoulder of [Mick]_440-mick . “ No , no ; none of that , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick , trying to disembarrass [himself]_440-mick . But , notwithstanding this fresh appeal , one of [the silent masks]_{3409-the silent masks} pinioned [his]_440-mick arms ; and in a moment the eyes of [the helpless friend of [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust}]_{3410-the helpless friend of devilsdust} were bandaged . Conducted by [these guides]_{3411-these guides} , it seemed to [Mick]_440-mick that [he]_440-mick was traversing [interminable rooms]_{3412-interminable rooms} , or rather [galleries]_{1438-galleries} , for once stretching out [his]_440-mick arm , while one of [[his]_440-mick supporters]_{6936-his supporters} had momentarily quitted [him]_440-mick to open some gate or door , [Mick]_440-mick touched a wall . At length [one of the masks]_{3415-one of the masks} spoke , and said , “ In five minutes [you]_440-mick will be in the presence of [the SEVEN]_{8882-the seven} — prepare . ”_{[3415-one of the masks]} At this moment rose the sound of distant voices singing in concert , and gradually increasing in volume as [Mick]_440-mick and the masks advanced . One of [these attendants]_{3416-these attendants} now notifying to [their]_{3416-these attendants} charge that [he]_440-mick must kneel down , [Mick]_440-mick found [he]_440-mick rested on a cushion , while at the same time [his]_440-mick arms still pinioned , [he]_440-mick seemed to be left alone . The voices became louder and louder ; [Mick]_440-mick could distinguish the words and burthen of the hymn ; [he]_440-mick was sensible that [many persons]_{3417-many persons} were entering [the apartment]_{7588-the apartment} ; [he]_440-mick could distinguish the measured tread of [some solemn procession]_{3419-some solemn procession} . Round [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} , more than once , [they]_{3416-these attendants} moved with slow and awful step . Suddenly that movement ceased ; there was a pause of a few minutes ; at length a voice spoke . “ [I]_{3425-a presiding one} denounce [John Briars]_{604-john briars} . ”_{[3425-a presiding one]} “ Why ? ”_{[3425-a presiding one]} said another . “ [He]_{604-john briars} offers to take nothing but piece - work ; [the man who does piece - work]_{8883-the man who does piece - work} is guilty of less defensible conduct than [a drunkard]_{8884-a drunkard} . The worst passions of [our]_8885-our nature are enlisted in support of piece - work . Avarice , meanness , cunning , hypocrisy , all excite and feed upon [the miserable votary who works by the task and not by the hour]_{8886-the miserable votary who works by the task and not by the hour} . [A man who earns by piece - work]_{8887-a man who earns by piece - work} forty shillings per week , the usual wages for day - work being twenty , robs [[his]_{604-john briars} fellows]_{8888-his fellows} of a week ’s employment ; therefore [I]_{3425-a presiding one} denounce [John Briars]_{604-john briars} . ”_{[3425-a presiding one]} “ Let it go forth , ”_{[3421-the other voice]} said [the other voice]_{3421-the other voice} ; “ [John Briars]_{604-john briars} is denounced . If [he]_{604-john briars} receive another week ’s wages by the piece , [he]_{604-john briars} shall not have the option of working the week after for time . No.87 , see to [John Briars]_{604-john briars} . ”_{[3421-the other voice]} “ [I]_{3422-another voice} denounce [Claughton]_{164-claughton} and [Hicks]_606-hicks , ”_{[3422-another voice]} said [another voice]_{3422-another voice} . “ Why ? ”_{[3422-another voice]} “ [They]_8889-they have removed [Gregory Ray]_{607-gregory ray} from being [a superintendent]_{8890-a superintendent} , because [he]_{607-gregory ray} belonged to [this lodge]_{8891-this lodge} . ”_{[3421-the other voice]} “ [Brethren]_608-brethren , is it [your]_608-brethren pleasure that there shall be a turn out for ten days at [Claughton]_{164-claughton} and [Hicks]_606-hicks ? ”_{[3421-the other voice]} “ It is [our]_{3423-several voices} pleasure , ”_{[3423-several voices]} cried [several voices]_{3423-several voices} . “ No.34 , give orders to - morrow that the works at [Claughton]_{164-claughton} and [Hicks]_606-hicks stop till further orders . ”_{[3423-several voices]} “ [Brethren]_{7455-brethren} , ”_{[3422-another voice]} said [another voice]_{3422-another voice} , “ [I]_{3422-another voice} propose the expulsion from [this Union]_{8893-this union} , of [any member who shall be known to boast of [his]_{8894-any member who shall be known to boast of his superior ability , as to either the quantity or quality of work he can do , either in public or private company} superior ability , as to either the quantity or quality of work [he]_{8894-any member who shall be known to boast of his superior ability , as to either the quantity or quality of work he can do , either in public or private company} can do , either in public or [private company]_{8895-private company}]_{8894-any member who shall be known to boast of his superior ability , as to either the quantity or quality of work he can do , either in public or private company} . Is it [your]_608-brethren pleasure ? ”_{[3422-another voice]} “ It is [our]_3426-our pleasure . ”_{[3421-the other voice]} “ [Brethren]_608-brethren , ”_{[3425-a presiding one]} said a voice that seemed [a presiding one]_{3425-a presiding one} , “ before [we]_3426-our proceed to the receipt of the revenue from [the different districts of this lodge]_{8896-the different districts of this lodge} , there is [I]_{3425-a presiding one} am informed [a stranger present , who prays to be admitted]_{8897-a stranger present , who prays to be admitted} into [[our]_3426-our fraternity]_{8898-our fraternity} . Are all robed in the mystic robe ? Are all masked in the secret mask ? ”_{[3425-a presiding one]} “ All “_{[3423-several voices]} Then let [us]_3426-our pray ! ” And thereupon after a movement which intimated that [all present]_{8899-all present} were kneeling , [the presiding voice]_{8900-the presiding voice} offered up an extemporary prayer of great power and even eloquence . This was succeeded by [the Hymn of Labour]_{8901-the hymn of labour} , and at its conclusion the arms of [the neophyte]_{8902-the neophyte} were unpinioned , and then [his]_{8902-the neophyte} eyes were unbandaged . [Mick]_440-mick found [himself]_440-mick in [a lofty and spacious room lighted with many tapers]_{8903-a lofty and spacious room lighted with many tapers} . [Its]_{8903-a lofty and spacious room lighted with many tapers} walls were hung with black cloth ; at a table covered with the same material , were seated [seven persons in surplices and masked]_{8904-seven persons in surplices and masked} , [the president]_{8905-the president} on a loftier seat ; above which on a pedestal was a skeleton complete . On each side of the skeleton was [a man robed and masked , holding a drawn sword]_{8906-a man robed and masked , holding a drawn sword} ; and on each of [Mick]_440-mick was [a man in the same garb holding a battle - axe]_{8907-a man in the same garb holding a battle - axe} . On the table was the sacred volume open , and at a distance , ranged in order on each side of [the room]_{798-the room} , was a row of [persons in white robes and white masks , and holding torches]_{8909-persons in white robes and white masks , and holding torches} . “_{[445-mick radley]} [Michael Radley]_{445-mick radley} , ” said [the President]_{8905-the president} . “_{[445-mick radley]} Do [you]_{445-mick radley} voluntarily swear in the presence of [Almighty God]_398-god and before [these witnesses]_{3427-these witnesses} , that [you]_{445-mick radley} will execute with zeal and alacrity , as far as in [you]_{445-mick radley} lies , every task and injunction that [the majority of [[your]_{445-mick radley} brethren]_{3429-your brethren}]_{3428-the majority of your brethren} testified by the mandate of [this grand committee]_{3430-this grand committee} , shall impose upon [you]_{445-mick radley} , in futherance of [our]_3431-our common welfare , of which [they]_{3428-the majority of your brethren} are [the sole judges]_{3432-the sole judges} ; such as the chastisement of [Nobs]_609-nobs , the assassination of [oppressive and tyrannical masters]_{3433-oppressive and tyrannical masters} , or the demolition of all [mills]_3434-mills , works and [shops]_3435-shops that shall be deemed by [us]_3431-our incorrigible . Do [you]_{445-mick radley} swear this in the presence of [Almighty God]_398-god and before [these witnesses]_{3427-these witnesses} ? ” “_{[445-mick radley]} [I]_0-i do swear it , ” replied a tremulous voice . “_[0-i] Then rise and kiss that book . ” [Mick]_440-mick slowly rose from [his]_440-mick kneeling position , advanced with a trembling step , and bending , embraced with reverence the open volume . Immediately [every one]_{6142-every one} unmasked ; [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} came forward , and taking [Mick]_440-mick by the hand led [him]_440-mick to [the President]_{8905-the president} , who received [him]_440-mick pronouncing some mystic rhymes . [He]_440-mick was covered with a robe and presented with a torch , and then ranged in order with [[his]_440-mick companions]_{1924-his companions} . Thus terminated the initiation of [Dandy Mick]_440-mick into [a TRADES UNION]_{8914-a trades union} . “_[398-god] [[His]_398-god lordship]_{6586-his lordship} has not yet rung [his]_398-god bell , [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} . ” It was the valet of [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} that spoke , addressing from the door of [a house in [Belgrave Square]_{165-belgrave square}]_{8915-a house in belgrave square} , about noon , a deputation from the National Convention , consisting of [two of [[its]_{8914-a trades union} delegates]_{8917-its delegates} , who waited on [the young viscount]_{8918-the young viscount} in common with [other members of the legislature]_{8919-other members of the legislature} , in order to call [his]_{8918-the young viscount} particular attention to the National Petition which [the Convention]_{8920-the convention} had prepared , and which in the course of the session was to be presented by one of [the members for [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham}]_{8921-the members for birmingham}]_{8916-two of its delegates , who waited on the young viscount in common with other members of the legislature , in order to call his particular attention to the national petition which the convention had prepared , and which in the course of the session was to be presented by one of the members for birmingham} . “_{[6586-his lordship]} [I]_0-i fear [we]_3439-we are too early for these fine birds , ” said [one delegate to the other]_{8922-one delegate to the other} . “_[0-i] Who is next on [our]_3439-we list ? ” “_[0-i] No . 27 , — [Street]_3440-street , close by ; [Mr THOROUGH BASE]_{610-mr thorough base} : [he]_{610-mr thorough base} ought to be with [the people]_{914-the people} , for [[his]_{610-mr thorough base} father]_{6082-his father} was only [a fiddler]_{3443-a fiddler} ; but [I]_0-i understand [he]_{6082-his father} is quite [an aristocrat]_{3444-an aristocrat} and has married [a widow of quality]_{3445-a widow of quality} . ” “_{[3445-a widow of quality]} Well , [knock]_3446-knock . ” [Mr Thorough Base]_{610-mr thorough base} was not at [home]_6104-home ; had received the card of [the delegates]_{8924-the delegates} apprising [him]_{610-mr thorough base} of the honour of [their]_{8924-the delegates} intended visit , but had made up [his]_{610-mr thorough base} mind on the subject . No.18 in [the same street]_{8925-the same street} received [them]_{8924-the delegates} more courteously . Here resided [Mr KREMLIN]_{611-mr kremlin} , who after listening with patience if not with interest , to [their]_{8924-the delegates} statement , apprised [them]_{8924-the delegates} that forms of government were of no consequence , and domestic policy of no interest ; that there was only one subject which should engage the attention of [public men]_{8926-public men} , because everything depended on it,—that was [our]_8927-our external system ; and that the only specific for a revival of trade and the contentment of [the people]_{914-the people} , was a general settlement of the boundary questions . Finally , [Mr Kremlin]_{611-mr kremlin} urged upon the National Convention to recast [their]_{8924-the delegates} petition with this view , assuring [them]_{8924-the delegates} that on foreign policy [they]_{8924-the delegates} would have [the public]_{955-the public} with [them]_{8924-the delegates} . The deputation in reply might have referred as an evidence of the general interest excited by questions of foreign policy , to the impossibility even of [a leader]_{8930-a leader} making a house on one ; and to the fact that there are [not three men in the House of Commons who even pretend to have any acquaintance with the external circumstances of]_{8931-not three men in the house of commons who even pretend to have any acquaintance with the external circumstances of} [the country]_{932-the country} ; [they]_{8924-the delegates} might have added , that even in such an assembly [Mr Kremlin]_{611-mr kremlin} [himself]_{611-mr kremlin} was distinguished for ignorance , for [he]_{611-mr kremlin} had only one idea,—and that was wrong . [Their]_{8924-the delegates} next visit was to [WRIGGLE]_612-wriggle , [a member for [a metropolitan district]_{8934-a metropolitan district}]_{8933-a member for a metropolitan district} , [a disciple of Progress , who went with the times]_{8935-a disciple of progress , who went with the times} , but who took particular good care to ascertain [their]_{8924-the delegates} complexion ; and whose movements if expedient could partake of a regressive character . As the Charter might some day turn up trumps as well as so many other unexpected cards and colours , [Wriggle]_612-wriggle gave [his]_612-wriggle adhesion to it , but of course only provisionally ; provided that is to say , [he]_612-wriggle might vote against it at present . But [he]_612-wriggle saw no harm in it — not [he]_612-wriggle , and should be prepared to support it when circumstances , that is to say the temper of the times , would permit [him]_612-wriggle . More could hardly be expected from [a gentleman in the delicate position in which [Wriggle]_612-wriggle]_{8936-a gentleman in the delicate position in which wriggle} found [himself]_612-wriggle at this moment , for [he]_612-wriggle had solicited a baronetcy of [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} , and had secretly pledged [himself]_612-wriggle to [Taper]_370-taper to vote against [them]_{1009-the whigs} on the impending [Jamaica]_166-jamaica division . [BOMBASTES RIP]_{613-bombastes rip} snubbed [them]_{8924-the delegates} , which was hard , for [he]_3447-he had been one of [themselves]_{8924-the delegates} , had written confidential letters in 1831 to [the secretary of the Treasury]_{8938-the secretary of the treasury} , and “_[3446-knock] provided [his]_3447-he expenses were paid , ” offered to come up from [the manufacturing town]_{8939-the manufacturing town} [he]_3447-he now represented , at the head of [a hundred thousand men]_{8940-a hundred thousand men} , and burn down [Apsley House]_{167-apsley house} . But now [Bombastes Rip]_{613-bombastes rip} talked of [the great middle class ; of public order and public credit]_{8941-the great middle class ; of public order and public credit} . [He]_3447-he would have said more to [them]_{8924-the delegates} , but had an appointment in [the city]_{8942-the city} , being [a most active member of the committee for raising a statue to [the Duke of [Wellington]_{350-the duke of wellington}]_{1227-the duke of wellington}]_{8943-a most active member of the committee for raising a statue to the duke of wellington} . [FLOATWELL]_{614-floatwell} received [them]_{8924-the delegates} in the politest manner , though [he]_{614-floatwell} did not agree with [them]_{8924-the delegates} . What [he]_{614-floatwell} did agree with was difficult to say . Clever , brisk , and bustling , with an university reputation and without patrimony , [Floatwell]_{614-floatwell} shrunk from the toils of a profession , and in the hurry skurry of reform found [himself]_{614-floatwell} to [his]_{614-floatwell} astonishment [a parliament man]_{8945-a parliament man} . There [he]_{614-floatwell} had remained , but why , [the Fates alone]_{8946-the fates alone} knew . The fun of such a thing must have evaporated with the novelty . [Floatwell]_{614-floatwell} had entered public life in complete ignorance of every subject which could possibly engage the attention of [a public man]_{8947-a public man} . [He]_{614-floatwell} knew nothing of history , national or constitutional law , had indeed none but puerile acquirements , and had seen nothing of life . Assiduous at committees [he]_{614-floatwell} gained those superficial habits of business which are competent to the conduct of ordinary affairs , and picked up in time some of the slang of economical questions . [Floatwell]_{614-floatwell} began at once with a little success , and [he]_{614-floatwell} kept [his]_{614-floatwell} little success ; [nobody]_6018-nobody envied [him]_{614-floatwell} it ; [he]_{614-floatwell} hoarded [his]_{614-floatwell} sixpences without exciting any evil emulation . [He]_{614-floatwell} was [one of those characters who above all things shrink from isolation , and who imagine [they]_{8946-the fates alone} are getting on if [they]_{8946-the fates alone} are keeping company with [some who stick like [themselves]_{8946-the fates alone}]_{8950-some who stick like themselves}]_{8949-one of those characters who above all things shrink from isolation , and who imagine they are getting on if they are keeping company with some who stick like themselves} . [He]_{614-floatwell} was always [an idolater of [some great personage who was on the shelf]_{8952-some great personage who was on the shelf} , and who [he]_{614-floatwell} was convinced , because [the great personage]_{8953-the great personage} assured [him]_{614-floatwell} of it after dinner , would sooner or later turn out [the man]_{6600-the man}]_{8951-an idolater of some great personage who was on the shelf , and who he was convinced , because the great personage assured him of it after dinner , would sooner or later turn out the man} . At present , [Floatwell]_{614-floatwell} swore by [Lord Dunderhead]_{615-lord dunderhead} ; and the game of [this little coterie]_{8955-this little coterie} , who dined together and thought [they]_{8955-this little coterie} were [a party]_{6258-a party} , was to be courteous to the Convention . After the endurance of an almost interminable lecture on the currency from [Mr KITE]_{616-mr kite} , who would pledge [himself]_{616-mr kite} to the charter if the charter would pledge itself to one - pound notes , [the two delegates]_{8957-the two delegates} had arrived in [Piccadilly]_{168-piccadilly} , and the next member upon [their]_{8957-the two delegates} list was [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} . “_[3446-knock] It is two o’clock , ” said [one of [the delegates]_{8924-the delegates}]_{8958-one of the delegates} , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [we]_3448-we may venture ; ” so [they]_{8957-the two delegates} knocked at the portal of [the court yard]_{8960-the court yard} , and found [they]_{8957-the two delegates} were awaited . [A private staircase]_{8961-a private staircase} led to [the suite of rooms of [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} , who lived in [the family mansion]_{8963-the family mansion}]_{8962-the suite of rooms of lord valentine , who lived in the family mansion} . [The delegates]_{8924-the delegates} were ushered through [an ante - chamber]_{8965-an ante - chamber} into [a saloon]_{8966-a saloon} which opened into [a very fanciful conservatory , where amid tall tropical plants played a fountain]_{8967-a very fanciful conservatory , where amid tall tropical plants played a fountain} . [The saloon]_{1892-the saloon} was hung with blue satin , and adorned with brilliant mirrors : [its]_{1892-the saloon} coved ceiling was richly painted , and [its]_{1892-the saloon} furniture became the rest of [its]_{1892-the saloon} decorations . On one sofa were a number of portfolios , some open , full of drawings of costumes ; a table of pietra dura was covered with richly bound volumes that appeared to have been recently referred to ; several ancient swords of extreme beauty were lying on a couch ; in a corner of [the room]_{798-the room} was a figure in complete armour , black and gold richly inlaid , and grasping in its gauntlet the ancient standard of [England]_28-england . [The two delegates of the National Convention]_{8970-the two delegates of the national convention} stared at [each other]_{6085-each other} , as if to express [their]_{8970-the two delegates of the national convention} surprise that [a dweller in such an abode]_{8972-a dweller in such an abode} should ever have permitted [them]_{8970-the two delegates of the national convention} to enter [it]_{1892-the saloon} ; but ere [either of [them]_{8970-the two delegates of the national convention}]_{8973-either of them} could venture to speak , [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} made [his]_{478-lord valentine} appearance . [He]_{478-lord valentine} was [a young man]_{782-a young man} , above the middle height , slender , broad - shouldered , small - waisted , of a graceful presence ; [he]_{478-lord valentine} was very fair , with dark blue eyes , bright and intelligent , and features of classic precision ; a small Greek cap crowned [his]_{478-lord valentine} long light - brown hair , and [he]_{478-lord valentine} was enveloped in a morning robe of Indian shawls . “_[0-i] Well , [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} , ” said [[his]_0-i lordship]_{6586-his lordship} , as [he]_0-i invited [them]_{7251-gentlemen} to be seated , in a clear and cheerful voice , and with an unaffected tone of frankness which put [[his]_0-i guests]_{1913-his guests} at [their]_{1913-his guests} ease ; “_{[7251-gentlemen]} [I]_0-i promised to see [you]_{7251-gentlemen} ; well , what have [you]_{7251-gentlemen} got to say ? ” [The delegates]_{8924-the delegates} made [their]_{8924-the delegates} accustomed statement ; [they]_{8924-the delegates} wished to pledge [no one]_{6145-no one} ; all that [the people]_{914-the people} desired was a respectful discussion of [their]_{914-the people} claims ; the national petition , signed by nearly a million and a half of [the flower of [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes}]_{8980-the flower of the working classes} , was shortly to be presented to [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , praying [the House]_{159-deloraine house} to take into consideration the five points in which [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes} deemed [their]_{7728-the working classes} best interests involved ; to wit , universal suffrage , vote by ballot , annual parliaments , [salaried members]_{8984-salaried members} , and the abolition of the property qualification . “_{[7251-gentlemen]} And supposing these five points conceded , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} , “_{[7251-gentlemen]} what do [you]_{7251-gentlemen} mean to do ? ” “_{[7251-gentlemen]} [The people then]_{3450-the people then} being at length really represented , ” replied [one of [the delegates]_{8924-the delegates}]_{8958-one of the delegates} , “_{[3450-the people then]} [they]_{3450-the people then} would decide upon the measures which the interests of [the great majority]_{3451-the great majority} require . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not so clear about that , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} ; “_{[3451-the great majority]} that is the very point at issue . [I]_0-i do not think [the great majority]_{3451-the great majority} are [the best judges of [their]_{3451-the great majority} own interests]_{3453-the best judges of their own interests} . At all events , [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} , the respective advantages of aristocracy and democracy are a moot point . Well then , finding the question practically settled in [this country]_{1135-this country} , [you]_{7251-gentlemen} will excuse [me]_0-i for not wishing to agitate it . [I]_0-i give [you]_{7251-gentlemen} complete credit for the sincerity of [your]_{7251-gentlemen} convictions ; extend the same confidence to [me]_0-i . [You]_{7251-gentlemen} are [democrats]_{3456-democrats} ; [I]_0-i am [an aristocrat]_{3444-an aristocrat} . [[My]_0-i family]_{3458-my family} has been ennobled for nearly three centuries ; [they]_{3458-my family} bore a knightly name before [their]_{3458-my family} elevation . [They]_{3458-my family} have mainly and materially assisted in making [England]_28-england what it is . [They]_{3458-my family} have shed [their]_{3458-my family} blood in many battles ; [I]_0-i have had [two ancestors]_{3459-two ancestors} killed in the command of [[our]_3460-our fleets]_{3461-our fleets} . [You]_{7251-gentlemen} will not underrate such services , even if [you]_{7251-gentlemen} do not appreciate [their]_{3458-my family} conduct as [statesmen]_{3462-statesmen} , though that has often been laborious , and sometimes distinguished . The finest trees in [England]_28-england were planted by [[my]_0-i family]_{3458-my family} ; [they]_{3458-my family} raised several of [[your]_{7251-gentlemen} most beautiful churches]_{3464-your most beautiful churches} ; [they]_{3458-my family} have built bridges , made [roads]_3465-roads , dug mines , and constructed [canals]_3466-canals , and drained a marsh of a million of acres which bears [our]_3460-our name to this day , and is now one of [the most flourishing portions of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{3467-the most flourishing portions of the country} . [You]_{7251-gentlemen} talk of [our]_3460-our taxation and [our]_3460-our wars ; and of [your]_{7251-gentlemen} inventions and [your]_{7251-gentlemen} industry . [Our]_3460-our wars converted [an island]_{3469-an island} into [an empire]_{3470-an empire} , and at any rate developed that industry and stimulated those inventions of which [you]_{7251-gentlemen} boast . [You]_{7251-gentlemen} tell [me]_0-i that [you]_{7251-gentlemen} are [the delegates of [the unrepresented working classes of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{3472-the unrepresented working classes of mowbray}]_{3471-the delegates of the unrepresented working classes of mowbray} . Why , what would [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} have been if it had not been for [[your]_{7251-gentlemen} aristocracy]_{3473-your aristocracy} and [their]_{3473-your aristocracy} wars ? [[Your]_{7251-gentlemen} town]_{3474-your town} would not have existed ; there would have been [no working classes]_{3475-no working classes} [there]_6019-there to send up [delegates]_{3477-delegates} . In fact [you]_{7251-gentlemen} owe [your]_{7251-gentlemen} every existence to [us]_3478-us . [I]_0-i have told [you]_{7251-gentlemen} what [[my]_0-i ancestors]_{3479-my ancestors} have done ; [I]_0-i am prepared , if the occasion requires it , not to disgrace [them]_{3479-my ancestors} ; [I]_0-i have inherited [their]_{3479-my ancestors} great position , and [I]_0-i tell [you]_{7251-gentlemen} fairly , [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} , [I]_0-i will not relinquish it without a struggle . ” “_[0-i] Will [you]_{7251-gentlemen} combat [the people in that suit of armour]_{3481-the people in that suit of armour} , [[my]_0-i lord]_{6037-my lord} ? ” said [one of [the delegates]_{8924-the delegates}]_{8958-one of the delegates} smiling , but in a tone of kindness and respect . “_{[7251-gentlemen]} That suit of armour has combated for [the people]_{914-the people} before this , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} , “_{[914-the people]} for it stood by [Simon de Montfort]_463-simon on [the field of [Evesham]_170-evesham]_{3484-the field of evesham} . ” “_{[6037-my lord]} [[My]_0-i lord]_{6037-my lord} , ” said [the other delegate]_{8989-the other delegate} , “_{[6037-my lord]} it is well known that [you]_{7251-gentlemen} come from [a great and honoured race]_{3486-a great and honoured race} ; and [we]_3487-we have seen enough to - day to show that in intelligence and spirit [you]_{7251-gentlemen} are not unworthy of [your]_{7251-gentlemen} ancestry . But the great question , which [[your]_{7251-gentlemen} lordship]_{7336-your lordship} has introduced , not [us]_3487-we , is not to be decided by a happy instance . [[Your]_{7251-gentlemen} ancestors]_{3489-your ancestors} may have done great things . What wonder ! [They]_{3489-your ancestors} were members of a very limited class which had the monopoly of action . And [the people]_{914-the people} , have not [they]_{914-the people} shed [their]_{914-the people} blood in battle , though [they]_{914-the people} may have commanded fleets less often than [[your]_{7251-gentlemen} lordship ’s relatives]_{3491-your lordship ’s relatives} ? And these mines and canals that [you]_{7251-gentlemen} have excavated and constructed , [these woods [you]_{7251-gentlemen} have planted]_{3492-these woods you have planted} , these waters [you]_{7251-gentlemen} have drained — had [the people]_{914-the people} no hand in these creations ? What share in these great works had that faculty of Labour whose sacred claims [we]_3487-we now urge , but which for centuries have been passed over in contemptuous silence ? No , [[my]_0-i lord]_{6037-my lord} , [we]_3487-we call upon [you]_{7251-gentlemen} to decide this question by the result . [The Aristocracy of [England]_28-england]_{3495-the aristocracy of england} have had for three centuries the exercise of power ; for the last century and a half that exercise has been uncontrolled ; [they]_{3495-the aristocracy of england} form at this moment the most prosperous class that the history of [the world]_{6016-the world} can furnish : as rich as [the Roman senators]_{3497-the roman senators} , with sources of convenience and enjoyment which modern science could alone supply . All this is not denied . [Your]_{7251-gentlemen} order stands before [Europe]_29-europe the most gorgeous of existing spectacles ; though [you]_{7251-gentlemen} have of late years dexterously thrown some of the odium of [your]_{7251-gentlemen} polity upon [that middle class which [you]_{7251-gentlemen} despise , and who are despicable only because [they]_{3498-that middle class which you despise , and who are despicable only because they imitate you} imitate [you]_{7251-gentlemen}]_{3498-that middle class which you despise , and who are despicable only because they imitate you} , [your]_{7251-gentlemen} tenure of power is not in reality impaired . [You]_{7251-gentlemen} govern [us]_3487-we still with absolute authority — and [you]_{7251-gentlemen} govern [the most miserable people on the face of the globe]_{3499-the most miserable people on the face of the globe} . ” “_{[7251-gentlemen]} And is this a fair description of [the people of [England]_28-england]_{6126-the people of england} ? ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} . “_[0-i] A flash of rhetoric , [I]_0-i presume , that would place [them]_{6126-the people of england} lower than [the Portuguese]_{617-the portuguese} or [the Poles]_{618-the poles} , [the serfs of [Russia]_171-russia]_{3501-the serfs of russia} or [the Lazzaroni of [Naples]_172-naples]_{3502-the lazzaroni of naples} . ” “_{[3502-the lazzaroni of naples]} Infinitely lower , ” said [the delegate]_{8990-the delegate} , “_{[3502-the lazzaroni of naples]} for [they]_{6126-the people of england} are not only degraded , but conscious of [their]_{6126-the people of england} degradation . [They]_{6126-the people of england} no longer believe in any innate difference between the governing and [the governed classes of [this country]_{1135-this country}]_{3503-the governed classes of this country} . [They]_{6126-the people of england} are sufficiently enlightened to feel [they]_{6126-the people of england} are [victims]_3505-victims . Compared with [the privileged classes of [[their]_{6126-the people of england} own land]_{2202-their own land}]_{3506-the privileged classes of their own land} , [they]_{6126-the people of england} are in a lower state than any other population compared with [[its]_{1135-this country} privileged classes]_{3508-its privileged classes} . All is relative , [[my]_0-i lord]_{6037-my lord} , and believe [me]_0-i , the relations of [the working classes of [England]_28-england to its privileged orders]_{3510-the working classes of england to its privileged orders} are relations of enmity , and therefore of peril . ” “_{[914-the people]} [The people]_{914-the people} must have [leaders]_3512-leaders , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} . “_{[914-the people]} And [they]_{914-the people} have found [them]_3512-leaders , ” said [the delegate]_{8990-the delegate} . “_{[914-the people]} When it comes to a push [they]_{914-the people} will follow [[their]_{914-the people} nobility]_{3513-their nobility} , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} . “_{[914-the people]} Will [[their]_{914-the people} nobility]_{3513-their nobility} lead [them]_{914-the people} ? ” said [the other delegate]_{8989-the other delegate} . “_{[914-the people]} For [my]_0-i part [I]_0-i do not pretend to be [a philosopher]_{3515-a philosopher} , and if [I]_0-i saw [a Simon de Montfort]_463-simon again [I]_0-i should be content to fight under [his]_463-simon banner . ” “_[3516-we] [We]_3516-we have [an aristocracy of wealth]_{3517-an aristocracy of wealth} , ” said [the delegate who had chiefly spoken]_{8993-the delegate who had chiefly spoken} . “_[3516-we] In a progressive civilization wealth is the only means of class distinction : but a new disposition of wealth may remove even this . ” “_[3518-you] Ah ! [you]_3518-you want to get at [[our]_3516-we estates]_{2203-our estates} , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} smiling ; “_[3518-you] but the effort on [your]_3518-you part may resolve society into its original elements , and the old sources of distinction may again develop [themselves]_{3520-themselves} . ” “_{[3521-tall barons]} [Tall barons]_{3521-tall barons} will not stand against [Paixhans]_619-paixhans rockets , ” said [the delegate]_{8990-the delegate} . “_{[3521-tall barons]} Modern science has vindicated the natural equality of [man]_6203-man . ” “_[0-i] And [I]_0-i must say [I]_0-i am very sorry for it , ” said [the other delegate]_{8989-the other delegate} ; “_[0-i] for human strength always seems to [me]_0-i the natural process of settling affairs . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not surprised at [your]_3518-you opinion , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} , turning to [the delegate]_{8990-the delegate} and smiling . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should not be over - glad to meet [you]_3518-you in a fray . [You]_3518-you stand some inches above six feet , or [I]_0-i am mistaken . ” “_[3518-you] [I]_0-i was six feet two inches when [I]_0-i stopped growing , ” said [the delegate]_{8990-the delegate} ; “_[3518-you] and age has not stolen any of [my]_0-i height yet . ” “_[3518-you] That suit of armour would fit [you]_3518-you , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} , as [they]_8998-they all rose . “_[3518-you] And might [I]_0-i ask [[your]_3523-your lordship]_{7336-your lordship} , ” said [the tall delegate]_{8999-the tall delegate} , “_[0-i] why it is here ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am to represent [Richard Coeur de Lion]_{620-richard coeur de lion} at the Queen ’s ball , ” said [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} ; “_[0-i] and before [[my]_0-i sovereign]_{3525-my sovereign} [I]_0-i will not don a Drury - Lane cuirass , so [I]_0-i got this up from [[[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} ’s castle]_{3527-my father ’s castle} . ” “_[0-i] Ah ! [I]_0-i almost wish the good old times of [Coeur de Lion]_{620-richard coeur de lion} were here again , ” said [the tall delegate]_{8999-the tall delegate} . “_{[620-richard coeur de lion]} And [we]_3528-we should be [serfs]_3529-serfs , ” said [[his]_0-i companion]_{786-his companion} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not sure of that , ” said [the tall delegate]_{8999-the tall delegate} . “_[0-i] At any rate there was [the free forest]_{3530-the free forest} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i like [that young fellow]_{3531-that young fellow} , ” said [the tall delegate]_{8999-the tall delegate} to [[his]_{8999-the tall delegate} companion]_{786-his companion} , as [they]_3528-we descended [the staircase]_{9005-the staircase} . “_[0-i] [He]_{3531-that young fellow} has awful prejudices , ” said [[his]_{8999-the tall delegate} friend]_{6719-his friend} . “_{[3531-that young fellow]} Well , well ; [he]_{3531-that young fellow} has [his]_{3531-that young fellow} opinions and [we]_3528-we have [ours]_3528-we . But [he]_{3531-that young fellow} is [a man ; with clear , straightforward ideas , a frank , noble , presence]_{3532-a man ; with clear , straightforward ideas , a frank , noble , presence} ; and as good - looking a fellow as [I]_0-i ever set eyes on . Where are [we]_3528-we now ? ” “_[3528-we] [We]_3528-we have only one more name on [our]_3528-we list to - day , and it is at hand . Letter K , No.1 , [Albany]_621-albany . [Another member of the aristocracy]_{3533-another member of the aristocracy} , the Honourable [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont . ” “_[3534-them] Well , [I]_0-i prefer [them]_3534-them , as far as [I]_0-i can judge , to [Wriggle]_612-wriggle , and [Rip]_{613-bombastes rip} , and [Thorough Base]_{610-mr thorough base} , ” said [the tall delegate]_{8999-the tall delegate} laughing . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i dare say [we]_3528-we should have found [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} [a very jolly fellow]_{3535-a very jolly fellow} , if [he]_{260-lord milford} had only been up . ” “_{[260-lord milford]} Here [we]_3528-we are , ” said [[his]_0-i companion]_{786-his companion} , as [he]_{786-his companion} knocked . “_{[260-lord milford]} [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont , is [he]_290-egremont at [home]_6104-home ? ” “_{[290-egremont]} [The gentlemen of the deputation]_{3537-the gentlemen of the deputation} ? Yes , [[my]_0-i master]_{2813-my master} gave particular orders that [he]_290-egremont was at [home]_6104-home to [you]_{3537-the gentlemen of the deputation} . Will [you]_{3537-the gentlemen of the deputation} walk in , [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} ? ” “_{[3537-the gentlemen of the deputation]} There [you]_{3537-the gentlemen of the deputation} see , ” said [the tall delegate]_{8999-the tall delegate} . “_{[3537-the gentlemen of the deputation]} This would be a lesson to [Thorough Base]_{610-mr thorough base} . ” [They]_3528-we sat down in an antechamber : [the servant]_{3357-the servant} opened a mahogany folding - door which [he]_{3357-the servant} shut after [him]_{3357-the servant} and announced to [[his]_{3357-the servant} master]_{6865-his master} the arrival of [the delegates]_{8924-the delegates} . [Egremont]_290-egremont was seated in [[his]_290-egremont library]_{9013-his library} , at a round table covered with writing materials , books , and letters . On another table were arranged [his]_290-egremont parliamentary papers , and piles of blue books . [The room]_{798-the room} was classically furnished . On the mantelpiece were some ancient vases , which [he]_290-egremont had brought with [him]_290-egremont from [Italy]_122-italy , standing on each side of that picture of Allori of which [we]_3528-we have spoken . [The servant]_{3357-the servant} returned to [the ante - room]_{9016-the ante - room} , and announcing to [the delegates]_{8924-the delegates} that [[his]_{3357-the servant} master]_{6865-his master} was ready to receive [them]_{8924-the delegates} , ushered into the presence of [Egremont]_290-egremont — [WALTER GERARD]_424-gerard and [STEPHEN MORLEY]_423-morley . It is much to be deplored that [[our]_3528-we sacred buildings]_{9019-our sacred buildings} are generally closed except at the stated periods of public resort . It is still more to be regretted that when with difficulty entered , there is so much in [their]_{8924-the delegates} arrangements to offend the taste and outrage the feelings . In the tumult of life , a few minutes occasionally passed in the solemn shadow of [some lofty and ancient aisle]_{9020-some lofty and ancient aisle} , exercise very often a salutary influence : [they]_{8924-the delegates} purify the heart and elevate the mind ; dispel many haunting fancies , and prevent many an act which otherwise might be repented . [The church]_{6666-the church} would in this light still afford [us]_3528-we a sanctuary ; not against the power of the law but against the violence of [our]_3528-we own will ; not against the passions of [man]_6203-man but against [our]_3528-we own . [The Abbey of [Westminster]_{64-westminster}]_{9023-the abbey of westminster} rises amid the strife of factions . Around [its]_{9023-the abbey of westminster} consecrated precinct some of the boldest and some of the worst deeds have been achieved or perpetrated : sacrilege , rapine , murder , and treason . Here robbery has been practised on the greatest scale known in modern ages : here [ten thousand manors belonging to [the order of [the Templars]_{9026-the templars}]_{9025-the order of the templars}]_{9024-ten thousand manors belonging to the order of the templars} , without any proof , scarcely with a pretext , were forfeited in one day and divided among [the monarch]_{1104-the monarch} and [[his]_{1104-the monarch} chief nobles]_{9028-his chief nobles} ; here [the great estate of the church]_{9029-the great estate of the church} , which , whatever its articles of faith , belonged and still belongs to [the people]_{914-the people} , was seized at various times , under various pretences , by [an assembly that continually changed the religion of [[their]_{8924-the delegates} country]_{1580-their country} and [their]_{8924-the delegates} own by a parliamentary majority , but which never refunded the booty]_{9031-an assembly that continually changed the religion of their country and their own by a parliamentary majority , but which never refunded the booty} . Here too was brought forth that monstrous conception which [even patrician Rome]_{9033-even patrician rome} in [its]_{9033-even patrician rome} most ruthless period never equalled — the mortgaging of the industry of [the country]_{932-the country} to enrich and to protect property ; an act which is now bringing its retributive consequences in [a degraded and alienated population]_{9035-a degraded and alienated population} . Here too have [the innocent]_{9036-the innocent} been impeached and hunted to death ; and [a virtuous and able monarch]_{9037-a virtuous and able monarch} martyred , because , among other benefits projected for [[his]_{1104-the monarch} people]_{1105-his people} , [he]_{1104-the monarch} was of opinion that it was more for [their]_{8924-the delegates} advantage that the economic service of [the state]_{987-the state} should be supplied by direct taxation levied by [an individual]_{9040-an individual} known to [all]_6223-all , than by indirect taxation , raised by [an irresponsible and fluctuating assembly]_{9042-an irresponsible and fluctuating assembly} . But thanks to parliamentary patriotism , [the people of [England]_28-england]_{6126-the people of england} were saved from ship - money , which money [the wealthy]_{9044-the wealthy} paid , and only got in [its]_9045-its stead the customs and excise , which [the poor]_{915-the poor} mainly supply . Rightly was [King Charles]_{622-king charles} surnamed [the Martyr]_{9047-the martyr} ; for [he]_{9047-the martyr} was [the holocaust of direct taxation]_{9048-the holocaust of direct taxation} . Never yet did [man]_6203-man lay down [his]_6203-man heroic life for so great a cause : the cause of [the Church]_{6666-the church} and the cause of [the Poor]_{915-the poor} . Even now in the quiet times in which [we]_9052-we live , when public robbery is out of fashion and takes the milder title of a commission of inquiry , and when there is no treason except voting against [a Minister]_{896-a minister} , who , though [he]_{896-a minister} may have changed all the policy which [you]_9054-you have been elected to support , expects [your]_9054-you vote and confidence all the same ; even in this age of mean passions and petty risks , it is something to step aside from [Palace Yard]_{150-palace yard} and instead of listening to a dull debate , where the facts are only a repetition of the blue books [you]_9054-you have already read , and the fancy an ingenious appeal to the recrimination of [Hansard]_623-hansard , to enter [the old abbey]_{9055-the old abbey} and listen to an anthem ! This was a favourite habit of [Egremont]_290-egremont , and though the mean discipline and sordid arrangements of [the ecclesiastical body to which the guardianship of [the beautiful edifice]_{9057-the beautiful edifice}]_{9056-the ecclesiastical body to which the guardianship of the beautiful edifice} is intrusted , have certainly done all that could injure and impair the holy genius of [the place]_{3129-the place} , it still was a habit often full of charm and consolation . There is not perhaps another metropolitan population in [the world]_{6016-the world} that would tolerate such conduct as is pursued to “_{[610-mr thorough base]} [that great lubber]_{3541-that great lubber} , [the public ”]_{9060-the public ”} by [the Dean and Chapter of]_{9061-the dean and chapter of} [Westminster]_{64-westminster} , and submit in silence to be shut out from [the only building in [the two cities]_{9063-the two cities} which is worthy of the name of [a cathedral]_{7458-a cathedral}]_{9062-the only building in the two cities which is worthy of the name of a cathedral} . But [the British public]_{9065-the british public} will bear anything ; [they]_{9065-the british public} are so busy in speculating in railroad shares . When [Egremont]_290-egremont had entered on [his]_290-egremont first visit to [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} by the south transept , and beheld the boards and the spikes with which [he]_290-egremont seemed to be environed as if [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} were in a state of siege ; iron gates shutting [him]_290-egremont out from [the solemn nave]_{9068-the solemn nave} and [the shadowy aisles]_{9069-the shadowy aisles} ; scarcely a glimpse to be caught of a single window ; while on a dirty form , [some noisy vergers]_{9070-some noisy vergers} sate like [ticket - porters]_{9071-ticket - porters} or babbled like [tapsters]_{9072-tapsters} at [their]_{9070-some noisy vergers} ease,—the visions of abbatial perfection in which [he]_290-egremont had early and often indulged among [the ruins of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{9073-the ruins of marney} rose on [his]_290-egremont outraged sense , and [he]_290-egremont was then about hastily to retire from [the scene [he]_290-egremont had so long purposed to visit]_{9074-the scene he had so long purposed to visit} , when suddenly the organ burst forth , a celestial symphony floated in the lofty roof , and voices of plaintive melody blended with the swelling sounds . [He]_290-egremont was fixed to the spot . Perhaps it was some similar feeling that influenced [another individual]_{9075-another individual} on the day after the visit of [the deputation]_{9076-the deputation} to [Egremont]_290-egremont . The sun , though in [his]_290-egremont summer heaven [he]_290-egremont had still a long course , had passed [his]_290-egremont meridian by many hours , the service was performing in [the choir]_{9077-the choir} , and [a few persons entering by the door into that part of [the Abbey Church]_{9079-the abbey church} which is so well known by the name of [[Poet]_624-poet ’s Corner]_{9080-poet ’s corner}]_{9078-a few persons entering by the door into that part of the abbey church which is so well known by the name of poet ’s corner} , proceeded through [the unseemly stockade which [the chapter]_{9082-the chapter} have erected]_{9081-the unseemly stockade which the chapter have erected} , and took [their]_{9078-a few persons entering by the door into that part of the abbey church which is so well known by the name of poet ’s corner} seats . [One only]_{9083-one only} , [a female]_{9084-a female} , declined to pass , notwithstanding the officious admonitions of [the vergers]_{9085-the vergers} that [she]_{9084-a female} had better move on , but approaching the iron grating that shut [her]_{9084-a female} out from the body of [the church]_{6666-the church} , looked wistfully down the long dim perspective of the beautiful southern aisle . And thus motionless [she]_{9084-a female} remained in contemplation , or it might be prayer , while the solemn peals of the organ and the sweet voices of [the choir]_{9077-the choir} enjoyed that holy liberty for which [she]_{9084-a female} sighed , and seemed to wander at [their]_{9078-a few persons entering by the door into that part of the abbey church which is so well known by the name of poet ’s corner} will in every sacred recess and [consecrated corner]_{9088-consecrated corner} . The sounds — those mystical and thrilling sounds that at once elevate the soul and touch the heart — ceased , the chaunting of the service recommenced ; the motionless form moved ; and as [she]_{9084-a female} moved [Egremont]_290-egremont came forth from [the choir]_{9077-the choir} , and [his]_290-egremont eye was at once caught by the symmetry of [her]_{9084-a female} shape and the picturesque position which [she]_{9084-a female} gracefully occupied ; still gazing through that grate , while the light pouring through the western window , suffused the body of [the church]_{6666-the church} with a soft radiance , just touching the head of the unknown with a kind of halo . [Egremont]_290-egremont approached the transept door with a lingering pace , so that [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} , who [he]_290-egremont observed was preparing to leave [the church]_{6666-the church} , might overtake [him]_290-egremont . As [he]_290-egremont reached the door , anxious to assure [himself]_290-egremont that [he]_290-egremont was not mistaken , [he]_290-egremont turned round and [his]_290-egremont eye at once caught the face of [Sybil]_430-sybil . [He]_290-egremont started , [he]_290-egremont trembled ; [she]_430-sybil was not two yards distant , [she]_430-sybil evidently recognised [him]_290-egremont ; [he]_290-egremont held open the swinging postern of [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey} that [she]_430-sybil might pass , which [she]_430-sybil did and then stopped on the outside , and said “_{[509-mr franklin]} [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} ! ” It was therefore clear that [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} had not thought fit , or had not yet had an opportunity , to communicate to [Sybil]_430-sybil the interview of yesterday . [Egremont]_290-egremont was still [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} . This was perplexing . [Egremont]_290-egremont would like to have been saved the pain and awkwardness of the avowal , yet it must be made , though not with unnecessary crudeness . And so at present [he]_290-egremont only expressed [his]_290-egremont delight , the unexpected delight [he]_290-egremont experienced at [their]_3543-their meeting . And then [he]_290-egremont walked on by [her]_430-sybil side . “_{[509-mr franklin]} Indeed , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “_{[509-mr franklin]} [I]_0-i can easily imagine [you]_{509-mr franklin} must have been surprised at seeing [me]_0-i in [this great city]_{3542-this great city} . But many things , strange and unforeseen , have happened to [us]_3543-their since [you]_{509-mr franklin} were at [Mowedale]_147-mowedale . [You]_{509-mr franklin} know , of course [you]_{509-mr franklin} with [your]_{509-mr franklin} pursuits must know , that [the People]_{914-the people} have at length resolved to summon [[their]_{914-the people} own parliament]_{3545-their own parliament} in [Westminster]_{64-westminster} . [The people of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{3546-the people of mowbray} had to send up [two delegates to the Convention]_{3547-two delegates to the convention} , and [they]_{3546-the people of mowbray} chose [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} for one of [them]_{3547-two delegates to the convention} . For so great is [their]_{3546-the people of mowbray} confidence in [him]_{1718-my father} none other would content [them]_{3546-the people of mowbray} . ” “_{[3546-the people of mowbray]} [He]_{1718-my father} must have made a great sacrifice in coming ? ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_{[1718-my father]} Oh ! what are sacrifices in such a cause ! ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[1718-my father]} Yes ; [he]_{1718-my father} made great sacrifices , ” [she]_430-sybil continued earnestly ; “_{[1718-my father]} great sacrifices , and [I]_0-i am proud of [them]_3549-them . [[Our]_3550-we home]_{3551-our home} , which was [a happy home]_{3552-a happy home} , is gone ; [he]_{1718-my father} has quitted [the Traffords to whom [we]_3550-we were knit by many , many ties]_{3553-the traffords to whom we were knit by many , many ties} , ” and [her]_430-sybil voice faltered—“and_{[1718-my father]} for whom , [I]_0-i know well [he]_{1718-my father} would have perilled [his]_{1718-my father} life . And now [we]_3550-we are parted , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , with a sigh , “_{[3546-the people of mowbray]} perhaps for ever . [They]_{3546-the people of mowbray} offered to receive [me]_0-i under [their]_{3546-the people of mowbray} roof , ” [she]_430-sybil continued , with emotion . “_{[3546-the people of mowbray]} Had [I]_0-i needed shelter there was another roof which has long awaited [me]_0-i : but [I]_0-i could not leave [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} at such a moment . [He]_{1718-my father} appealed to [me]_0-i : and [I]_0-i am here . All [I]_0-i desire , all [I]_0-i live for , is to soothe and support [him]_{1718-my father} in [his]_{1718-my father} great struggle ; and [I]_0-i should die content if [the People]_{914-the people} were only free , and a [Gerard]_430-sybil had freed [them]_{914-the people} . ” [Egremont]_290-egremont mused : [he]_290-egremont must disclose all , yet how embarrassing to enter into such explanations in [a public thoroughfare]_{9095-a public thoroughfare} ! Should [he]_290-egremont bid [her]_9096-her after a - while farewell , and then make [his]_290-egremont confession in writing ? Should [he]_290-egremont at once accompany [her]_9096-her [home]_6104-home , and there offer [his]_290-egremont perplexing explanations ? Or should [he]_290-egremont acknowledge [his]_290-egremont interview of yesterday with [Gerard]_430-sybil , and then leave the rest to the natural consequences of that acknowledgment when [Sybil]_430-sybil met [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ! Thus pondering , [Egremont]_290-egremont and [Sybil]_430-sybil , quitting [the court of [the Abbey]_{6556-the abbey}]_{9099-the court of the abbey} , entered [Abingdon Street]_{173-abingdon street} . “_[430-sybil] Let [me]_0-i walk [home]_6104-home with [you]_3557-you , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont , as [Sybil]_430-sybil seemed to intimate [her]_430-sybil intention here to separate . “_[430-sybil] [[My]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} is not [there]_6019-there , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; “_{[1718-my father]} but [I]_0-i will not fail to tell [him]_{1718-my father} that [I]_0-i have met [[his]_{1718-my father} old companion]_{3560-his old companion} . ” “_{[1718-my father]} Would [he]_{1718-my father} had been as frank ! ” thought [Egremont]_290-egremont . And must [he]_290-egremont quit [her]_3557-you in this way . Never ! “_{[1718-my father]} [You]_3557-you must indeed let [me]_0-i attend [you]_3557-you ! ” [he]_0-i said aloud . “_[3557-you] It is not far , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[3561-we] [We]_3561-we live almost in [the Precinct]_{3562-the precinct} — in [an old house with [some kind old people]_{3564-some kind old people}]_{3563-an old house with some kind old people} , [the brother of one of [the nuns of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{3566-the nuns of mowbray}]_{3565-the brother of one of the nuns of mowbray} . The nearest way to it is straight along [this street]_{3567-this street} , but that is too bustling for [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i have discovered , ” [she]_430-sybil added with a smile , “_[0-i] a more tranquil path . ” And guided by [her]_430-sybil [they]_3561-we turned up [College Street]_{174-college street} . “_[0-i] And how long have [you]_3557-you been in [London]_5-london ? ” “_[3557-you] A fortnight . ‘ Tis [a great prison]_{3568-a great prison} . How strange it is that , in [a vast city like this]_{3569-a vast city like this} , [one]_6021-one can scarcely walk alone ? ” “_[3557-you] [You]_3557-you want [Harold]_292-harold , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[3557-you] How is that most faithful of [friends]_8267-friends ? ” “_[625-harold] [Poor Harold]_625-harold ! To part with [him]_292-harold too was a pang . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i fear [your]_3557-you hours must be heavy , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “_[0-i] Oh ! no , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “_[0-i] there is so much at stake ; so much to hear the moment [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} returns . [I]_0-i take so much interest too in [their]_3573-their discussions ; and sometimes [I]_0-i go to hear [him]_{1718-my father} speak . [None of [them]_3573-their]_{3574-none of them} can compare with [him]_{1718-my father} . It seems to [me]_0-i that it would be impossible to resist [our]_3575-they claims if [[our]_3575-they rulers]_{3576-our rulers} only heard them from [his]_{1718-my father} lips . ” [Egremont]_290-egremont smiled . “_[3557-you] [Your]_3557-you Convention is in its bloom , or rather its bud , ” [he]_290-egremont said ; “_[3557-you] all is fresh and pure now ; but a little while and it will find the fate of all popular assemblies . [You]_3557-you will have [factions]_{1190-factions} . ” “_{[1190-factions]} But why ? ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[1190-factions]} [They]_3578-they are [the real representatives of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{3579-the real representatives of the people} , and all that [the people]_{914-the people} want is justice ; that Labour should be as much respected by law and society as Property . ” While [they]_3575-they thus conversed [they]_3575-they passed through [several clean , still streets]_{9101-several clean , still streets} , that had rather the appearance of [streets]_7116-streets in [a very quiet country town]_{9103-a very quiet country town} than of abodes in [the greatest city]_{9104-the greatest city} in [the world]_{6016-the world} , and in [the vicinity of [palaces]_9107-palaces and [parliaments]_{9108-parliaments}]_{9106-the vicinity of palaces and parliaments} . Rarely was [a shop]_{2628-a shop} to be remarked among [the neat little tenements]_{9110-the neat little tenements} , many of [them]_{9110-the neat little tenements} built of curious old brick , and all of [them]_{9110-the neat little tenements} raised without any regard to symmetry or proportion . Not the sound of a single wheel was heard ; sometimes not [a single individual]_{9111-a single individual} was visible or stirring . Making a circuitous course through [this tranquil and orderly district]_{9112-this tranquil and orderly district} , [they]_3575-they at last found [themselves]_3575-they in [an open place in the centre of which rose [a church of vast proportions]_{9114-a church of vast proportions} , and built of hewn stone in that stately , not to say ponderous , style which [Vanburgh]_626-vanburgh introduced]_{9113-an open place in the centre of which rose a church of vast proportions , and built of hewn stone in that stately , not to say ponderous , style which vanburgh introduced} . [The area round [it]_{9115-the area round it}]_{9115-the area round it} , which was sufficiently ample , was formed by [buildings]_{1663-buildings} , generally of a very mean character : [the long back premises of [a carpenter]_{9118-a carpenter}]_{9117-the long back premises of a carpenter} , [the straggling yard of [a hackney - man]_{9120-a hackney - man}]_{9119-the straggling yard of a hackney - man} : sometimes [a small , narrow isolated private residence , like a waterspout in which a rat might reside]_{9121-a small , narrow isolated private residence , like a waterspout in which a rat might reside} : sometimes a group of [houses of more pretension]_{9122-houses of more pretension} . In the extreme corner of [this area]_{9123-this area} , which was dignified by the name of [Smith ’s Square]_{175-smith ’s square} , instead of taking a more appropriate title from [the church of St John]_{9124-the church of st john} which [it]_{9115-the area round it} encircled , was [a large old house , that had been masked at the beginning of the century with a modern front of pale - coloured bricks , but which still stood in [[its]_{9125-a large old house , that had been masked at the beginning of the century with a modern front of pale - coloured bricks , but which still stood in its courtyard} courtyard]_{9126-its courtyard}]_{9125-a large old house , that had been masked at the beginning of the century with a modern front of pale - coloured bricks , but which still stood in its courtyard} surrounded by [its]_{9125-a large old house , that had been masked at the beginning of the century with a modern front of pale - coloured bricks , but which still stood in its courtyard} iron railings , withdrawn as [it]_{9125-a large old house , that had been masked at the beginning of the century with a modern front of pale - coloured bricks , but which still stood in its courtyard} were from the vulgar gaze like [an individual who had known higher fortunes , and blending with [his]_{9127-an individual who had known higher fortunes , and blending with his humility} humility]_{9127-an individual who had known higher fortunes , and blending with his humility} something of the reserve which is prompted by the memory of vanished greatness . “_{[1190-factions]} This is [[my]_0-i home]_{7654-my home} , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[1190-factions]} It is [a still place]_{3583-a still place} and suits [us]_3584-us well . ” Near [the house]_{6598-the house} was [a narrow passage which was a thoroughfare into [the most populous quarter of [the neighbourhood]_{2352-the neighbourhood}]_{9130-the most populous quarter of the neighbourhood}]_{9129-a narrow passage which was a thoroughfare into the most populous quarter of the neighbourhood} . As [Egremont]_290-egremont was opening the gate of [the courtyard]_{9132-the courtyard} , [Gerard]_430-sybil ascended the steps of [this passage]_{9133-this passage} and approached [them]_3584-us . When [Gerard]_430-sybil and [Morley]_423-morley quitted [the Albany]_621-albany after [their]_3584-us visit to [Egremont]_264-egremont , [they]_3584-us separated , and [Stephen]_423-morley , whom [we]_3584-us will accompany , proceeded in the direction of [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} , in the vicinity of which [he]_423-morley [himself]_423-morley lodged , and where [he]_423-morley was about to visit [a brother journalist]_{9135-a brother journalist} , who occupied [chambers in that famous inn of court]_{9136-chambers in that famous inn of court} . As [he]_423-morley passed under [Temple Bar]_{9137-temple bar} [his]_423-morley eye caught [a portly gentleman]_{9138-a portly gentleman} stepping out of [a public cab]_{9139-a public cab} with a bundle of papers in [his]_{9138-a portly gentleman} hand , and immediately disappearing through [that well - known archway which [Morley]_423-morley was on the point of reaching]_{9140-that well - known archway which morley was on the point of reaching} . [The gentleman]_{7896-the gentleman} indeed was still in sight , descending the way , when [Morley]_423-morley entered , who observed [him]_{7896-the gentleman} drop a letter . [Morley]_423-morley hailed [him]_{7896-the gentleman} , but in vain ; and fearing [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} might disappear in [one of [the many inextricable courts]_{9144-the many inextricable courts}]_{9143-one of the many inextricable courts} , and so lose [his]_{7896-the gentleman} letter , [he]_423-morley ran forward , picked up the paper , and then pushed on to [the person who dropped it , calling out so frequently that]_{9145-the person who dropped it , calling out so frequently that} [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} at length began to suspect that [he]_{6608-the stranger} [himself]_{6608-the stranger} might be the object of the salute , and stopped and looked round . [Morley]_423-morley almost mechanically glanced at the outside of the letter , the seal of which was broken , and which was however addressed to a name that immediately fixed [his]_423-morley interest . The direction was to “_[627-hatton] [Baptist Hatton]_627-hatton , Esq . , [Inner Temple]_{3585-inner temple} . ” “_[627-hatton] This letter is [I]_0-i believe addressed to [you]_3586-you , [Sir]_1375-sir , ” said [Morley]_423-morley , looking very intently upon [the person to whom [he]_423-morley spoke]_{9147-the person to whom he spoke} — [a portly man]_{9148-a portly man} and [a comely ; florid , gentleman]_{9149-a comely ; florid , gentleman} - like , but with as little of the expression which [Morley]_423-morley in imagination had associated with [that Hatton over whom [he]_423-morley once pondered]_{9150-that hatton over whom he once pondered} , as can easily be imagined . “_[1375-sir] [Sir]_1375-sir , [I]_0-i am extremely obliged to [you]_1375-sir , ” said [the strange gentleman]_{9151-the strange gentleman} ; “_[0-i] the letter belongs to [me]_0-i , though it is not addressed to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i must have this moment dropped it . [My]_0-i name , [Sir]_1375-sir , is [Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} — [Sir Vavasour Firebrace]_{388-sir vavasour} , and this letter is addressed to a — a — not exactly [[my]_0-i lawyer]_{3590-my lawyer} , but [a gentleman]_{6576-a gentleman} — [a professional gentleman]_{3592-a professional gentleman} — whom [I]_0-i am in the habit of frequently seeing ; daily , [I]_0-i may say . [He]_{6576-a gentleman} is employed in a great question in which [I]_0-i am deeply interested . [Sir]_1375-sir , [I]_0-i am vastly obliged to [you]_1375-sir , and [I]_0-i trust that [you]_1375-sir are satisfied . ” “_[0-i] Oh [I]_0-i perfectly , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} ; ” and [Morley]_423-morley bowed ; and going in different directions , [they]_9152-they separated . “_[0-i] Do [you]_1375-sir happen to know [a lawyer]_{3291-a lawyer} by name [Hatton]_627-hatton in [this Inn]_{3595-this inn} ? ” inquired [Morley]_423-morley of [[his]_423-morley friend]_{6719-his friend} [the journalist]_{9154-the journalist} , when , having transacted [their]_9152-they business , the occasion served . “_{[3596-no lawyer of that name]} [No lawyer of that name]_{3596-no lawyer of that name} ; but the famous [Hatton]_627-hatton lives [here]_6027-here , ” was the reply . “_[627-hatton] [The famous Hatton]_627-hatton ! And what is [he]_627-hatton famous for ? [You]_1375-sir forget [I]_0-i am [a provincial]_{3598-a provincial} . ” “_{[3598-a provincial]} [He]_627-hatton has made [more peers of the realm]_{3599-more peers of the realm} than [[our]_3600-our gracious Sovereign]_{3601-our gracious sovereign} , ” said [the journalist]_{9154-the journalist} . “_[627-hatton] And since the reform of parliament the only chance of [a tory]_{3602-a tory} becoming [a peer]_{1133-a peer} is the favour of [Baptist Hatton]_627-hatton ; though who [he]_627-hatton is [no one]_{6145-no one} knows , and what [he]_627-hatton is [no one]_{6145-no one} can describe . ” “_[1375-sir] [You]_1375-sir speak in conundrums , ” said [Morley]_423-morley ; “_[1375-sir] [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i could guess them . Try to adapt [yourself]_1375-sir to [my]_0-i somewhat simple capacity . ” “_[1375-sir] In a word , then , ” said [[his]_423-morley friend]_{6719-his friend} , “_[1375-sir] if [you]_1375-sir must have a definition , [Hatton]_627-hatton may rank under the genus ‘ antiquary , ’ though [his]_627-hatton species is more difficult to describe . [He]_627-hatton is [a heraldic antiquary]_{3606-a heraldic antiquary} ; [a discoverer]_{3607-a discoverer} , [inventor]_{3608-inventor} , [framer , arranger of pedigrees]_{3609-framer , arranger of pedigrees} ; profound in the mysteries of genealogies ; [an authority [I]_0-i believe unrivalled in everything that concerns the constitution and elements of [the House of [Lords]_1508-lords]_{6786-the house of lords}]_{3610-an authority i believe unrivalled in everything that concerns the constitution and elements of the house of lords} ; consulted by [lawyers , though not professing the law]_{3613-lawyers , though not professing the law} ; and startling and alarming [the noblest families in [the country]_{932-the country}]_{3614-the noblest families in the country} by claiming the ancient baronies which [they]_{3614-the noblest families in the country} have often assumed without authority , for [obscure pretenders]_{3616-obscure pretenders} , [many of whom [he]_627-hatton has succeeded in seating in the parliament of [[his]_627-hatton country]_{1017-his country}]_{3617-many of whom he has succeeded in seating in the parliament of his country} . ” “_{[3616-obscure pretenders]} And what part of [the country]_{932-the country} did [he]_627-hatton come from : do [you]_3620-you happen to know ? ” inquired [Morley]_423-morley , evidently much interested , though [he]_423-morley attempted to conceal [his]_423-morley emotion . “_[3620-you] [He]_627-hatton may be [a veritable subject of [the kingdom of [Cockaigne]_{176-cockaigne}]_{3622-the kingdom of cockaigne}]_{3621-a veritable subject of the kingdom of cockaigne} , for aught [I]_0-i know , ” replied [[his]_423-morley friend]_{6719-his friend} . “_[0-i] [He]_627-hatton has been buried in [this inn]_{3595-this inn} [I]_0-i believe for years ; for very many before [I]_0-i settled [here]_6027-here ; and for a long time [I]_0-i apprehend was sufficiently obscure , though doing [they]_3625-they say a great deal in a small way ; but [the Mallory case]_{3626-the mallory case} made [his]_627-hatton fortune about ten years ago . That was a barony by writ of summons which had been claimed a century before , and failed . [Hatton]_627-hatton seated [[his]_627-hatton man]_{3349-his man} , and the precedent enabled [three or four more gentlemen under [his]_627-hatton auspices]_{3628-three or four more gentlemen under his auspices} to follow that example . [They]_{3628-three or four more gentlemen under his auspices} were [Roman Catholics]_{3629-roman catholics} , which probably brought [him]_627-hatton the Mallory case , for [Hatton]_627-hatton is of [the old church]_{3630-the old church} ; better than that , [they]_{3628-three or four more gentlemen under his auspices} were all [gentlemen of great estate]_{3631-gentlemen of great estate} , and there is no doubt [[their]_{3628-three or four more gentlemen under his auspices} champion]_{3632-their champion} was well rewarded for [his]_627-hatton successful service . [They]_{3628-three or four more gentlemen under his auspices} say [he]_627-hatton is very rich . At present all the business of [the country]_{932-the country} connected with descents flows into [[his]_627-hatton chambers]_{3634-his chambers} . Not a pedigree in dispute , not a peerage in abeyance , which is not submitted to [his]_627-hatton consideration . [I]_0-i do n’t know [him]_627-hatton personally ; but [you]_3635-you can now form some idea of [his]_627-hatton character : and if [you]_3635-you want to claim a peerage , ” [the journalist]_{9154-the journalist} added laughingly , “_[3635-you] [he]_627-hatton is [[your]_3635-you man]_{2866-your man} . ” A strong impression was on the mind of [Morley]_423-morley that this was [[his]_423-morley man]_{3349-his man} : [he]_423-morley resolved to inquire of [Gerard]_430-sybil , whom [he]_423-morley should see in the evening , as to the fact of [their]_9160-their [Hatton]_627-hatton being [a Catholic]_{9161-a catholic} , and if so , to call on [the antiquary on the morrow]_{9162-the antiquary on the morrow} . In the meantime [we]_9163-we must not forget [one who is already making that visit]_{9164-one who is already making that visit} . [Sir Vavasour Firebrace]_{388-sir vavasour} is seated in [a spacious library that looks upon [the Thames]_{177-the thames} and the gardens of [the Temple]_{1860-the temple}]_{9165-a spacious library that looks upon the thames and the gardens of the temple} . Though piles of parchments and papers cover the numerous tables , and in many parts intrude upon the Turkey carpet , an air of order , of comfort , and of taste , pervades [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} . The hangings of crimson damask silk blend with the antique furniture of oak ; the upper panes of the windows are tinted by the brilliant pencil of feudal Germany , while the choice volumes that line the shelves are clothed in bindings which become their rare contents . [The master of [this apartment]_{9169-this apartment}]_{9168-the master of this apartment} was [a man of ordinary height , inclined to corpulency , and in the wane of middle life]_{9170-a man of ordinary height , inclined to corpulency , and in the wane of middle life} , though [his]_{9168-the master of this apartment} unwrinkled cheek , [his]_{9168-the master of this apartment} undimmed blue eye , and [his]_{9168-the master of this apartment} brown hair , very apparent , though [he]_{9168-the master of this apartment} wore a cap of black velvet , did not betray [his]_{9168-the master of this apartment} age , or the midnight studies by which [he]_{9168-the master of this apartment} had in a great degree acquired that learning for which [he]_{9168-the master of this apartment} was celebrated . The general expression of [his]_{9168-the master of this apartment} countenance was pleasing , though dashed with a trait of the sinister . [He]_{9168-the master of this apartment} was seated in an easy chair , before a kidney table at which [he]_{9168-the master of this apartment} was writing . Near at hand was a long tall oaken desk , on which were several folio volumes open , and some manuscripts which denoted that [he]_{9168-the master of this apartment} had recently been engaged with them . At present [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , with [his]_425-hatton pen still in [his]_425-hatton hand and [himself]_425-hatton in a chamber - robe of the same material as [his]_425-hatton cap , leant back in [his]_425-hatton chair , while [he]_425-hatton listened to [[his]_425-hatton client]_{9171-his client} , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . Several most beautiful black and tan spaniels of the breed of King Charles the Second were reposing near [him]_{9168-the master of this apartment} on velvet cushions , with a haughty luxuriousness which would have become the beauties of [the merry monarch]_{9172-the merry monarch} ; and a white Persian cat with blue eyes and a very long tail , with a visage not altogether unlike that of [its master]_{9173-its master} , was resting with great gravity on the writing - table , and assisting at the conference . [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} had evidently been delivering [himself]_{388-sir vavasour} of a long narrative , to which [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton had listened with that imperturbable patience which characterised [him]_{388-sir vavasour} , and which was unquestionably one of the elements of [his]_{388-sir vavasour} success . [He]_{388-sir vavasour} never gave up anything , and [he]_{388-sir vavasour} never interrupted [anybody]_2911-anybody . And now in a silvery voice [he]_0-i replied to [[his]_0-i visitor]_{9175-his visitor} : “_[3637-you] What [you]_3637-you tell [me]_0-i , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , is what [I]_0-i foresaw , but which , as [my]_0-i influence could not affect it , [I]_0-i dismissed from [my]_0-i thoughts . [You]_3637-you came to [me]_0-i for a specific object . [I]_0-i accomplished it . [I]_0-i undertook to ascertain the rights and revive the claims of [the baronets of]_{3638-the baronets of} [England]_28-england . That was what [you]_3637-you required [me]_0-i : [I]_0-i fulfilled [your]_3637-you wish . Those rights are ascertained ; those claims are revived . [A great majority of the Order]_{3639-a great majority of the order} have given in [their]_{3639-a great majority of the order} adhesion to the organized movement . [The nation]_{972-the nation} is acquainted with [your]_3637-you demands , accustomed to [them]_3641-them , and [the monarch]_{1104-the monarch} once favourably received them . [I]_0-i can do no more ; [I]_0-i do not pretend to make [baronets]_{3643-baronets} , still less can [I]_0-i confer on [those already made the right to wear stars and coronets]_{3644-those already made the right to wear stars and coronets} , the dark green dress of [Equites aurati]_{3645-equites aurati} , or white hats with white plumes of feathers . These distinctions , even if [their]_3641-them previous usage were established , must flow from the gracious permission of [the Crown]_{3646-the crown} , and [no one]_{6145-no one} could expect in an age hostile to personal distinctions , that [any ministry]_{3648-any ministry} would recommend [the sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} to a step which with vulgar minds would be odious , and by [malignant ones]_{3650-malignant ones} might be rendered ridiculous . ” “_{[3650-malignant ones]} Ridiculous ! ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_{[3650-malignant ones]} All [the world]_{6016-the world} , ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , “_{[3650-malignant ones]} do not take upon these questions the same enlightened view as [ourselves]_{3652-ourselves} , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . [I]_0-i never could for a moment believe that [the Sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} would consent to invest such a numerous body of [men with such privileges]_{3654-men with such privileges} . ” “_{[892-the sovereign]} But [you]_0-i never expressed this opinion , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_[0-i] [You]_0-i never asked for [my]_0-i opinion , ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton ; “_[0-i] and if [I]_0-i had given it , [you]_0-i and [[your]_0-i friends]_{2335-your friends} would not have been influenced by it . The point was one on which [you]_0-i might with reason hold [yourselves]_0-i as [competent judges]_{3656-competent judges} as [I]_0-i am . All [you]_0-i asked of [me]_0-i was to make out [your]_0-i case , and [I]_0-i made it out . [I]_0-i will venture to say a better case never left [these chambers]_{3657-these chambers} ; [I]_0-i do not believe there is [a person in [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom} who could answer it except [myself]_0-i]_{3658-a person in the kingdom who could answer it except myself} . [They]_3660-they have refused [the Order]_{3661-the order} [their]_3660-they honours , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , but it is some consolation that [they]_3660-they have never answered [their]_3660-they case . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think it only aggravates the oppression , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , shaking [his]_{388-sir vavasour} head ; “_[0-i] but can not [you]_0-i advise any new step , [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton ? After so many years of suspense , after so much anxiety and such a vast expenditure , it really is too bad that [I]_0-i and [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} should be announced at [court]_6105-court in the same style as [[our]_3663-our fishmonger]_{3664-our fishmonger} , if [he]_{3664-our fishmonger} happens to be [a sheriff]_{3665-a sheriff} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can make [a Peer]_{1133-a peer} , ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , leaning back in [his]_0-i chair and playing with [his]_0-i seals , “_[0-i] but [I]_0-i do not pretend to make [Baronets]_{3643-baronets} . [I]_0-i can place a coronet with four balls on [a man]_{1218-a man} ’s brow ; but a coronet with two balls is an exercise of the prerogative with which [I]_0-i do not presume to interfere . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i mention it in the utmost confidence , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} in a whisper ; “_[0-i] but [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} has a sort of promise that in the event of a change of government , [we]_3663-our shall be in [the first batch of peers]_{3669-the first batch of peers} . ” [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton shook [his]_425-hatton head with a slight smile of contemptuous incredulity . “_{[375-sir robert]} [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} , ” [he]_0-i said , “_{[375-sir robert]} will make [no peers]_{3670-no peers} ; take [my]_0-i word for that . [The whigs]_{1009-the whigs} and [I]_0-i have so deluged [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} , that [you]_{375-sir robert} may rely upon it as a secret of state , that if [the tories]_{1010-the tories} come in , there will be [no peers]_{3670-no peers} made . [I]_0-i know [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} is sensitively alive to the cheapening of all honours of late years . If [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} go out to - morrow , mark [me]_0-i , [they]_{1009-the whigs} will disappoint all [[their]_{1009-the whigs} friends]_{3677-their friends} . [[Their]_{1009-the whigs} underlings]_{3678-their underlings} have promised so many , that treachery is inevitable , and if [they]_{1009-the whigs} deceive [some]_1958-some [they]_{1009-the whigs} may as well deceive all . Perhaps [they]_{1009-the whigs} may distribute a coronet or two among [themselves]_{1009-the whigs} : and [I]_0-i shall this year make three : and those are the only additions to the peerage which will occur for many years . [You]_{375-sir robert} may rely on that . For [the tories]_{1010-the tories} will make none , and [I]_0-i have some thoughts of retiring from business . ” It is difficult to express the astonishment , the perplexity , the agitation , that pervaded the countenance of [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} while [[his]_{388-sir vavasour} companion]_{786-his companion} thus coolly delivered [himself]_{388-sir vavasour} . High hopes extinguished and excited at the same moment ; cherished promises vanishing , mysterious expectations rising up ; revelations of astounding state secrets ; [chief ministers]_{9177-chief ministers} voluntarily renouncing [their]_{9177-chief ministers} highest means of influence , and [an obscure private individual]_{9178-an obscure private individual} distributing those distinctions which [sovereigns]_{1174-sovereigns} were obliged to hoard , and to obtain which [the first men]_{9180-the first men} in [the country]_{932-the country} were ready to injure [[their]_{9180-the first men} estates]_{6162-their estates} and to sacrifice [their]_{9180-the first men} honour ! At length [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} said , “_[3681-you] [You]_3681-you amaze [me]_0-i [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . [I]_0-i could mention to [you]_3681-you [twenty members of Boodle ’s]_{3682-twenty members of boodle ’s} , at least , who believe [they]_{3682-twenty members of boodle ’s} will be made [peers]_3334-peers the moment [the tories]_{1010-the tories} come in . ” “_{[3685-not a man of them]} [Not a man of them]_{3685-not a man of them} , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton peremptorily . “_{[3685-not a man of them]} Tell [me]_0-i one of [their]_{3682-twenty members of boodle ’s} names , and [I]_0-i will tell [you]_3681-you whether [they]_{3682-twenty members of boodle ’s} will be made [peers]_3334-peers . ” “_[0-i] Well then there is [Mr Tubbe Sweete]_{628-mr tubbe sweete} , [a county member]_{907-a county member} , and [[his]_{628-mr tubbe sweete} son]_{6988-his son} in [parliament]_{6064-parliament} too — [I]_0-i know [he]_{628-mr tubbe sweete} has a promise . ” “_{[628-mr tubbe sweete]} [I]_0-i repeat to [you]_3681-you , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , [the tories]_{1010-the tories} will not make [a single peer]_{3691-a single peer} ; [the candidates]_{3692-the candidates} must come to [me]_0-i ; and [I]_0-i ask [you]_3681-you what can [I]_0-i do for [a Tubbe Sweete]_{628-mr tubbe sweete} , [the son of [a Jamaica cooper]_{3694-a jamaica cooper}]_{3693-the son of a jamaica cooper} ? Are there [any old families among [[your]_3681-you twenty members of [Brookes]_502-brookes ’]_{3696-your twenty members of brookes ’}]_{3695-any old families among your twenty members of brookes ’} ? ” “_{[3695-any old families among your twenty members of brookes ’]} Why [I]_0-i can hardly say , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} ; “_[0-i] there is [Sir Charles Featherly]_{629-sir charles featherly} , [an old baronet]_{3697-an old baronet} . ” “_{[3697-an old baronet]} [The founder a lord mayor in [James]_178-james [the First]_{6714-the first} ’s reign]_{3698-the founder a lord mayor in james the first ’s reign} . That is not the sort of old family that [I]_0-i mean , ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “_[0-i] Well there is [Colonel Cockawhoop]_{630-cockawhoop} , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_{[630-cockawhoop]} [The Cockawhoops]_{631-the cockawhoops} are [a very good family]_{3700-a very good family} [I]_0-i have always heard . ” “_{[3700-a very good family]} [Contractors of Queen Anne]_{632-contractors of queen anne} : partners with [Marlborough]_{352-marlborough} and [Solomon Medina]_{633-solomon medina} ; [a very good family]_{3700-a very good family} indeed : but [I]_0-i do not make [peers]_3334-peers out of [good families]_{3703-good families} , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} ; [old families]_{7397-old families} are [the blocks out of which [I]_0-i cut [my]_0-i Mercurys]_{3705-the blocks out of which i cut my mercurys} . ” “_[0-i] But what do [you]_0-i call [an old family]_{1510-an old family} ? ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_[3707-yours] [Yours]_3707-yours , ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , and [he]_425-hatton threw a full glance on the countenance on which the light rested . “_[3707-yours] [We]_3708-we were in [the first batch of [baronets]_{3643-baronets}]_{3709-the first batch of baronets} , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_{[3709-the first batch of baronets]} Forget [the baronets]_{1402-the baronets} for a while , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton . “_{[1402-the baronets]} Tell [me]_0-i , what was [[your]_{388-sir vavasour} family]_{3712-your family} before [James the First]_{383-james the first} ? ” “_{[383-james the first]} [They]_{3712-your family} always lived on [[their]_{3712-your family} lands]_{3713-their lands} , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_{[3712-your family]} [I]_0-i have [a room]_{3714-a room} full of papers that would perhaps tell [us]_3708-we something about [them]_{3712-your family} . Would [you]_{388-sir vavasour} like to see [them]_{3712-your family} ? ” “_{[388-sir vavasour]} By all means : bring [them]_{3712-your family} all here . Not that [I]_0-i want [them]_{3712-your family} to inform [me]_0-i of [your]_{388-sir vavasour} rights : [I]_0-i am fully acquainted with [them]_{3712-your family} . [You]_{388-sir vavasour} would like to be [a peer]_{1133-a peer} , [sir]_1375-sir . Well , [you]_{388-sir vavasour} are really [Lord Vavasour]_{634-lord vavasour} , but there is a difficulty in establishing [your]_{388-sir vavasour} undoubted right from the single writ of summons difficulty . [I]_0-i will not trouble [you]_{388-sir vavasour} with technicalities , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} : sufficient that the difficulty is great though perhaps not unmanageable . But [we]_3708-we have no need of management . [Your]_{388-sir vavasour} claim on [the barony of [Lovel]_179-lovel]_{3717-the barony of lovel} is very good : [I]_0-i could recommend [your]_{388-sir vavasour} pursuing it , did not another more inviting still present itself . In a word , if [you]_{388-sir vavasour} wish to be [Lord Bardolf]_{635-lord bardolf} , [I]_0-i will undertake to make [you]_{388-sir vavasour} so , before , in all probability , [Sir Robert Peel]_{375-sir robert} obtains office ; and that [I]_0-i should think would gratify [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . ” “_[0-i] Indeed it would , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , “_[0-i] for if it had not been for this sort of a promise of a peerage made — [I]_0-i speak in great confidence [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton — made by [Mr Taper]_370-taper , [[my]_0-i tenants]_{3718-my tenants} would have voted for [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} the other day at the — — shire election , and [the conservative candidate]_{3720-the conservative candidate} would have been beaten . [Lord Masque]_{481-lord masque} had almost arranged it , but [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} would have a written promise from a high quarter , and so it fell to the ground . ” “_{[365-lady st julians]} Well [we]_3721-we are independent of all these petty arrangements now , ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “_{[365-lady st julians]} It is very wonderful , ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , rising from [his]_{388-sir vavasour} chair and speaking as it were to [himself]_{388-sir vavasour} . “_{[365-lady st julians]} And what do [you]_425-hatton think [our]_3721-we expenses will be in this claim ? ” [he]_{388-sir vavasour} inquired . “_[425-hatton] [Bagatelle]_{636-bagatelle} ! ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “_{[636-bagatelle]} Why a dozen years ago [I]_0-i have known [men]_803-men lay out nearly half a million in land and not get two per cent for [their]_803-men money , in order to obtain a borough influence which might ultimately obtain [them]_803-men a spick and span coronet ; and now [you]_3723-you are going to put one on [your]_3723-you head , which will give [you]_3723-you precedence over [every peer on the roll]_{3724-every peer on the roll} , except three ( and [I]_0-i made those ) , and it will not cost [you]_3723-you a paltry twenty or thirty thousand pounds . Why [I]_0-i know [men who would give that for the precedence alone.—Here]_{3725-men who would give that for the precedence alone.—here} ! ” and [he]_0-i rose and took up some papers from a table : “_{[3726-a man you know]} Here is a case ; [a man [you]_3723-you know]_{3726-a man you know} , [I]_0-i dare say ; [an earl , and of a decent date as]_{3727-an earl , and of a decent date as} [earls]_3728-earls go : [George the First]_{637-george the first} . [The first baron]_{3729-the first baron} was [a Dutch valet of [William the Third]_{402-lord marney}]_{3730-a dutch valet of william the third} . Well [I]_0-i am to terminate an abeyance in [his]_{3729-the first baron} favour through [[his]_{3729-the first baron} mother]_{1279-his mother} , and give [him]_{3729-the first baron} one of [the baronies of [the Herberts]_{638-the herberts}]_{3732-the baronies of the herberts} . [He]_{3729-the first baron} buys off [the other claimant who is already ennobled with a larger sum than [you]_3723-you will expend on [your]_3723-you ancient coronet]_{3733-the other claimant who is already ennobled with a larger sum than you will expend on your ancient coronet} . Nor is that all . [The other claimant is of French descent and name]_{3734-the other claimant is of french descent and name} ; came over at the revocation of the Edict of [Nantes]_180-nantes . Well , besides the hush money , [[my]_0-i client]_{3735-my client} is to defray all the expense of attempting to transform [the descendant of [the silkweaver of [Lyons]_181-lyons]_{3737-the silkweaver of lyons} into [the heir of [a Norman conqueror]_{3739-a norman conqueror}]_{3738-the heir of a norman conqueror}]_{3736-the descendant of the silkweaver of lyons into the heir of a norman conqueror} . So [you]_3723-you see , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , [I]_0-i am not unreasonable . Pah ! [I]_0-i would sooner gain five thousand pounds by restoring [you]_3723-you to [your]_3723-you rights , than fifty thousand in establishing [any of [these pretenders]_{3741-these pretenders} in [their]_{3741-these pretenders} base assumptions]_{3740-any of these pretenders in their base assumptions} . [I]_0-i must work in [my]_0-i craft , [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} , but [I]_0-i love the old English blood , and have it in [my]_0-i veins . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am satisfied , [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . ” said [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} : “_[425-hatton] let no time be lost . All [I]_0-i regret is , that [you]_425-hatton did not mention all this to [me]_0-i before ; and then [we]_3742-we might have saved a great deal of trouble and expence . ” “_[425-hatton] [You]_425-hatton never consulted [me]_0-i , ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “_[425-hatton] [You]_425-hatton gave [me]_0-i [your]_425-hatton instructions , and [I]_0-i obeyed them . [I]_0-i was sorry to see [you]_425-hatton in that mind , for to speak frankly , and [I]_0-i am sure now [you]_425-hatton will not be offended , [[my]_0-i lord]_{6037-my lord} , for such is [your]_425-hatton real dignity , there is no title in [the world]_{6016-the world} for which [I]_0-i have such a contempt as that of [a baronet]_{6918-a baronet} . ” [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} winced , but the future was full of glory and the present of excitement ; and [he]_{388-sir vavasour} wished [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton good morning , with a promise that [he]_{388-sir vavasour} would [himself]_{388-sir vavasour} bring the papers on the morrow . [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton was buried for a few moments in a reverie , during which [he]_425-hatton played with the tail of the Persian cat . [We]_9183-we left [Sybil]_430-sybil and [Egremont]_290-egremont just at the moment that [Gerard]_430-sybil arrived at the very threshold which [they]_9183-we had [themselves]_9183-we reached . “_{[1718-my father]} Ah ! [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} , ” exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil , and then with a faint blush of which [she]_430-sybil was perhaps unconscious , [she]_430-sybil added , as if apprehensive [Gerard]_430-sybil would not recall [[his]_0-i old companion]_{3560-his old companion} , “_{[1718-my father]} [you]_{1718-my father} remember [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} ? ” “_{[509-mr franklin]} [This gentleman]_{3747-this gentleman} and [myself]_0-i had the pleasure of meeting yesterday , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil embarrassed , while [Egremont]_290-egremont [himself]_290-egremont changed colour and was infinitely confused . [Sybil]_430-sybil felt surprised that [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} should have met [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} and not have mentioned a circumstance naturally interesting to [her]_430-sybil . [Egremont]_290-egremont was about to speak when the street - door was opened . And were [they]_9186-they to part again , and no explanation ? And was [Sybil]_430-sybil to be left with [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , who was evidently in no haste , perhaps had no great tendency , to give that explanation ? Every feeling of an ingenuous spirit urged [Egremont]_290-egremont personally to terminate this prolonged misconception . “_{[509-mr franklin]} [You]_3748-you will permit [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i hope , ” [he]_0-i said , appealing as much to [Gerard]_430-sybil as to [[his]_0-i daughter]_{1068-his daughter} , “_[0-i] to enter with [you]_3748-you for a few moments . ” It was not possible to resist such a request , yet it was conceded on the part of [Gerard]_430-sybil with no cordiality . So [they]_9186-they entered [the large gloomy hail of [the house]_{6598-the house}]_{9189-the large gloomy hail of the house} , and towards the end of [a long passage]_{9191-a long passage} [Gerard]_430-sybil opened a door , and [they]_9186-they all went into [a spacious melancholy room]_{9192-a spacious melancholy room} , situate at the back of [the house]_{6598-the house} , and looking upon a small square plot of dank grass , in the midst of which rose a very weather - stained Cupid , with one arm broken , and the other raised in the air with a long shell to its mouth . It seemed that in old days it might have been a fountain . At the end of [the plot]_{9194-the plot} the blind side of [a house]_{7314-a house} offered a high wall which had once been painted in fresco . Though much of the coloured plaster had cracked and peeled away , and all that remained was stained and faded , still some traces of the original design might yet be detected : festive wreaths , the colonnades and perspective of [a palace]_{6294-a palace} . The wails of [the room]_{798-the room} itself were waincsotted in pannels of dark - stained wood ; the window - curtains were of coarse green worsted , and encrusted with dust so ancient and irremovable , that it presented almost a lava - like appearance ; the carpet that had once been bright and showy , was entirely threadbare , and had become grey with age . There were several heavy mahogany arm - chairs in [the room]_{798-the room} , a Pembroke table , and an immense unwieldy sideboard , garnished with a few wine - glasses of a deep blue colour . Over the lofty uncouth mantel was a portrait of [the Marquis of [Granby]_639-granby]_{9199-the marquis of granby} , which might have been a sign , and opposite to [him]_{9199-the marquis of granby} , over the sideboard , was a large tawdry - coloured print , by [Bunbury]_640-bunbury , of [Ranelagh]_182-ranelagh in its most festive hour . The general appearance of [the room]_{798-the room} however though dingy , was not squalid : and what with [its]_{798-the room} spaciousness , [its]_{798-the room} extreme repose , and the associations raised by such few images as it did suggest , the impression on the mind of [the spectator]_{9201-the spectator} was far from unpleasing , partaking indeed of that vague melancholy which springs from the contemplation of the past , and which at all times softens the spirit . [Gerard]_430-sybil walked to the window and looked at [the grass - plot]_{9202-the grass - plot} ; [Sybil]_430-sybil seating [herself]_430-sybil , invited [[their]_9203-their guest]_{9204-their guest} to follow [her]_430-sybil example ; [Egremont]_290-egremont , not without agitation , seemed suddenly to make an effort to collect [himself]_290-egremont , and then , in a voice not distinguished by its accustomed clearness , [he]_290-egremont said , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i explained yesterday to one who [I]_0-i hope [I]_0-i may still call [[my]_0-i friend]_{2264-my friend} , why [I]_0-i assumed a name to which [I]_0-i have no right . ” [Sybil]_430-sybil started a little , slightly stared , but did not speak . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should be happy if [you]_3750-you also would give [me]_0-i credit , in taking that step , at least for motives of which [I]_0-i need not be ashamed ; even , ” [he]_0-i added in a hesitating voice , “_[3750-you] even if [you]_3750-you deemed [my]_0-i conduct indiscreet . ” [Their]_9205-their eyes met : astonishment was imprinted on the countenance of [Sybil]_430-sybil , but [she]_430-sybil uttered not a word ; and [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , whose back was turned to [them]_9205-their , did not move . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was told , ” continued [Egremont]_290-egremont , “_[0-i] that an impassable gulf divided [the Rich]_{3751-the rich} from [the Poor]_{915-the poor} ; [I]_0-i was told that [the Privileged]_{3753-the privileged} and [the People]_{914-the people} formed [Two Nations]_{1629-two nations} , governed by different laws , influenced by different manners , with no thoughts or sympathies in common ; with an innate inability of mutual comprehension . [I]_0-i believed that if this were indeed the case , the ruin of [[our]_3756-our common country]_{3757-our common country} was at hand ; [I]_0-i would have endeavoured , feebly perchance , but not without zeal , to resist such a catastrophe ; [I]_0-i possessed a station which entailed on [me]_0-i some portion of its responsibility : to obtain that knowledge which could alone qualify [me]_0-i for beneficial action , [I]_0-i resolved to live without suspicion among [[my]_0-i fellow - subjects who were estranged from [me]_0-i]_{3758-my fellow - subjects who were estranged from me} ; even void of all celebrity as [I]_0-i am , [I]_0-i could not have done that without suspicion , had [I]_0-i been known ; [they]_3759-they would have recoiled from [my]_0-i class and [my]_0-i name , as [you]_3760-you [yourself]_3760-you recoiled , [Sybil]_430-sybil , when [they]_3759-they were once accidentally mentioned before [you]_3760-you . These are the reasons , these the feelings , which impelled , [I]_0-i will not say justified , [me]_0-i to pass [your]_3760-you threshold under a feigned name . [I]_0-i entreat [you]_3760-you to judge kindly of [my]_0-i conduct ; to pardon [me]_0-i : and not to make [me]_0-i feel the bitterness that [I]_0-i have forfeited the good opinion of [one for whom , under all circumstances and in all situations]_{3761-one for whom , under all circumstances and in all situations} , [I]_0-i must ever feel the highest conceivable respect,—I would say a reverential regard . ” [His]_{1718-my father} tones of passionate emotion ceased . [Sybil]_430-sybil , with a countenance beautiful and disturbed , gazed at [him]_{1718-my father} for an instant , and seemed about to speak , but [her]_430-sybil trembling lips refused the office ; then with an effort , turning to [Gerard]_430-sybil , [she]_430-sybil said , “_{[1718-my father]} [[My]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} , [I]_0-i am amazed ; tell [me]_0-i , then , who is [this gentleman who addresses [me]_0-i]_{3763-this gentleman who addresses me} ? ” “_{[3763-this gentleman who addresses me]} [The brother of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{2524-the brother of lord marney} , [Sybil]_430-sybil , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil , turning to [her]_430-sybil . “_[430-sybil] [The brother of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{2524-the brother of lord marney} ! ” repeated [Sybil]_430-sybil , with an air almost of stupor . “_{[2524-the brother of lord marney]} Yes , ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont : “_{[3766-a member of that family of sacrilege]} [a member of [that family of sacrilege]_{3767-that family of sacrilege}]_{3766-a member of that family of sacrilege} , of [those oppressors of the people]_{3768-those oppressors of the people} , whom [you]_430-sybil have denounced to [me]_0-i with such withering scorn . ” The elbow of [Sybil]_430-sybil rested on the arm of [her]_430-sybil chair , and [her]_430-sybil cheek upon [her]_430-sybil hand ; as [Egremont]_290-egremont said these words [she]_430-sybil shaded [her]_430-sybil face , which was thus entirely unseen : for some moments there was silence . Then looking up with an expression grave but serene , and as if [she]_430-sybil had just emerged from some deep thinking , [Sybil]_430-sybil said , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sorry for [my]_0-i words ; sorry for the pain [I]_0-i unconsciously gave [you]_430-sybil ; sorry indeed for all that has past : and that [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} has lost [a pleasant friend]_{3770-a pleasant friend} . ” “_{[1718-my father]} And why should [he]_{3770-a pleasant friend} be lost ? ” said [Egremont]_290-egremont mournfully , and yet with tenderness . “_{[1718-my father]} Why should [we]_3771-we not still befriends ? ” “_{[1718-my father]} Oh , [sir]_1375-sir ! ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , haughtily ; “_{[1718-my father]} [I]_0-i am one of those who believe the gulf is impassable . Yes , ” [she]_430-sybil added , slightly but with singular grace waving [her]_430-sybil hands , and somewhat turning away [her]_430-sybil head , “_{[1718-my father]} utterly impassable . ” There are tumults of the mind when like the great convulsions of nature all seems anarchy and returning chaos , yet often in those moments of vast disturbance , as in the material strife itself , some new principle of order , or some new impulse of conduct , develops itself , and controls and regulates and brings to an harmonious consequence , passions and elements which seemed only to threaten despair and subversion . So it was with [Egremont]_290-egremont . [He]_1375-sir looked for a moment in despair upon [this maiden walled out from sympathy by prejudices and convictions more impassable than all the mere consequences of class]_{9207-this maiden walled out from sympathy by prejudices and convictions more impassable than all the mere consequences of class} . [He]_1375-sir looked for a moment , but only for a moment , in despair . [He]_1375-sir found in [his]_1375-sir tortured spirit energies that responded to the exigency of the occasion . Even the otherwise embarrassing presence of [Gerard]_430-sybil would not have prevented — but just at this moment the door opened , and [Morley]_423-morley and [another person]_{9208-another person} entered [the room]_{798-the room} . [Morley]_423-morley paused as [he]_423-morley recognised [Egremont]_290-egremont ; then advancing to [Gerard]_430-sybil , followed by [[his]_423-morley companion]_{786-his companion} , [he]_423-morley said , “_[425-hatton] This is [[Mr Hatton]_425-hatton of whom [we]_3774-we were speaking last night , and who claims to be [an ancient acquaintance of [yours]_3776-yours]_{3775-an ancient acquaintance of yours} . ” “_[425-hatton] Perhaps [I]_0-i should rather say of [[your]_3776-yours poor dear father]_{3777-your poor dear father}]_{3773-mr hatton of whom we were speaking last night , and who claims to be an ancient acquaintance of yours . ” “ perhaps i should rather say of your poor dear father} , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , scanning [Gerard]_430-sybil with [his]_0-i clear blue eye , and then [he]_0-i added , “_{[3777-your poor dear father]} [He]_{3777-your poor dear father} was of great service to [me]_0-i in [my]_0-i youth , and one is not apt to forget such things . ” “_[6021-one] [One]_6021-one ought not , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil : “_[6021-one] but it is a sort of memory , as [I]_0-i have understood , that is rather rare . For [my]_0-i part [I]_0-i remember [you]_0-i very well , [Baptist Hatton]_627-hatton , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil , examining [[his]_0-i guest]_{6452-his guest} with almost as complete a scrutiny as [he]_0-i had [himself]_0-i experienced . “_[627-hatton] [This world]_{1639-this world} has gone well with [you]_0-i , [I]_0-i am glad to hear and see . ” “_[0-i] Qui laborat , orat , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton in a silvery voice , “_[0-i] is the gracious maxim of [[our]_3780-our Holy Church]_{3781-our holy church} ; and [I]_0-i venture to believe [my]_0-i prayers and vigils have been accepted , for [I]_0-i have laboured in [my]_0-i time , ” and as [he]_0-i was speaking these words , [he]_0-i turned and addressed them to [Sybil]_430-sybil . [She]_430-sybil beheld [him]_0-i with no little interest ; this mysterious name that had sounded so often in [her]_430-sybil young ears , and was associated with so many strange and high hopes , and some dark blending of doubt and apprehension and discordant thoughts . [Hatton]_425-hatton in [his]_425-hatton appearance realised little of the fancies in which [Sybil]_430-sybil had sometime indulged with regard to [him]_425-hatton . That appearance was prepossessing : a frank and even benevolent expression played upon [his]_425-hatton intelligent and handsome countenance : [his]_425-hatton once rich brown hair , still long though very thin , was so arranged as naturally to conceal [his]_425-hatton baldness ; [he]_425-hatton was dressed with great simplicity , but with remarkable taste and care : nor did the repose and suavity of [his]_425-hatton manner and the hushed tone of [his]_425-hatton voice detract from the favourable effect that [he]_425-hatton always at once produced . “_[0-i] Qui laborat , orat , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil with a smile , “_[0-i] is the privilege of [the people]_{914-the people} . ” “_{[914-the people]} Of whom [I]_0-i am one , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton bowing , well recollecting that [he]_0-i was addressing [the daughter of [a chartist delegate]_{9213-a chartist delegate}]_{9212-the daughter of a chartist delegate} . “_{[914-the people]} But is [your]_0-i labour , [their]_{914-the people} labour , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[0-i] Is [yours]_0-i that life of uncomplaining toil wherein there is so much of beauty and of goodness , that by the fine maxim of [[our]_3783-our Church]_{7405-our church} , it is held to include the force and efficacy of prayer ? ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure that [I]_0-i should complain of no toil that would benefit [you]_0-i , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton ; and then addressing [himself]_0-i again to [Gerard]_430-sybil , [he]_0-i led [him]_0-i to a distant part of [the room]_{798-the room} where [they]_3783-our were soon engaged in earnest converse . [Morley]_423-morley at the same moment approached [Sybil]_430-sybil , and spoke to [her]_430-sybil in a subdued tone . [Egremont]_290-egremont feeling embarrassed advanced , and bade [her]_430-sybil farewell . [She]_430-sybil rose and returned [his]_3785-he salute with some ceremony ; then hesitating while a soft expression came over [her]_430-sybil countenance , [she]_430-sybil held forth [her]_430-sybil hand , which [he]_3785-he retained for a moment , and withdrew . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i was with [him]_3785-he more than an hour , ” continued [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] At first [he]_3785-he recollected nothing : even the name of [Gerard]_430-sybil , though [he]_3785-he received it as familiar to [him]_3785-he , seemed to produce little impression ; [he]_3785-he recollected nothing of any papers ; was clear that they must have been quite insignificant ; whatever they were , [he]_3785-he doubtless had them now , as [he]_3785-he never destroyed papers : would order a search to be made for them , and so on . [I]_0-i was about to withdraw , when [he]_3785-he asked [me]_0-i carelessly a question about [[your]_3786-you father]_{1372-your father} ; what [he]_{1372-your father} was doing , and whether [he]_{1372-your father} were married and had [children]_{1988-children} . This led to a very long conversation in which [he]_3785-he suddenly seemed to take great interest . At first [he]_3785-he talked of writing to see [[your]_3786-you father]_{1372-your father} , and [I]_0-i offered that [Gerard]_430-sybil should call upon [him]_{1372-your father} . [He]_3785-he took down [your]_3786-you direction in order that [he]_3785-he might write to [[your]_3786-you father]_{1372-your father} and give [him]_{1372-your father} an appointment ; when observing that it was [Westminster]_{64-westminster} , [he]_3785-he said that [[his]_3785-he carriage]_{3791-his carriage} was ordered to go to [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} in a quarter of an hour , and that if not inconvenient to [me]_0-i , [he]_3785-he would propose that [I]_0-i should at once accompany [him]_3785-he . [I]_0-i thought , whatever might be the result , it must be a satisfaction to [Gerard]_430-sybil at last to see [this man of whom [he]_3785-he has talked and thought so much]_{3793-this man of whom he has talked and thought so much} — and so [we]_3794-we are here . ” “_[3786-you] [You]_3786-you did well , good [Stephen]_423-morley , as [you]_3786-you always do , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil with a musing and abstracted air ; “_[3786-you] [no one]_{6145-no one} has so much forethought and so much energy as [you]_3786-you . ” [He]_3786-you threw a glance at [her]_430-sybil : and immediately withdrew it . [Their]_3794-we eyes had met : [hers]_430-sybil were kind and calm . “_[3786-you] And [this Egremont]_290-egremont , ” said [Morley]_423-morley rather hurriedly and abruptly , and looking on the ground , “_[3786-you] how came [he]_290-egremont [here]_6027-here ? When [we]_3794-we discovered [him]_290-egremont yesterday [[your]_3786-you father]_{1372-your father} and [myself]_0-i agreed that [we]_3794-we should not mention to [you]_3786-you the — the mystification of which [we]_3794-we had been dupes . ” “_[3786-you] And [you]_3786-you did wrong , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[3786-you] There is no wisdom like frankness . Had [you]_3786-you told [me]_0-i , [he]_290-egremont would not have been [here]_6027-here today . [He]_290-egremont met and addressed [me]_0-i , and [I]_0-i only recognised [an acquaintance who had once contributed so much to the pleasantness of [our]_3794-we life]_{3799-an acquaintance who had once contributed so much to the pleasantness of our life} . Had [he]_290-egremont not accompanied [me]_0-i to this door and met [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} , which precipitated an explanation on [his]_290-egremont part which [he]_290-egremont found had not been given by [others]_6174-others , [I]_0-i might have remained in an ignorance which hereafter might have produced inconvenience . ” “_[3786-you] [You]_3786-you are right , ” said [Morley]_423-morley , looking at [her]_3786-you rather keenly . “_[3786-you] [We]_3794-we have all of [us]_3794-we opened [ourselves]_3794-we too unreservedly before [this aristocrat]_{3802-this aristocrat} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should hope that none of [us]_3794-we have said to [him]_{3802-this aristocrat} a word that [we]_3794-we wish to be forgotten , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[3802-this aristocrat]} [He]_{3802-this aristocrat} chose to wear a disguise , and can hardly quarrel with the frankness with which [we]_3794-we spoke of [his]_{3802-this aristocrat} order or [[his]_{3802-this aristocrat} family]_{1270-his family} . And for the rest , [he]_{3802-this aristocrat} has not been injured from learning something of the feelings of [the people]_{914-the people} by living among [them]_{914-the people} . ” “_{[3802-this aristocrat]} And yet if anything were to happen to - morrow , ” said [Morley]_423-morley , “_{[3805-this man]} rest assured [this man]_{3805-this man} has [his]_{3805-this man} eye on [us]_3794-we . [He]_{3805-this man} can walk into [the government offices like [themselves]_{3806-the government offices like themselves}]_{3806-the government offices like themselves} and tell [his]_{3805-this man} tale , for though one of [the pseudo - opposition]_{3807-the pseudo - opposition} , the moment [the people]_{914-the people} move , [the factions]_{3809-the factions} become united . ” [Sybil]_430-sybil turned and looked at [him]_{3805-this man} , and then said , “_{[3809-the factions]} And what could happen to - morrow , that [we]_3794-we should care for [the government]_{1439-the government} being acquainted with it or [us]_3794-we ? Do not [they]_{1439-the government} know everything ? Do not [you]_3811-you meet in [their]_{1439-the government} very sight ? [You]_3811-you pursue an avowed and legal aim by legal means — do [you]_3811-you not ? What then is there to fear ? And why should anything happen that should make [us]_3794-we apprehensive ? ” “_{[3812-popular assemblies breed turbulent spirits]} All is very well at this moment , ” said [Morley]_423-morley , “_{[3812-popular assemblies breed turbulent spirits]} and all may continue well ; but [popular assemblies breed turbulent spirits]_{3812-popular assemblies breed turbulent spirits} , [Sybil]_430-sybil . [[Your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} takes a leading part ; [he]_{1372-your father} is [a great orator]_{3814-a great orator} , and is in [his]_{1372-your father} element in this clamorous and fiery life . It does not much suit [me]_0-i ; [I]_0-i am [a man of the closet]_{3815-a man of the closet} . [This Convention]_{642-this convention} , as [you]_430-sybil well know , was never much to [my]_0-i taste . [Their]_{1439-the government} Charter is a coarse specific for [our]_3794-we social evils . The spirit that would cure [our]_3794-we ills must be of a deeper and finer mood . ” “_{[3815-a man of the closet]} Then why are [you]_0-i here ? ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . [Morley]_423-morley shrugged [his]_423-morley shoulders , and then said “_{[3815-a man of the closet]} An easy question . Questions are always easy . The fact is , in active life one can not afford to refine . [I]_0-i could have wished the movement to have taken a different shape and to have worked for a different end ; but it has not done this . But it is still a movement and a great one , and [I]_0-i must work it for [my]_0-i end and try to shape it to [my]_0-i form . If [I]_0-i had refused to be [a leader]_{8930-a leader} , [I]_0-i should not have prevented the movement ; [I]_0-i should only have secured [my]_0-i own insignificance . ” “_{[1718-my father]} But [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} has not these fears ; [he]_{1718-my father} is full of hope and exultation , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_{[1718-my father]} And surely it is a great thing that [the people]_{914-the people} should have [[their]_{914-the people} Parliament]_{3819-their parliament} lawfully meeting in open day , and [[their]_{914-the people} delegates from [the whole realm]_{3821-the whole realm}]_{3820-their delegates from the whole realm} declaring [their]_{914-the people} grievances in language which would not disgrace the conquering race which has in vain endeavoured to degrade [them]_{914-the people} . When [I]_0-i heard [[my]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} speak the other night , [my]_0-i heart glowed with emotion ; [my]_0-i eyes were suffused with tears ; [I]_0-i was proud to be [[his]_{1718-my father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} ; and [I]_0-i gloried in [a race of forefathers who belonged to [the oppressed]_{1520-the oppressed} and not to [the oppressors]_{3826-the oppressors}]_{3824-a race of forefathers who belonged to the oppressed and not to the oppressors} . ” [Morley]_423-morley watched the deep splendour of [her]_430-sybil eye and the mantling of [her]_430-sybil radiant cheek , as [she]_430-sybil spoke these latter words with not merely animation but fervour . [Her]_430-sybil bright hair , that hung on either side [her]_430-sybil face in long tresses of luxuriant richness , was drawn off a forehead that was the very throne of thought and majesty , while [her]_430-sybil rich lip still quivered with the sensibility which expressed its impassioned truth . “_{[3824-a race of forefathers who belonged to the oppressed and not to the oppressors]} But [[your]_0-i father]_{1372-your father} , [Sybil]_430-sybil , stands alone , ” at length [Morley]_423-morley replied ; “_{[3824-a race of forefathers who belonged to the oppressed and not to the oppressors]} surrounded by [votaries who have nothing but enthusiasm to recommend]_{3828-votaries who have nothing but enthusiasm to recommend} [them]_{3828-votaries who have nothing but enthusiasm to recommend} ; and by [emulous and intriguing rivals , who watch every word and action]_{3829-emulous and intriguing rivals , who watch every word and action} , in order that [they]_{3829-emulous and intriguing rivals , who watch every word and action} may discredit [his]_{1372-your father} conduct , and ultimately secure [his]_{1372-your father} downfall . ” “_[0-i] [[My]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} ’s downfall ! ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[0-i] Is [he]_{1372-your father} not one of [themselves]_{3828-votaries who have nothing but enthusiasm to recommend} ! And is it possible , that among [the delegates of [the People]_{914-the people}]_{3831-the delegates of the people} there can be other than [one and the same object]_{3833-one and the same object} ? ” “_{[3833-one and the same object]} A thousand , ” said [Morley]_423-morley ; “_{[3833-one and the same object]} [we]_3834-our have already as many parties as in [St Stephen ’s]_{183-st stephen ’s} itself . ” “_[430-sybil] [You]_430-sybil terrify [me]_0-i , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[430-sybil] [I]_0-i knew [we]_3834-our had fearful odds to combat against . [My]_0-i visit to [this city]_{3835-this city} alone has taught [me]_0-i how strong are [[our]_3834-our enemies]_{3836-our enemies} . But [I]_0-i believed that [we]_3834-our had on [our]_3834-our side [God]_398-god and Truth . ” “_[3837-them] [They]_3837-them know neither of [them]_3837-them in the National Convention , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[3837-them] [Our]_3834-our career will be a vulgar caricature of the bad passions and the low intrigues , the factions and the failures , of [[our]_3834-our oppressors]_{3838-our oppressors} . ” At this moment [Gerard]_430-sybil and [Hatton]_425-hatton who were sitting in the remote part of [the room]_{798-the room} rose together and advanced forward ; and this movement interrupted the conversation of [Sybil]_430-sybil and [Morley]_423-morley . Before however [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} and [[his]_{7055-her father} new friend]_{9217-his new friend} could reach [them]_3837-them , [Hatton]_425-hatton as if some point on which [he]_425-hatton had not been sufficiently explicit , had occurred to [him]_425-hatton , stopped and placing [his]_425-hatton hand on [Gerard]_430-sybil ’s arm , withdrew [him]_425-hatton again , saying in a voice which could only be heard by [the individual whom [he]_425-hatton addressed]_{9218-the individual whom he addressed} . “_[3839-you] [You]_3839-you understand — [I]_0-i have not the slightest doubt [myself]_0-i of [your]_3839-you moral right : [I]_0-i believe on every principle of justice , that [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} is as much [yours]_3839-you as the house that is built by [the tenant on [[the lord]_{1484-the lord} ’s land]_{3842-the lord ’s land}]_{3840-the tenant on the lord ’s land} : but can [we]_3843-we prove it ? [We]_3843-we never had the legal evidence . [You]_3839-you are in error in supposing that these papers were of any vital consequence ; mere memoranda ; very useful no doubt : [I]_0-i hope [I]_0-i shall find them ; but of no validity . If money were the only difficulty , trust [me]_0-i , it should not be wanting ; [I]_0-i owe much to the memory of [[your]_3839-you father]_{1372-your father} , [[my]_0-i good [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{3845-my good gerard} ; [I]_0-i would fain serve [you]_3839-you — and [[your]_3839-you daughter]_{2256-your daughter} . [I]_0-i ’ll not tell [you]_3839-you what [I]_0-i would do for [you]_3839-you , [[my]_0-i good [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{3845-my good gerard} . [You]_3839-you would think [me]_0-i foolish ; but [I]_0-i am alone in [the world]_{6016-the world} , and seeing [you]_3839-you again , and talking of old times — [I]_0-i really am scarcely fit for business . Go , however , [I]_0-i must ; [I]_0-i have an appointment at [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} . Good bye . [I]_0-i must say farewell to [the Lady Sybil]_430-sybil . ” “_[430-sybil] [You]_3839-you ca n’t have that table , [sir]_1375-sir , it is engaged , ” said [a waiter at [the Athenaeum]_{9220-the athenaeum}]_{9219-a waiter at the athenaeum} to [a member of [the club]_{6878-the club} who seemed unmindful of the type of appropriation which in the shape of an inverted plate , ought to have warned [him]_1375-sir off [the coveted premises]_{9223-the coveted premises}]_{9221-a member of the club who seemed unmindful of the type of appropriation which in the shape of an inverted plate , ought to have warned him off the coveted premises} . “_[1375-sir] It is always engaged , ” grumbled [the member]_{9224-the member} . “_[1375-sir] Who has taken [it]_3851-it ? ” “_[425-hatton] [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , [sir]_1375-sir . ” And indeed at this very moment , it being about eight o’clock of the same day on which the meeting detailed in the last chapter had occurred , [a very handsome dark brougham with a beautiful horse]_{9225-a very handsome dark brougham with a beautiful horse} was stopping in [Waterloo Place]_{184-waterloo place} before the portico of [the Athenaeum Club - house]_{9226-the athenaeum club - house} , from which equipage immediately emerged [the prosperous person of [Baptist Hatton]_627-hatton]_{9227-the prosperous person of baptist hatton} . [This club]_{9228-this club} was [[Hatton]_425-hatton ’s only relaxation]_{9229-hatton ’s only relaxation} . [He]_425-hatton had never entered society ; and now [his]_425-hatton habits were so formed , the effort would have been a painful one ; though with a first - rate reputation in [his]_425-hatton calling and supposed to be rich , the openings were numerous to a familiar intercourse with [those middle - aged nameless gentlemen of easy circumstances who haunt [clubs]_6208-clubs]_{9230-those middle - aged nameless gentlemen of easy circumstances who haunt clubs} , and dine a great deal at [[each others]_{9232-each others} ’ houses and [chambers]_{9234-chambers}]_{9233-each others ’ houses and chambers} ; [men who travel regularly a little]_{9235-men who travel regularly a little} , and gossip regularly a great deal ; who lead a sort of facile , slipshod existence , doing nothing , yet mightily interested in what [others]_6174-others do ; [great critics of little things]_{9237-great critics of little things} ; profuse in minor luxuries and inclined to the respectable practice of a decorous profligacy ; peering through the window of [a clubhouse]_{9238-a clubhouse} as if [they]_{9237-great critics of little things} were discovering [a planet]_{9239-a planet} ; and usually much excited about things with which [they]_{9237-great critics of little things} have no concern , and personages who never heard of [them]_{9237-great critics of little things} . All this was not in [Hatton]_425-hatton ’s way , who was free from all pretension , and who had acquired , from [his]_425-hatton severe habits of historical research , a respect only for what was authentic . These nonentities flitted about [him]_425-hatton , and [he]_425-hatton shrunk from an existence that seemed to [him]_425-hatton at once dull and trifling . [He]_425-hatton had [a few literary acquaintances that [he]_425-hatton had made at [the Antiquarian Society]_{9241-the antiquarian society} , of which [he]_425-hatton was [a distinguished member]_{9242-a distinguished member}]_{9240-a few literary acquaintances that he had made at the antiquarian society , of which he was a distinguished member} ; [a vice - president of [that body]_{9244-that body}]_{9243-a vice - president of that body} had introduced [him]_425-hatton to [the Athenaeum]_{185-the athenaeum} . It was [the first and only club that [Hatton]_425-hatton had ever belonged to]_{9245-the first and only club that hatton had ever belonged to} , and [he]_425-hatton delighted in it . [He]_425-hatton liked splendour and the light and bustle of [a great establishment]_{9246-a great establishment} . [They]_9247-they saved [him]_425-hatton from that melancholy which after a day of action is the doom of energetic celibacy . A luxurious dinner without trouble , suited [him]_425-hatton after [his]_425-hatton exhaustion ; sipping [his]_425-hatton claret , [he]_425-hatton revolved [his]_425-hatton plans . Above all , [he]_425-hatton revelled in [the magnificent library]_{9248-the magnificent library} , and perhaps was never happier , than when after a stimulating repast [he]_425-hatton adjourned up [stairs]_2275-stairs , and buried [himself]_425-hatton in an easy chair with [Dugdale]_644-dugdale or [Selden]_645-selden , or an erudite treatise on forfeiture or abeyance . To - day however [Hatton]_425-hatton was not in this mood . [He]_425-hatton came in exhausted and excited ; eat rapidly and rather ravenously ; despatched a pint of champagne ; and then called for a bottle of Lafitte . [His]_425-hatton table cleared ; a devilled biscuit placed before [him]_425-hatton , a cool bottle and a fresh glass , [he]_425-hatton indulged in that reverie , which the tumult of [his]_425-hatton feelings and the physical requirements of existence had hitherto combined to prevent . “_[425-hatton] A strange day , ” [he]_425-hatton thought , as with an abstracted air [he]_425-hatton filled [his]_425-hatton glass , and sipping the wine , leant back in [his]_425-hatton chair . “_[425-hatton] [The son of [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard]_{3853-the son of walter gerard} ! [A chartist delegate]_{9213-a chartist delegate} ! The best blood in [England]_28-england ! What would [I]_0-i not be , were it [mine]_0-i . “ Those infernal papers ! [They]_9250-they made [my]_0-i fortune — and yet , [I]_0-i know not how it is , the deed has cost [me]_0-i many a pang . Yet it seemed innoxious ! [the old man]_{9251-the old man} dead — insolvent ; [myself]_0-i starving ; [[his]_{9251-the old man} son]_{6988-his son} ignorant of all , to whom too [they]_9250-they could be of no use , for it required [thousands to work them]_{9253-thousands to work them} , and even with thousands [they]_9250-they could only be worked by [myself]_0-i . Had [I]_0-i not done it , [I]_0-i should ere this probably have been swept from the surface of [the earth]_{7806-the earth} , worn out with penury , disease , and heart - ache . And now [I]_0-i am [Baptist Hatton]_627-hatton with a fortune almost large enough to buy [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} itself , and with knowledge that can make [the proudest tremble]_{9255-the proudest tremble} . “_[0-i] And for what object all this wealth and power ? What memory shall [I]_0-i leave ? What family shall [I]_0-i found ? [Not a relative in [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{3855-not a relative in the world} , except [a solitary barbarian]_{3857-a solitary barbarian} , from whom when , years ago [I]_0-i visited [him]_{3857-a solitary barbarian} as [a stranger]_{6822-a stranger} [I]_0-i recoiled with unutterable loathing . “ Ah ! had [I]_0-i [a child]_{1991-a child} — [a child like the beautiful daughter of [Gerard]_424-gerard]_{9257-a child like the beautiful daughter of gerard} ! ”_[0-i] And here [mechanically Hatton]_425-hatton filled [his]_425-hatton glass , and quaffed at once a bumper . “ And [I]_425-hatton have deprived [her]_{1991-a child} of [a principality]_{9258-a principality} ! [That seraphic being whose lustre even now haunts]_{9259-that seraphic being whose lustre even now haunts} [my]_425-hatton vision ; the ring of whose silver tone even now lingers in [my]_425-hatton ear . [He]_425-hatton must be a fiend who could injure [her]_{1991-a child} . [I]_425-hatton am [that fiend]_{9260-that fiend} . Let [me]_425-hatton see — let [me]_425-hatton see ! ”_[425-hatton] And now [he]_425-hatton seemed wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision ; still [he]_425-hatton filled the glass , but this time [he]_425-hatton only sipped it , as if [he]_425-hatton were afraid to disturb the clustering images around [him]_425-hatton . “ Let [me]_425-hatton see — let [me]_425-hatton see . [I]_425-hatton could make [her]_{1991-a child} [a baroness]_{9261-a baroness} . [Gerard]_424-gerard is as much [Baron Valence]_{646-baron valence} as [Shrewsbury]_{113-shrewsbury} is [a Talbot]_{9262-a talbot} . [Her]_3859-her name is [Sybil]_430-sybil . Curious how , even when [peasants]_{8338-peasants} , [the good blood]_{9264-the good blood} keeps the good old family names ! [The Valences]_{648-the valences} were ever [Sybils]_649-sybils . “_[425-hatton] [I]_0-i could make [her]_3859-her [a baroness]_{9261-a baroness} . Yes ! and [I]_0-i could give [her]_3859-her wherewith to endow [her]_3859-her state . [I]_0-i could compensate for [the broad lands which should be [hers]_3859-her]_{3861-the broad lands which should be hers} , and which perhaps through [me]_0-i [she]_3859-her has forfeited . “ Could [I]_{9213-a chartist delegate} do more ? Could [I]_{9213-a chartist delegate} restore [her]_3859-her to the rank [she]_3859-her would honour , assuage these sharp pangs of conscience , and achieve the secret ambition of [my]_{9213-a chartist delegate} life ? What if [[my]_{9213-a chartist delegate} son]_{9265-my son} were to be [Lord Valence]_{650-lord valence} ? “_{[9213-a chartist delegate]} Is it too bold ? [A chartist delegate]_{9213-a chartist delegate} — [[a peasant]_{2982-a peasant} ’s daughter]_{3864-a peasant ’s daughter} . With all that shining beauty that [I]_0-i witnessed , with all the marvellous gifts that [[their]_3865-their friend]_{1926-their friend} Morley so descanted on,—would [she]_3859-her shrink from [me]_0-i ? [I]_0-i ’m not [a crook - backed [Richard]_{620-richard coeur de lion}]_{3867-a crook - backed richard} . “ [I]_{620-richard coeur de lion} could proffer much : [I]_{620-richard coeur de lion} feel [I]_{620-richard coeur de lion} could urge it plausibly . [She]_3859-her must be very wretched . With such a form , such high imaginings , such thoughts of power and pomp as [I]_{620-richard coeur de lion} could breathe in [her,—I]_{9266-her,—i} think [she]_3859-her ’d melt . And to one of [her]_3859-her own faith , too ! To build up [a great Catholic house]_{9267-a great catholic house} again ; of the old blood , and the old names , and the old faith,—by holy [Mary]_{582-lady mina blake} it is a glorious vision ! ”_{[620-richard coeur de lion]} On the evening of the day that [Egremont]_290-egremont had met [Sybil]_430-sybil in [the Abbey of [Westminster]_{64-westminster}]_{186-the abbey of westminster} , and subsequently parted from [her]_430-sybil under circumstances so distressing , [the Countess of Marney]_{651-the countess of marney} held a great assembly at [the family mansion in [St James Square]_{187-st james square}]_{3868-the family mansion in st james square} , which [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} had intended to have let to [a new club]_{3869-a new club} , and [himself]_{402-lord marney} and [[his]_290-egremont family]_{1270-his family} to have taken refuge for a short season at [an hotel]_{3871-an hotel} , but [he]_290-egremont drove so hard a bargain that before the lease was signed , [the new club]_{3872-the new club} , which mainly consisted of [an ingenious individual who had created [himself]_290-egremont secretary]_{3873-an ingenious individual who had created himself secretary} , had vanished . Then it was agreed that [the family mansion]_{8963-the family mansion} should be inhabited for the season by [the family]_{883-the family} ; and to - night [Arabella]_371-arabella was receiving all that great world of which [she]_371-arabella [herself]_371-arabella was a distinguished ornament . “ [We]_9268-we come to [you]_371-arabella as early as possible [[my]_{581-lady deloraine} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Arabella]_371-arabella , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} to [[her]_{581-lady deloraine} daughter - in - law]_{3876-her daughter - in - law} . “ [You]_371-arabella are always so good ! Have [you]_371-arabella seen [Charles]_{629-sir charles featherly} ? [I]_{581-lady deloraine} was in hopes [he]_{629-sir charles featherly} would have come , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} [Lady Marney]_{3877-lady marney} added in a somewhat mournful tone . “ [He]_{629-sir charles featherly} is at [the House]_{6598-the house} : otherwise [I]_{581-lady deloraine} am sure [he]_{629-sir charles featherly} would have been [here]_6027-here , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} , glad that [she]_{581-lady deloraine} had so good a reason for an absence , which under any circumstances [she]_{581-lady deloraine} well knew would have occurred . “ [I]_{581-lady deloraine} fear [you]_371-arabella will be sadly in want of beaus this evening , [[my]_{581-lady deloraine} love]_{9272-my love} . [We]_9273-we dined at [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} ’s]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , and all [[our]_9273-we cavaliers]_{9274-our cavaliers} vanished . [They]_{9274-our cavaliers} talk of an early division . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ [I]_{3878-lady marney} really wish all these divisions were over , ”_{[3878-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{3878-lady marney} . “ [They]_{9274-our cavaliers} are very anti - social . Ah ! here is [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . ”_{[3878-lady marney]} [Alfred Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} hovered round [Lady Joan Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan} , who was gratified by the devotion of [the Cupid of May Fair]_{3879-the cupid of may fair} . [He]_{270-mr mountchesney} uttered inconceivable nothings , and [she]_{403-lady joan} replied to [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} in incomprehensible somethings . [Her]_{403-lady joan} learned profundity and [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} vapid lightness effectively contrasted . Occasionally [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} caught [her]_{403-lady joan} eye and conveyed to [her]_{403-lady joan} the anguish of [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} soul in a glance of self - complacent softness . [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} leaning on the arm of [the Duke of Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} stopped to speak to [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} was determined that [the heiress of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{3880-the heiress of mowbray} should marry [one of [[her]_{3880-the heiress of mowbray} sons]_{6224-her sons}]_{3881-one of her sons} . [She]_{365-lady st julians} watched therefore with a restless eye all those who attempted to monopolize [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} ’s attention , and contrived perpetually to interfere with [their]_3883-their manoeuvres . In the midst of a delightful conversation that seemed to approach a crisis , [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} was sure to advance , and interfere with some affectionate appeal to [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} , whom [she]_{365-lady st julians} called [her]_{365-lady st julians} “ dear child ”_{[365-lady st julians]} and “ sweetest love , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} while [she]_{365-lady st julians} did not deign even to notice [the unhappy cavalier whom [she]_{365-lady st julians} had thus as it were unhorsed]_{3884-the unhappy cavalier whom she had thus as it were unhorsed} . “ [[My]_{365-lady st julians} sweet child]_{9275-my sweet child} ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} to [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} , “ [you]_{403-lady joan} have no idea how unhappy [Frederick]_{270-mr mountchesney} is this evening , but [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} can not leave [the House]_{6598-the house} , and [I]_{365-lady st julians} fear it will be a late affair . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} looked as if the absence or presence of [Frederick]_{270-mr mountchesney} was to [her]_{403-lady joan} a matter of great indifference , and then [she]_{403-lady joan} added , “ [I]_{403-lady joan} do not think the division so important as is generally imagined . A defeat upon a question of [colonial government]_{9277-colonial government} does not appear to [me]_{403-lady joan} of sufficient weight to dissolve a cabinet . ”_{[403-lady joan]} “ Any defeat will do that now , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , “ but to tell [you]_{403-lady joan} the truth [I]_{365-lady st julians} am not very sanguine . [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} says [they]_9278-them will be beat : [she]_{581-lady deloraine} says [the radicals]_{9279-the radicals} will desert [them]_9278-them ; but [I]_{365-lady st julians} am not so sure . Why should [the radicals]_{9279-the radicals} desert [them]_9278-them ? And what have [we]_9281-we done for [the radicals]_{9279-the radicals} ? Had [we]_9281-we indeed foreseen this Jamaica business , and asked [some of [them]_9278-them]_{9283-some of them} to dinner , or given a ball or two to [[their]_9278-them wives]_{6240-their wives} and [daughters]_{9285-daughters} ! [I]_{365-lady st julians} am sure if [I]_{365-lady st julians} had had the least idea that [we]_9281-we had so good a chance of coming in , [I]_{365-lady st julians} should not have cared [myself]_{365-lady st julians} to have done something ; even to have invited [[their]_9278-them women]_{8822-their women} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ But [you]_{365-lady st julians} are such [a capital partisan]_{9287-a capital partisan} , [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , ”_{[500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine]} said [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , who with the viceroyalty of [Ireland]_26-ireland]_{3885-the duke of fitz - aquitaine , who with the viceroyalty of ireland} dexterously dangled before [his]_{3885-the duke of fitz - aquitaine , who with the viceroyalty of ireland} eyes for the last two years , had become [a thorough conservative]_{3886-a thorough conservative} and had almost as much confidence in [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} as in [Lord Stanley]_{501-lord stanley} . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} have made great sacrifices , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} went once and stayed a week at [Lady Jenny Spinner]_{652-lady jenny spinner} ’s to gain [her]_{652-lady jenny spinner} looby of [a son]_{6986-a son} and [his]_{6986-a son} eighty thousand a - year , and [Lord St Julians]_{653-lord st julians} proposed [him]_{6986-a son} at [White ’s]_{151-white ’s} ; and then after all [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} made [him]_{6986-a son} [a peer]_{1133-a peer} ! [They]_{1009-the whigs} certainly make more of [their]_{1009-the whigs} social influences than [we]_9291-we do . That affair of that [Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} was a blow . Losing a vote at such a critical time , when if [I]_{365-lady st julians} had had only a remote idea of what was passing through [his]_{598-mr trenchard} mind , [I]_{365-lady st julians} would have even asked [him]_{598-mr trenchard} to [Barrowley]_{654-barrowley} for a couple of days . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} [A foreign diplomatist of distinction]_{3887-a foreign diplomatist of distinction} had pinned [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , and was dexterously pumping [him]_{3887-a foreign diplomatist of distinction} as to the probable future . “ But is the pear ripe ? ”_{[3888-the diplomatist]} said [the diplomatist]_{3888-the diplomatist} . “ The pear is ripe if [we]_9291-we have courage to pluck it , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ; “ but [[our]_9291-we fellows]_{8692-our fellows} have no pluck . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ But do [you]_{402-lord marney} think that [the Duke of]_{1061-the duke of} [Wellington]_{350-the duke of wellington} — ”_{[3888-the diplomatist]} and here [the diplomatist]_{3888-the diplomatist} stopped and looked up in [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ’s face , as if [he]_{3888-the diplomatist} would convey something that [he]_{3888-the diplomatist} would not venture to express . “ Here [he]_{1061-the duke of} is , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “ [he]_{1061-the duke of} will answer the question [himself]_{1061-the duke of} . ”_{[402-lord marney]} [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} and [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} passed by ; [the diplomatist]_{3888-the diplomatist} addressed [them]_3891-them : “ [You]_{402-lord marney} have not been to [the Chamber]_{815-the chamber} ? ”_{[3888-the diplomatist]} “ No , ”_{[593-lord deloraine]} said [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} ; “ but [I]_{593-lord deloraine} hear there is hot work . It will be late . ”_{[593-lord deloraine]} “ Do [you]_{593-lord deloraine} think — , ”_{[3888-the diplomatist]} said [the diplomatist]_{3888-the diplomatist} , and [he]_{3888-the diplomatist} looked up in the face of [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} . “ [I]_{593-lord deloraine} think that in the long run everything will have an end , ”_{[593-lord deloraine]} said [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} . “ Ah ! ”_{[3888-the diplomatist]} said [the diplomatist]_{3888-the diplomatist} . “ Bah ! ”_{[593-lord deloraine]} said [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} as [he]_{593-lord deloraine} walked away with [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} . “ [I]_{593-lord deloraine} remember [that fellow]_{9295-that fellow} — [a sort of equivocal attache at [Paris]_44-paris]_{9296-a sort of equivocal attache at paris} , when [we]_9297-we were there with [Monmouth]_655-monmouth at the peace : and now [he]_{9295-that fellow} is [a quasi ambassador , and ribboned and starred to the chin]_{9298-a quasi ambassador , and ribboned and starred to the chin} . ”_{[593-lord deloraine]} “ The only stars [I]_{574-mr ormsby} have got , ”_{[574-mr ormsby]} said [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} demurely , “ are four stars in [India]_84-india stock . ”_{[574-mr ormsby]} [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} and [Lady Maud Fitz - Warene]_{404-lady maud} were announced : [they]_3894-they had just come from [the Commons]_{3895-the commons} ; [a dame]_{3896-a dame} and [damsel full of political enthusiasm]_{3897-damsel full of political enthusiasm} . [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} gave critical reports and disseminated many contradictory estimates of the result ; [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} talked only of a speech made by [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , which from the elaborate noise [she]_{404-lady maud} made about it , [you]_3898-you would have supposed to have been the oration of the evening ; on the contrary , it had lasted only a few minutes and in [a thin house]_{3899-a thin house} had been nearly inaudible ; but then , as [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} added , “ it was in such good taste ! ”_{[404-lady maud]} [Alfred Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} and [Lady Joan Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan} passed [Lady Marney]_{3900-lady marney} who was speaking to [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} . “ Do [you]_{593-lord deloraine} think , ”_{[3901-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{3901-lady marney} , “ that [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} will bear away the prize ? ”_{[3901-lady marney]} [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} shook [his]_{593-lord deloraine} head . “ [These great heiresses]_{8709-these great heiresses} can never make up [their]_{8709-these great heiresses} minds . The bitter drop rises in all [their]_{8709-these great heiresses} reveries . ”_{[593-lord deloraine]} “ And yet , ”_{[3902-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{3902-lady marney} , “ [I]_{3902-lady marney} would just as soon be married for [my]_{3902-lady marney} money as [my]_{3902-lady marney} face . ”_{[3902-lady marney]} Soon after this there was a stir in [the saloons]_{3903-the saloons} ; a murmur , the ingress of [many gentlemen]_{3904-many gentlemen} : among others [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} , [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , [Lord Fitz - Heron]_{573-lord fitz - heron} , [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . [The House]_{6598-the house} was up ; the great [Jamaica]_166-jamaica division was announced ; [the radicals]_{9279-the radicals} had thrown over [the government , who left in a majority of only five]_{3907-the government , who left in a majority of only five} , had already intimated [their]_{3907-the government , who left in a majority of only five} sense of the unequivocal feeling of [the House]_{6598-the house} with respect to [them]_{3907-the government , who left in a majority of only five} . It was known that on the morrow [the government]_{1439-the government} would resign . [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} , prepared for the great result , was calm : [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , who had not anticipated it , was in a wild flutter of distracted triumph . A vague yet dreadful sensation came over [her]_{365-lady st julians} in the midst of [her]_{365-lady st julians} joy that [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} had been beforehand with [her]_{365-lady st julians} ; had made [her]_{365-lady st julians} combinations with [the new Minister]_{3910-the new minister} ; perhaps even sounded [the Court]_{7503-the court} . At the same time that in this agitating vision [the great offices of [the palace]_{3913-the palace}]_{3912-the great offices of the palace} which [she]_{581-lady deloraine} had apportioned to [herself]_{581-lady deloraine} and [[her]_{581-lady deloraine} husband]_{6409-her husband} seemed to elude [her]_{581-lady deloraine} grasp ; the claims and hopes and interests of [[her]_{581-lady deloraine} various children]_{3915-her various children} haunted [her]_{581-lady deloraine} perplexed consciousness . What if [Charles Egremont]_264-egremont were to get the place which [she]_{581-lady deloraine} had projected for [Frederick]_{270-mr mountchesney} or [Augustus]_536-augustus ? What if [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} became [master of the horse]_{3916-master of the horse} ? Or [Lord Deloraine]_{593-lord deloraine} went again to [Ireland]_26-ireland ? In [her]_{581-lady deloraine} nervous excitement [she]_{581-lady deloraine} credited all these catastrophes ; seized upon “ [the Duke]_{1216-the duke} ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} in order that [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} might not gain [his]_{6409-her husband} ear , and resolved to get [home]_6104-home as soon as possible , in order that [she]_{581-lady deloraine} might write without a moment ’s loss of time to [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} . “ [They]_9301-they will hardly go out without making [some peers]_{9302-some peers} , ”_{[388-sir vavasour]} said [Sir Vavasour Firebrace]_{388-sir vavasour} to [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} . “ Why [they]_9301-they have made enough . ”_{[388-sir vavasour]} “ [Hem]_497-hem ! [I]_{388-sir vavasour} know [Tubbe Swete]_{656-tubbe swete} has a promise , and so has [Cockawhoop]_{630-cockawhoop} . [I]_{388-sir vavasour} do n’t think [Cockawhoop]_{630-cockawhoop} could show again at Boodle ’s without a coronet . ”_{[388-sir vavasour]} “ [I]_{574-mr ormsby} do n’t see why [these fellows]_{7292-these fellows} should go out , ”_{[574-mr ormsby]} said [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} . “ What does it signify whether [ministers]_{6115-ministers} have a majority of five , or ten or twenty ? In [my]_{574-mr ormsby} time , [a proper majority]_{9305-a proper majority} was a third of [the House]_{6598-the house} . That was [Lord Liverpool]_{356-lord liverpool} ’s majority . [Lord Monmouth]_655-monmouth used to say that there were [ten families in [this country]_{1135-this country} who , if [they]_{9307-ten families in this country who , if they could only agree , could always share the government} could only agree , could always share [the government]_{1439-the government}]_{9307-ten families in this country who , if they could only agree , could always share the government} . Ah ! those were the good old times ! [We]_9310-we never had adjourned debates then ; but sate it out like [gentlemen who had been used all [their]_{9311-gentlemen who had been used all their lives to be up all night , and then supped at watier ’s} lives to be up all night , and then supped at [Watier]_657-watier ’s]_{9311-gentlemen who had been used all their lives to be up all night , and then supped at watier ’s} afterwards . ”_{[574-mr ormsby]} “ Ah ! [[my]_{272-mr berners} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , “ do not mention [Watier]_657-watier ’s ; [you]_{6049-my dear} make [my]_{272-mr berners} mouth water . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ Shall [you]_{574-mr ormsby} stand for [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} , [Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} , if there be a dissolution ? ”_{[573-lord fitz - heron]} said [Lord Fitz - Heron]_{573-lord fitz - heron} . “ [I]_{574-mr ormsby} have been asked , ”_{[574-mr ormsby]} said [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} ; “ but [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} is not [the House of Commons of [my]_{574-mr ormsby} time]_{9314-the house of commons of my time} , and [I]_{574-mr ormsby} have no wish to re - enter [it]_{1095-the house of commons} . If [I]_{574-mr ormsby} had a taste for business , [I]_{574-mr ormsby} might be [a member of [the Marylebone vestry]_{9316-the marylebone vestry}]_{9315-a member of the marylebone vestry} . ”_{[574-mr ormsby]} “ All [I]_{402-lord marney} repeat , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} to [[his]_3918-i mother]_{1279-his mother} , as [he]_3918-i rose from the sofa where [he]_3918-i had been some time in conversation with [her]_{1279-his mother} , “ that if there be any idea that [I]_3918-i wish [Lady Marney]_{9317-lady marney} should be [a lady in waiting]_{9318-a lady in waiting} , it is an error , [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} . [I]_3918-i wish that to be understood . [I]_3918-i am [a domestic man]_{9319-a domestic man} , and [I]_3918-i wish [Lady Marney]_{9320-lady marney} to be always with [me]_3918-i ; and what [I]_3918-i want [I]_3918-i want for [myself]_3918-i . [I]_3918-i hope in arranging [the household]_{1268-the household} the domestic character of [every member of [it]_{1268-the household}]_{9322-every member of it} will be considered . After all that has occurred [the country]_{932-the country} expects that . ”_[3918-i] “ But [[my]_{581-lady deloraine} dear]_{6049-my dear} [George]_{637-george the first} , [I]_{581-lady deloraine} think it is really premature — ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ [I]_{581-lady deloraine} dare say it is ; but [I]_{581-lady deloraine} recommend [you]_{9320-lady marney} , [[my]_{581-lady deloraine} dear mother]_{6060-my dear mother} , to be alive . [I]_{581-lady deloraine} heard [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} just now in [the supper room]_{9326-the supper room} asking [the Duke]_{1216-the duke} to promise [her]_{365-lady st julians} that [[her]_{365-lady st julians} Augustus]_{9328-her augustus} should be [a Lord of the Admiralty]_{9329-a lord of the admiralty} . [She]_{365-lady st julians} said [the Treasury]_{6285-the treasury} would not do , as there was [no house]_{9331-no house} , and that with such a fortune as [[his]_{9328-her augustus} wife]_{6766-his wife} brought [him]_{9328-her augustus} [he]_{9328-her augustus} could not hire [a house]_{7314-a house} under a thousand a - year . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ [He]_{9328-her augustus} will not have [the Admiralty]_{9334-the admiralty} , ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} . “ [She]_{365-lady st julians} looks [herself]_{365-lady st julians} to [the Robes]_{9335-the robes} . ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} “ [Poor woman]_{6075-poor woman} ! ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} said [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} . “ Is it quite true ? ”_{[3920-a great whig dame]} said [a great whig dame]_{3920-a great whig dame} to [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , [one of [[her]_{3920-a great whig dame} own party]_{3922-her own party}]_{3921-one of her own party} . “ Quite , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} [he]_{569-mr egerton} said . “ [I]_{3923-the whig dame} can endure anything except [Lady St Julian]_{267-lady st julian} ’s glance of triumph , ”_{[3923-the whig dame]} said [the whig dame]_{3923-the whig dame} . “ [I]_{3923-the whig dame} really think if it were only to ease [[her]_{267-lady st julian} Majesty]_{1170-her majesty} from such an infliction , [they]_{1170-her majesty} ought to have held on . ”_{[3923-the whig dame]} “ And must [the household]_{1268-the household} be changed ? ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ Do not look so serious , ”_{[3923-the whig dame]} said [the whig dame]_{3923-the whig dame} smiling with fascination ; “ [we]_9339-we are surrounded by [the enemy]_{9340-the enemy} . ”_{[3923-the whig dame]} “ Will [you]_{3920-a great whig dame} be at [home]_6104-home to - morrow early ? ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ As early as [you]_{3920-a great whig dame} please . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Very well , [we]_9339-we will talk then . [Lady Charlotte]_{659-lady charlotte} has heard something ; nous verrons . ”_{[3923-the whig dame]} “ [Courage]_660-courage ; [we]_9339-we have [the Court]_{7503-the court} with [us]_9339-we , and [the Country]_{932-the country} cares for nothing . ”_{[3923-the whig dame]} “ It is all right , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ [They]_{1170-her majesty} are out . [Lord Melbourne]_{380-lord melbourne} has been with [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} and recommended [[her]_{6328-the queen} Majesty]_{1170-her majesty} to send for [the Duke]_{1216-the duke} , and [the Duke]_{1216-the duke} has recommended [[her]_{6328-the queen} Majesty]_{1170-her majesty} to send for [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} . ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} “ Are [you]_370-taper sure ? ”_[370-taper] said [Mr Taper]_370-taper . “ [I]_370-taper tell [you]_370-taper [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} is on [[his]_{375-sir robert} road]_{9349-his road} to [the palace]_{3913-the palace} at this moment ; [I]_370-taper saw [him]_{375-sir robert} pass , full - dressed . ”_[370-taper] “ It is too much , ”_[370-taper] said [Mr Taper]_370-taper . “ Now what are [we]_9351-we to do ? ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ [We]_9351-we must not dissolve , ”_[370-taper] said [Mr Taper]_370-taper . “ [We]_9351-we have no cry . ”_[370-taper] “ As much cry as [the other fellows]_{9352-the other fellows} , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} ; “ but [no one of course]_{9353-no one of course} would think of dissolution before the next registration . No , no ; this is a very manageable Parliament , depend upon it . [The malcontent radicals who have turned them out]_{9354-the malcontent radicals who have turned them out} are not going to bring [them]_{9354-the malcontent radicals who have turned them out} in . That makes [us]_9351-we equal . Then [we]_9351-we have an important section to work upon — [the Sneaks]_{661-the sneaks} , [the men who are afraid of a dissolution]_{9355-the men who are afraid of a dissolution} . [I]_{363-mr tadpole} will be bound [we]_9351-we make [a good working conservative majority of five - and - twenty out of the sneaks]_{9356-a good working conservative majority of five - and - twenty out of the sneaks} . ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} “ With the Treasury patronage , ”_[370-taper] said [Mr Taper]_370-taper ; “ fear and favour combined . An impending dissolution , and all the places [we]_9351-we refuse [[our]_9351-we own men]_{9357-our own men} , [we]_9351-we may count on [the Sneaks]_{661-the sneaks} . ”_[370-taper] “ Then there are [several religious men who have wanted an excuse for a long time to rat]_{9358-several religious men who have wanted an excuse for a long time to rat} , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ [We]_9351-we must get [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} to make some kind of a religious move , and that will secure [Sir Litany Lax]_{662-sir litany lax} and [young Mr Salem]_{663-young mr salem} . ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} “ It will never do to throw over the [Church Commission]_{9359-church commission} , ”_[370-taper] said [Mr Taper]_370-taper . “ Commissions and [committees]_{9360-committees} ought always to be supported . ”_[370-taper] “ Besides it will frighten [the saints]_{9361-the saints} , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ If [we]_9351-we could get [him]_{9361-the saints} to speak at [Exeter Hall]_{189-exeter hall} — were it only a slavery meeting — that would do . ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} “ It is difficult , ”_[370-taper] said [Taper]_370-taper ; “ [he]_{9361-the saints} must be pledged to nothing — not even to the right of search . Yet if [we]_9351-we could get up something with a good deal of sentiment and no principle involved ; referring only to the past , but with [his]_{9361-the saints} practised powers touching the present . What do [you]_{363-mr tadpole} think of a monument to [Wilberforce]_{664-wilberforce} or a commemoration of [Clarkson]_665-clarkson ? ”_[370-taper] “ There is a good deal in that , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ At present go about and keep [[our]_9351-we fellows]_{8692-our fellows} in good humour . Whisper nothings that sound like something . But be discreet ; do not let there be [more than half a hundred fellows who believe [they]_{9363-more than half a hundred fellows who believe they are going to be under secretaries of state} are going to be [Under Secretaries of State]_{9364-under secretaries of state}]_{9363-more than half a hundred fellows who believe they are going to be under secretaries of state} . And be cautious about titles . If [they]_{9363-more than half a hundred fellows who believe they are going to be under secretaries of state} push [you]_9365-your , give a wink and press [your]_9365-your finger to [your]_9365-your lip . [I]_{363-mr tadpole} must call here , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} continued [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} as [he]_{363-mr tadpole} stopped before [the house of [the Duke of Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine}]_{3925-the house of the duke of fitz - aquitaine} . “ [This gentleman]_{3747-this gentleman} is [my]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} particular charge . [I]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} have been cooking [him]_{3747-this gentleman} these three years . [I]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} had two notes from [him]_{3747-this gentleman} yesterday , and can delay a visit no longer . The worst of it is , [he]_{3747-this gentleman} expects that [I]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} shall bear [him]_{3747-this gentleman} the non - official announcement of [his]_{3747-this gentleman} being sent to [Ireland]_26-ireland , of which [he]_{3747-this gentleman} has about as much chance as [I]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} have of being [Governor - General of [India]_84-india]_{9367-governor - general of india} . It must be confessed [ours]_9368-we is critical work sometimes , [friend Taper]_{9369-friend taper} ; but never mind — what [we]_9368-we have to do to [individuals Peel]_{9370-individuals peel} has to with [a nation]_{1106-a nation} , and therefore [we]_9368-we ought not to complain . ”_{[500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine]} [The Duke of Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} wanted [Ireland]_26-ireland and [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} wanted the Garter . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , who wanted the Buckhounds , was convinced that [neither of [[his]_3927-his friends]_{6161-his friends}]_{3926-neither of his friends} had the slightest chance of obtaining [their]_{6161-his friends} respective objects , but believed that [he]_3927-his had a very good one of securing [his]_3927-his own if [he]_3927-his used them for [his]_3927-his purpose , and persuaded [them]_{6161-his friends} to combine together for the common good . So at [his]_3927-his suggestion [they]_{6161-his friends} had all met together at [[the duke]_{1216-the duke} ’s]_{3930-the duke ’s} , and were in full conference on the present state of affairs , while [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} and [Taper]_370-taper were engaged in that interesting and instructive conversation of which [we]_3931-we have snatched a passage . “ [You]_9372-you may depend upon it , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “ that nothing is to be done by delicacy . It is not delicacy that rules [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} . What has kept [us]_3931-we silent for years ? Threats ; and threats used in the most downright manner . [We]_3931-we were told that if [we]_3931-we did not conform absolutely and without appeal to the will and pleasure of [one individual]_{9374-one individual} , the cards would be thrown up . [We]_3931-we gave in ; the game has been played , and won . [I]_{402-lord marney} am not at all clear that it has been won by those tactics — but gained it is ; and now what shall [we]_3931-we do ? In [my]_{402-lord marney} opinion it is high time to get rid of [the dictatorship]_{9375-the dictatorship} . The new ruse now for [the palace]_{3913-the palace} is to persuade [[her]_{3913-the palace} Majesty]_{1170-her majesty} that [Peel]_{375-sir robert} is [the only man who can manage [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords}]_{9378-the only man who can manage the house of lords} . Well , then it is exactly the time to make [certain persons]_{9380-certain persons} understand that [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} are not going to be tools any longer merely for [other people]_{8819-other people} . Rely upon [it]_{6786-the house of lords} a bold united front at this moment would be a spoke in the wheel . [We]_3931-we three form the nucleus ; there are plenty to gather round . [I]_{402-lord marney} have written to [Marisforde]_{666-marisforde} ; [he]_{666-marisforde} is quite ripe . [Lord Hounslow]_{667-lord hounslow} will be here to - morrow . The thing is to be done ; and if [we]_3931-we are not firm the grand conservative triumph will only end in securing the best posts both at [home]_6104-home and abroad for [one too powerful family]_{9384-one too powerful family} . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Who had never been heard of in the time of [[my]_{1216-the duke} father]_{1718-my father} , ”_{[1216-the duke]} said [the duke]_{1216-the duke} . “ Nor in the time of [mine]_{402-lord marney} , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ Royal and Norman blood like [ours]_3931-we , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “ is not to be thrown over in that way . ”_{[402-lord marney]} It was just at this moment that [a servant]_{1292-a servant} entered with a card , which [the duke]_{1216-the duke} looking at said “ It is [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} ; shall [we]_3931-we have [him]_{363-mr tadpole} in ? [I]_{1292-a servant} dare say [he]_{363-mr tadpole} will tell [us]_3931-we something . ”_{[1292-a servant]} And notwithstanding the important character of [their]_3935-them conference , political curiosity and perhaps some private feeling which [not one of [them]_3935-them]_{1448-not one of them} cared to acknowledge , made [them]_3935-them unanimously agree that [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} should be admitted . “ [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} and [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} with [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} thought [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , as [he]_{363-mr tadpole} was ushered into [the library]_{6677-the library} and [his]_{363-mr tadpole} eye , practised in machinations and prophetic in manoeuvres surveyed [the three nobles]_{3938-the three nobles} . “ This looks like business and perhaps means mischief . Very lucky [I]_{363-mr tadpole} called ! ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} With an honest smile [he]_{363-mr tadpole} saluted [them]_{3938-the three nobles} all . “ What news from [the palace]_{3913-the palace} , [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} ? ”_{[1216-the duke]} inquired [the duke]_{1216-the duke} . “ [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} is there , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} replied [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ That ’s good news , ”_{[1233-his grace]} exclaimed [[his]_{363-mr tadpole} grace]_{1233-his grace} , echoed by [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and backed up with a faint bravo from [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . Then arose a conversation in which all affected much interest respecting the Jamaica debate ; whether [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} had originally intended to resign ; whether it were [Lord Melbourne]_{380-lord melbourne} or [Lord John who had insisted on the step]_{3942-lord john who had insisted on the step} ; whether if postponed [they]_{3938-the three nobles} could have tided over the session ; and so on . [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , who was somewhat earnest in [his]_{363-mr tadpole} talk , seemed to have pinned [the Duke of]_{1061-the duke of} [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine} ; [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} who wanted to say a word alone to [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} had dexterously drawn [that personage]_{3944-that personage} aside on the pretence of looking at a picture . [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , who had [a most frank and unsophisticated mien]_{3945-a most frank and unsophisticated mien} had an eye for every corner of [a room]_{3714-a room} , seized the opportunity for which [he]_{363-mr tadpole} had been long cruising . “ [I]_{363-mr tadpole} do n’t pretend to be behind the scenes , [duke]_9388-duke ; but it was said to [me]_{363-mr tadpole} to - day , ‘ [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , if [you]_{363-mr tadpole} do chance to see [the Duke of Fitz - Aquitaine]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} [you]_{363-mr tadpole} may say that positively [Lord Killcroppy]_{668-lord killcroppy} will not go to [Ireland]_26-ireland . ’ ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} A smile of satisfaction played over the handsome face of [the duke]_{1216-the duke} — instantly suppressed lest it might excite suspicion ; and then with a friendly and very significant nod that intimated to [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} not to dwell on the subject at the present moment , [the duke]_{1216-the duke} with a rather uninterested air recurred to the Jamaica debate , and soon after appealed on some domestic point to [[his]_{1216-the duke} son - in - law]_{3949-his son - in - law} . This broke up the conversation between [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} and [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} advancing was met accidentally on purpose by [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , who seemed anxious to push forward to [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “ [You]_{363-mr tadpole} have heard of [Lord Ribbonville]_{669-lord ribbonville} ? ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} said [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} in a suppressed tone . “ No ; what ? ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} “ Ca n’t live the day out . How fortunate [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} is ! Two garters to begin with ! ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} had now succeeded in tackling [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} alone ; [the other peers]_{3950-the other peers} were far out of ear - shot . “ [I]_{3951-the honest gentleman} do n’t pretend to be behind the scenes , [[my]_{3951-the honest gentleman} Lord]_{6037-my lord} , ”_{[3951-the honest gentleman]} said [the honest gentleman]_{3951-the honest gentleman} in a peculiarly confidential tone , and with a glance that spoke volumes of state secrecy ; “ but it was said to [me]_{3951-the honest gentleman} to - day , ‘ [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , if [you]_{363-mr tadpole} do chance to meet [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , [you]_{363-mr tadpole} may say that [positively Lord Rambrooke]_{670-positively lord rambrooke} will not have the Buck - hounds . ’ ”_{[3951-the honest gentleman]} “ All [I]_{402-lord marney} want , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , “ is to see [men of character]_{9391-men of character} about [her]_{402-lord marney} Majesty . This is [a domestic country]_{9392-a domestic country} , and [the country]_{932-the country} expects that [no nobleman]_{9394-no nobleman} should take household office whose private character is not inexpugnable . Now that fellow [Rambrooke]_{670-positively lord rambrooke} keeps [a French woman]_{9395-a french woman} . It is not much known , but it is a fact . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Dreadful ! ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} exclaimed [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} . “ [I]_{363-mr tadpole} have no doubt of it . But [he]_{670-positively lord rambrooke} has no chance of the Buck - hounds , [you]_{363-mr tadpole} may rely on that . Private character is to be the basis of [the new government]_{9396-the new government} . Since the Reform Act that is a qualification much more esteemed by [the constituency]_{9397-the constituency} than [public services]_{9398-public services} . [We]_9399-we must go with the times , [[my]_{363-mr tadpole} Lord]_{6037-my lord} . [A virtuous middle class]_{9401-a virtuous middle class} shrink with horror from [French actresses]_{2412-french actresses} ; and [the Wesleyans]_{9403-the wesleyans} — [the Wesleyans]_{9403-the wesleyans} must be considered , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} “ [I]_{6586-his lordship} always subscribe to [them]_{9403-the wesleyans} , ”_{[6586-his lordship]} said [[his]_{363-mr tadpole} Lordship]_{6586-his lordship} . “ Ah ! ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} said [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} mysteriously , “ [I]_{363-mr tadpole} am glad to hear that . Nothing [I]_{363-mr tadpole} have heard to - day has given [me]_{363-mr tadpole} so much pleasure as those few words . [One]_6021-one may hardly jest on such a subject , ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} [he]_{363-mr tadpole} added with a sanctimonious air ; “ but [I]_3953-i think [I]_3953-i may say”—and_[3953-i] here [he]_3953-i broke into a horse smile—“I think [I]_{363-mr tadpole} may say that those subscriptions will not be without [their]_{9403-the wesleyans} fruit . ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} And with a bow [honest Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} disappeared , saying to [himself]_{363-mr tadpole} as [he]_{363-mr tadpole} left [the house]_{6598-the house} , “ If [you]_{402-lord marney} were ready to be [conspirators]_{9406-conspirators} when [I]_{363-mr tadpole} entered [the room]_{798-the room} , [[my]_{363-mr tadpole} Lords]_{9408-my lords} , [you]_{402-lord marney} were at least prepared to be [traitors]_{2044-traitors} when [I]_{363-mr tadpole} quitted it . ”_{[363-mr tadpole]} In the meantime [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} in the best possible humour said to [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , “ [You]_{402-lord marney} are going to [White ’s]_{151-white ’s} are [you]_{402-lord marney} ? If so take [me]_{402-lord marney} . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [I]_{402-lord marney} am sorry , [[my]_{402-lord marney} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Lord]_9411-lord , but [I]_{402-lord marney} have an appointment in [the city]_{8942-the city} . [I]_{402-lord marney} have got to go to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} , and [I]_{402-lord marney} am already behind [my]_{402-lord marney} time . ”_{[402-lord marney]} And why was [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} going to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} ? [He]_3956-he had received the day before when [he]_3956-he came [home]_6104-home to dress a very disagreeable letter from [some lawyers]_{3958-some lawyers} , apprising [him]_3956-he that [they]_{3958-some lawyers} were instructed by [[their]_{3958-some lawyers} client]_{3959-their client} [Mr Walter Gerard]_424-gerard to commence proceedings against [[his]_3956-he lordship]_{6586-his lordship} on a writ of right with respect to [[his]_3956-he manors of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{3961-his manors of mowbray} , [Valence]_421-valence , [Mowedale]_147-mowedale , [Mowbray Valence]_{671-mowbray valence} , and several others carefully enumerated in [their]_{3958-some lawyers} precise epistle , and the catalogue of which read like an extract from Domesday Book . More than twenty years had elapsed since the question had been mooted ; and though the discussion had left upon [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} an impression from which at times [he]_3956-he had never entirely recovered , still circumstances had occurred since the last proceedings which gave [him]_3956-he a moral if not a legal conviction that [he]_3956-he should be disturbed no more . And these were the circumstances : [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} after the death of [the father of [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard]_{3962-the father of walter gerard} had found [himself]_3956-he in communication with [the agent who had developed and pursued the claim for [the yeoman]_{3964-the yeoman}]_{3963-the agent who had developed and pursued the claim for the yeoman} , and had purchased for a good round sum the documents on which that claim was founded , and by which apparently that claim could only be sustained . The vendor of these muniments was [Baptist Hatton]_627-hatton , and the sum which [he]_627-hatton obtained for [them]_3965-them , by allowing [him]_627-hatton to settle in [the metropolis]_{817-the metropolis} , pursue [his]_627-hatton studies , purchase [his]_627-hatton library and collections , and otherwise give [himself]_627-hatton that fair field which brains without capital can seldom command , was in fact the foundation of [his]_627-hatton fortune . Many years afterwards [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} had recognised [Hatton]_627-hatton in [the prosperous parliamentary agent who often appeared at the bar of [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} and before [committees of privileges]_{3969-committees of privileges} , and who gradually obtained an unrivalled reputation and employment in peerage cases]_{3967-the prosperous parliamentary agent who often appeared at the bar of the house of lords and before committees of privileges , and who gradually obtained an unrivalled reputation and employment in peerage cases} . [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} renewed [his]_3956-he acquaintance with [a man who was successful ; bowed to [Hatton]_627-hatton whenever [they]_3971-they met ; and finally consulted [him]_627-hatton respecting [the barony of [Valence]_421-valence which had been in [the old Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan} and [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} families]_{3972-the barony of valence which had been in the old fitz - warene and mowbray families} and to which it was thought [the present earl]_{3973-the present earl} might prefer some hocus - pocus claim through [[his]_{3973-the present earl} deceased mother]_{3974-his deceased mother}]_{3970-a man who was successful ; bowed to hatton whenever they met ; and finally consulted him respecting the barony of valence which had been in the old fitz - warene and mowbray families and to which it was thought the present earl might prefer some hocus - pocus claim through his deceased mother} ; so that however recent was [his]_{3973-the present earl} date as [an English earl]_{3975-an english earl} , [he]_{3973-the present earl} might figure on the roll as [a Plantagenet baron , which in the course of another century would complete the grand mystification of high nobility]_{3976-a plantagenet baron , which in the course of another century would complete the grand mystification of high nobility} . The death of [[his]_{3973-the present earl} son]_{6988-his son} [dexterously christened Valence]_{671-mowbray valence} had a little damped [his]_{3973-the present earl} ardour in this respect ; but still there was a sufficiently intimate connection kept up between [him]_{3973-the present earl} and [Hatton]_627-hatton ; so that before [he]_{3973-the present earl} placed the letter [he]_{3973-the present earl} had received in the hands of [[his]_{3973-the present earl} lawyers]_{3978-his lawyers} [he]_{3973-the present earl} thought it desirable to consult [[his]_{3973-the present earl} ancient ally]_{3979-his ancient ally} . This was the reason that [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} was at the present moment seated in the same chair in [the same library]_{3980-the same library} as was a few days back that [worthy baronet]_{3981-worthy baronet} , [Sir Vavasour Firebrace]_{388-sir vavasour} . [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton was at the same table similarly employed ; [his]_425-hatton Persian cat on [his]_425-hatton right hand , and [his]_425-hatton choice spaniels reposing on [their]_3982-their cushions at [his]_425-hatton feet . [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton held forward [his]_425-hatton hand to receive the letter of which [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} had been speaking to [him]_425-hatton , and which [he]_425-hatton read with great attention , weighing as it were each word . Singular ! as the letter had been written by [himself]_425-hatton , and the firm who signed it were only [his]_425-hatton instruments , obeying the spring of the master hand . “ Very remarkable ! ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “ Is it not ! ”_[425-hatton] said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ And [[your]_425-hatton Lordship]_{7336-your lordship} received this yesterday ? ”_[425-hatton] “ Yesterday . [I]_425-hatton lost no time in communicating with [you]_425-hatton . ”_[425-hatton] “ [Jubb and Jinks]_{672-jubb and jinks} , ”_[425-hatton] continued [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , musingly , surveying the signature of the letter . “ [A very respectable firm]_{9415-a very respectable firm} . ”_[425-hatton] “ That makes it more strange , ”_{[6586-his lordship]} said [[his]_425-hatton Lordship]_{6586-his lordship} . “ It does , ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “ [A respectable firm]_{9416-a respectable firm} would hardly embark in such a proceeding without some show of pretext , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ Hardly , ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “ But what can [they]_{9416-a respectable firm} have ? ”_[425-hatton] urged [[his]_425-hatton Lordship]_{6586-his lordship} . “ What indeed ! ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “ [Mr Walter Gerard]_424-gerard without [his]_424-gerard pedigree is a mere flash in the pan ; and [I]_425-hatton defy [him]_424-gerard to prove anything without the deed of ‘ 77 . ”_[425-hatton] “ Well , [he]_424-gerard has not got that , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ Safe , of course ? ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “ Certain . [I]_425-hatton almost wish [I]_425-hatton had burnt it as well as the whole box - full . ”_[425-hatton] “ Destroy that deed and the other muniments , and [the Earl de Mowbray]_{482-the earl de mowbray} will never be [Baron Valence]_{646-baron valence} , ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . “ But what use are these deeds now ? ”_{[6586-his lordship]} said [[his]_425-hatton lordship]_{6586-his lordship} . “ If [we]_9417-we produce them , [we]_9417-we may give a colour to [this fellow]_{9418-this fellow} ’s claim . ”_{[6586-his lordship]} “ Time will settle [his]_{9418-this fellow} claim , ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton ; “ it will mature [yours]_{9418-this fellow} . [You]_{9418-this fellow} can wait . ”_[425-hatton] “ Alas ! since the death of [[my]_425-hatton poor boy]_{9419-my poor boy} — ”_[425-hatton] “ It has become doubly important . Substantiate the barony , it will descend to [[your]_{9418-this fellow} eldest daughter]_{9420-your eldest daughter} , who , even if married , will retain [your]_{9418-this fellow} name . [[Your]_{9418-this fellow} family]_{3712-your family} will live , and ennobled . [The Fitz - Warenes Lords Valence]_421-valence will yield to none in antiquity ; and as to rank , as long as [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} belongs to [them]_{3712-your family} , the revival of the earldom is safe at the first coronation , or the first ministry that exists with a balanced state of parties . ”_[425-hatton] “ That is the right view of the case , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ; “ and what do [you]_{402-lord marney} advise ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Be calm , and [you]_{402-lord marney} have nothing to fear . This is the mere revival of an old claim , too vast to be allowed to lapse from desuetude . [Your]_{402-lord marney} documents [you]_{402-lord marney} say are all secure ? ”_[425-hatton] “ Be sure of that . [They]_{3712-your family} are at this moment in [the muniment room of [the great tower of [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{9423-the great tower of mowbray castle}]_{9422-the muniment room of the great tower of mowbray castle} ; in the same iron box and in the same cabinet they were deposited — ”_[425-hatton] “ When , by placing them in [your]_{402-lord marney} hands , ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton finishing a sentence which might have been awkward , “ [I]_425-hatton had the extreme satisfaction of confirming the rights and calming the anxieties of [one of [[our]_9425-our ancient houses]_{9426-our ancient houses}]_{9424-one of our ancient houses} . [I]_425-hatton would recommend [[your]_{402-lord marney} lordship]_{7336-your lordship} to instruct [[your]_{402-lord marney} lawyers]_{9428-your lawyers} to appear to this writ as a matter of course . But enter into no details , no unnecessary confidence with [them]_{9428-your lawyers} . [They]_{3712-your family} are needless . Treat the matter lightly , especially to [them]_{9428-your lawyers} . [You]_{402-lord marney} will hear no more of it . ”_[425-hatton] “ [You]_{402-lord marney} feel confidence ? ”_[425-hatton] “ [Perfect]_673-perfect . [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard has no documents of any kind . Whatever [his]_424-gerard claim might be , good or bad , the only evidence that can prove [his]_424-gerard pedigree is in [your]_{402-lord marney} possession and the only use to which it ever will be put , will be in due time to seat [[your]_{402-lord marney} grandson]_{9429-your grandson} in [the House of [Lords]_1508-lords]_{6786-the house of lords} . ”_[425-hatton] “ [I]_{402-lord marney} am glad [I]_{402-lord marney} called upon [you]_{402-lord marney} , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ To be sure . [[Your]_{402-lord marney} lordship]_{7336-your lordship} can speak to [me]_{402-lord marney} without reserve , and [I]_{402-lord marney} am used to these start - ups . It is part of the trade ; but [an old soldier]_{9433-an old soldier} is not to be deceived by such feints . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Clearly a feint , [you]_{402-lord marney} think ? ”_[425-hatton] “ A feint ! a feint . ”_[425-hatton] “ Good morning . [I]_425-hatton am glad [I]_425-hatton have called . How goes on [[my]_425-hatton friend]_{2264-my friend} [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} ? ”_[425-hatton] “ Oh ! [I]_425-hatton shall land [him]_{388-sir vavasour} at last . ”_[425-hatton] “ Well , [he]_{388-sir vavasour} is [an excellent , neighbourly , man]_{9435-an excellent , neighbourly , man} . [I]_425-hatton have a great respect for [Sir Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} . Would [you]_425-hatton dine with [me]_425-hatton , [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , on Thursday ? It would give [me]_425-hatton and [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} great pleasure . ”_[425-hatton] “ [[Your]_425-hatton lordship]_{7336-your lordship} is extremely kind , ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton bowing with a slight sarcastic smile , “ but [I]_425-hatton am [an hermit]_{9437-an hermit} . ”_[425-hatton] “ But [[your]_425-hatton friends]_{2335-your friends} should see [you]_425-hatton sometimes , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ [[Your]_425-hatton lordship]_{7336-your lordship} is too good , but [I]_{402-lord marney} am [a mere man of business]_{9440-a mere man of business} and know [my]_{402-lord marney} position . [I]_{402-lord marney} feel [I]_{402-lord marney} am not at [home]_6104-home in [ladies ’ society]_{9442-ladies ’ society} . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Well then come to - morrow : [I]_425-hatton am alone , and [I]_425-hatton will ask [some persons]_{9443-some persons} to meet [you]_425-hatton whom [you]_425-hatton know and like,—Sir [Vavasour]_{388-sir vavasour} and [Lord Shaftesbury]_{354-lord shaftesbury} and [a most learned Frenchman]_{9444-a most learned frenchman} who is over here — [a Vicomte de [Narbonne]_191-narbonne , who is very anxious to make [your]_425-hatton acquaintance]_{674-a vicomte de narbonne , who is very anxious to make your acquaintance} . [Your]_425-hatton name is current [I]_425-hatton can tell [you]_425-hatton at [Paris]_44-paris . ”_[425-hatton] “ [Your]_425-hatton lordship is too good ; another day : [I]_{402-lord marney} have a great pressure of affairs at present . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Well , well ; so be it . Good morning , [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . ”_{[402-lord marney]} [Hatton]_425-hatton bowed lowly . The moment the door was shut , rubbing [his]_425-hatton hands , [he]_425-hatton said , “ In the same box and in the same cabinet : [the muniment room in [the great tower of [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{9423-the great tower of mowbray castle}]_{9445-the muniment room in the great tower of mowbray castle} ! [They]_9447-they exist and [I]_425-hatton know [their]_9447-they whereabouts . [I]_425-hatton ’ll have ‘ em . ”_[425-hatton] Two and even three days had rolled over since [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} had reported [Sir Robert]_{375-sir robert} on [his]_{375-sir robert} way to [the palace]_{3913-the palace} , and marvellously little had transpired . It was of course known that a cabinet was in formation , and the daily papers reported to [the public]_{955-the public} the diurnal visits of [certain noble lords]_{3988-certain noble lords} and [right honourable gentlemen]_{3989-right honourable gentlemen} to [the new first minister]_{3990-the new first minister} . But the world of high politics had suddenly become so cautious that nothing leaked out . Even gossip was at fault . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} had not received [the Buckhounds]_{675-the buckhounds} , though [he]_425-hatton never quitted [[his]_425-hatton house]_{1079-his house} for ride or lounge without leaving precise instructions with [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} as to the identical time [he]_425-hatton should return [home]_6104-home , so that [his]_425-hatton acceptance should not be delayed . [Ireland]_26-ireland was not yet governed by [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , and [the Earl de Mowbray]_{482-the earl de mowbray} was still ungartered . [These three distinguished noblemen]_{3994-these three distinguished noblemen} were all of [them]_{3994-these three distinguished noblemen} anxious — a little fidgetty ; but at the same time it was not even whispered that [Lord Rambrooke]_{670-positively lord rambrooke} or [any other lord]_{3995-any other lord} had received the post which [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} had appropriated to [himself]_{402-lord marney} ; nor had [Lord Killcroppy]_{668-lord killcroppy} had a suspicious interview with [the prime minister]_{3996-the prime minister} , which kept [the Duke of]_{1061-the duke of} [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine} quiet though not easy ; while not a shadow of coming events had glanced over [the vacant stall of [Lord Ribbonville]_{669-lord ribbonville} in [St George ’s Chapel]_{192-st george ’s chapel}]_{3998-the vacant stall of lord ribbonville in st george ’s chapel} , and this made [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} tranquil , though scarcely content . In the meantime , daily and hourly [they]_{3994-these three distinguished noblemen} all pumped [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} , who did not find it difficult to keep up [his]_{363-mr tadpole} reputation for discretion ; for knowing nothing , and beginning [himself]_{363-mr tadpole} to be perplexed at the protracted silence , [he]_{363-mr tadpole} took refuge in oracular mystery , and delivered [himself]_{363-mr tadpole} of certain Delphic sentences which adroitly satisfied [those who consulted [him]_{363-mr tadpole} while [they]_{3999-those who consulted him while they never committed himself} never committed [himself]_{363-mr tadpole}]_{3999-those who consulted him while they never committed himself} . At length one morning there was an odd whisper in the circle of first initiation . The blood mantled on the cheek of [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} ; [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} turned pale . [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} wrote confidential notes with the same pen to [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} and [Lord Masque]_{481-lord masque} . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} called early in the morning on [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , and already found [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} [there]_6019-there . [The clubs]_{4002-the clubs} were crowded even at noon . Everywhere a mysterious bustle and an awful stir . What could be the matter ? What has happened ? “ It is true , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} to [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} at [Brookes ’]_502-brookes . “ Is it true ? ”_{[478-lord valentine]} asked [Mr Jermyn of Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} at [the Canton]_62-canton . “ [I]_{574-mr ormsby} heard it last night at [Crockford]_{59-crockford ’s} ’s , ”_{[574-mr ormsby]} said [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} ; “ [one]_6021-one always hears things there four - and - twenty hours before other places . ”_{[574-mr ormsby]} [The world]_{6016-the world} was employed the whole of the morning in asking and answering this important question “ Is it true ? ”_{[478-lord valentine]} Towards dinner time , it was settled universally in the affirmative , and then [the world]_{6016-the world} went out to dine and to ascertain why it was true and how it was true . And now what really had happened ? What had happened was what is commonly called a “ hitch . ”_{[478-lord valentine]} There was undoubtedly a hitch somewhere and somehow ; a hitch in the construction of the new cabinet . Who could have thought it ? [The whig ministers]_{4005-the whig ministers} it seems had resigned , but somehow or other had not entirely and completely gone out . What a constitutional dilemma ? [The Houses]_{4006-the houses} must evidently meet , address the throne , and impeach [its obstinate counsellors]_{4007-its obstinate counsellors} . Clearly the right course , and party feeling ran so high , that it was not impossible that something might be done . At any rate , it was a capital opportunity for [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} to pluck up a little courage and take what is called , in high political jargon , the initiative . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} at the suggestion of [Mr Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} was quite ready to do this ; and so was [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} , and almost [the Earl de Mowbray]_{482-the earl de mowbray} . But then when all seemed ripe and ready , and there appeared a probability of the “ Independence of [the House of Lords]_{6786-the house of lords} ”_{[402-lord marney]} being again the favourite toast of conservative dinners , the oddest rumour in [the world]_{6016-the world} got about , which threw such a ridicule on these great constitutional movements in petto , that even with [the Buckhounds]_{675-the buckhounds} in the distance and [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} at [his]_{363-mr tadpole} elbow , [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} hesitated . It seemed , though of course [no one]_{6145-no one} could for a moment credit it , that [these wrong - headed , rebellious ministers who would not go out]_{4012-these wrong - headed , rebellious ministers who would not go out} , wore — petticoats ! And the great Jamaica debate that had been cooked so long , and the anxiously expected , yet almost despaired of , defection of [the independent radical section]_{4013-the independent radical section} , and the full - dressed visit to [the palace]_{3913-the palace} that had gladdened the heart of [Tadpole]_{363-mr tadpole} — were [they]_4015-they all to end in this ? Was Conservatism , that mighty mystery of the nineteenth century — was it after all to be brained by [a fan]_{4016-a fan} ! Since the farce of [the “ Invincibles ”]_{9450-the “ invincibles ”[9450-the “ invincibles ”]} nothing had ever been so ludicrously successful . [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} consoled [herself]_{581-lady deloraine} for the “ Bedchamber Plot ”_{[581-lady deloraine]} by declaring that [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} was indirectly the cause of it , and that had it not been for the anticipation of [her]_{365-lady st julians} official entrance into [the royal apartments]_{4017-the royal apartments} the conspiracy would not have been more real than the Meal - tub plot or any other of the many imaginary machinations that still haunt the page of history , and occasionally flit about the prejudiced memory of [nations]_954-nations . [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} on the contrary wrung [her]_{365-lady st julians} hands over the unhappy fate of [[her]_{365-lady st julians} enthralled sovereign]_{4019-her enthralled sovereign} , deprived of [her]_{365-lady st julians} faithful presence and obliged to put up with [the society of personages of whom [she]_{365-lady st julians} knew nothing and who called [themselves]_{4012-these wrong - headed , rebellious ministers who would not go out} [the friends of [her]_{365-lady st julians} youth]_{4021-the friends of her youth}]_{4020-the society of personages of whom she knew nothing and who called themselves the friends of her youth} . [The ministers who had missed]_{4022-the ministers who had missed} , especially [those who had received [their]_{4023-those who had received their appointments} appointments]_{4023-those who had received their appointments} , looked as [all men]_{837-all men} do when [they]_{837-all men} are jilted — embarrassed and affecting an awkward ease ; as if [they]_{837-all men} knew something which , if [they]_{837-all men} told , would free [them]_{837-all men} from the supreme ridicule of [their]_{837-all men} situation , but which , as [men of delicacy and honour]_{4025-men of delicacy and honour} , [they]_{837-all men} refrained from revealing . [All those who had been in fluttering hopes , however faint , of receiving preferment]_{4026-all those who had been in fluttering hopes , however faint , of receiving preferment} , took courage now that the occasion had passed , and loudly complained of [their]_{4026-all those who had been in fluttering hopes , however faint , of receiving preferment} cruel and undeniable deprivation . The constitution was wounded in [[their]_{4026-all those who had been in fluttering hopes , however faint , of receiving preferment} persons]_{4027-their persons} . [Some fifty gentlemen who had not been appointed under [secretaries of state]_{951-secretaries of state}]_{4028-some fifty gentlemen who had not been appointed under secretaries of state} , moaned over the martyrdom of young ambition . “ [Peel]_{375-sir robert} ought to have taken office , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . “ What are [the women]_{2613-the women} to [us]_9452-us ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [Peel]_{375-sir robert} ought to have taken office , ”_{[2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine]} said [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{123-fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} . “ [He]_{375-sir robert} should have remembered how much [he]_{375-sir robert} owed to [Ireland]_26-ireland . ”_{[2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine]} “ [Peel]_{375-sir robert} ought to have taken office , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ [The garter]_{9453-the garter} will become now [a mere party badge]_{9454-a mere party badge} . ”_{[402-lord marney]} Perhaps it may be allowed to the impartial pen that traces these memoirs of [our]_4031-our times to agree , though for a different reason , with [these distinguished followers of [Sir Robert Peel]_{375-sir robert}]_{4032-these distinguished followers of sir robert peel} . [One]_6021-one may be permitted to think that , under all circumstances , [he]_{375-sir robert} should have taken office in 1839 . [His]_{375-sir robert} withdrawal seems to have been a mistake . In the great heat of parliamentary faction which had prevailed since 1831 , the royal prerogative , which , unfortunately for the rights and liberties and social welfare of [the people]_{914-the people} , had since 1688 been more or less oppressed , had waned fainter and fainter . [A youthful princess on the throne , whose appearance touched the imagination]_{4035-a youthful princess on the throne , whose appearance touched the imagination} , and to whom [[her]_{4035-a youthful princess on the throne , whose appearance touched the imagination} people]_{4036-her people} were generally inclined to ascribe something of that decision of character which becomes [those born to command]_{4037-those born to command} , offered a favourable opportunity to restore the exercise of that regal authority , the usurpation of whose functions has entailed on [the people of [England]_28-england]_{6126-the people of england} so much suffering and so much degradation . It was unfortunate that one who , if any , should have occupied the proud and national position of [the leader of the tory party]_{4039-the leader of the tory party} , [the chief of the people]_{4040-the chief of the people} and [the champion of the throne]_{4041-the champion of the throne} , should have commenced [his]_{375-sir robert} career as [minister under [Victoria]_349-victoria]_{4042-minister under victoria} by an unseemly contrariety to the personal wishes of [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} . The reaction of public opinion , disgusted with years of parliamentary tumult and the incoherence of party legislation , the balanced state in [the kingdom of [political parties]_{4045-political parties} [themselves]_{4045-political parties}]_{4044-the kingdom of political parties themselves} , the personal character of [the sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} — these were all causes which intimated that a movement in favour of prerogative was at hand . [The leader of the tory party]_{4039-the leader of the tory party} should have vindicated [his]_{4039-the leader of the tory party} natural position , and availed [himself]_{4039-the leader of the tory party} of the gracious occasion : [he]_{4039-the leader of the tory party} missed it ; and as the occasion was inevitable , [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs} enjoyed its occurrence . And thus [England]_28-england witnessed for the first time the portentous anomaly of the oligarchical or Venetian party , which had in the old days destroyed [the free monarchy of [England]_28-england]_{4049-the free monarchy of england} , retaining power merely by the favour of [the Court]_{7503-the court} . But [we]_4051-we forget , [Sir Robert Peel]_{375-sir robert} is not [the leader of [the Tory party]_{4053-the tory party}]_{4039-the leader of the tory party} : [the party that resisted the ruinous mystification that metamorphosed direct taxation by [the Crown]_{676-the crown} into indirect taxation by [the Commons]_{3895-the commons}]_{4054-the party that resisted the ruinous mystification that metamorphosed direct taxation by the crown into indirect taxation by the commons} ; that denounced the system that mortgaged industry to protect property ; the party that ruled [Ireland]_26-ireland by a scheme which reconciled both churches , and by a series of parliaments which counted among [them]_4056-them [lords]_1508-lords and [commons of both religions]_{4058-commons of both religions} ; that has maintained at all times the territorial constitution of [England]_28-england as the only basis and security for [local government]_{4059-local government} , and which nevertheless once laid on the table of [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} a commercial tariff negociated at [Utrecht]_34-utrecht , which is the most rational that was ever devised by [statesmen]_{3462-statesmen} ; a party that has prevented [the Church]_{196-the church} from being [the salaried agent of [the state]_{987-the state}]_{4062-the salaried agent of the state} , and has supported through many struggles the parochial polity of [the country]_{932-the country} which secures to [every labourer]_{4065-every labourer} [a home]_{6665-a home} . In a parliamentary sense , [that great party]_{4067-that great party} has ceased to exist ; but [I]_0-i will believe [it]_{4067-that great party} still lives in the thought and sentiment and consecrated memory of [the English nation]_{4068-the english nation} . [It]_{4067-that great party} has its origin in great principles and in noble instincts ; it sympathises with [the lowly]_{2528-the lowly} , it looks up to [the Most High]_{4070-the most high} ; it can count [its heroes]_{4071-its heroes} and [its martyrs]_{4072-its martyrs} ; [they]_4073-they have met in [its]_{4067-that great party} behalf plunder , proscription , and death . Nor when it finally yielded to the iron progress of oligarchical supremacy , was its catastrophe inglorious . [Its]_{4067-that great party} genius was vindicated in golden sentences and with fervent arguments of impassioned logic by [St John]_{320-st john} ; and breathed in the intrepid eloquence and patriot soul of [William Wyndham]_{677-william wyndham} . Even now it is not dead , but sleepeth ; and in an age of political materialism , of confused purposes and perplexed intelligence , that aspires only to wealth because it has faith in no other accomplishment , as [men rifle cargoes on the verge of shipwreck , Toryism]_{4074-men rifle cargoes on the verge of shipwreck , toryism} will yet rise from the tomb over which [Bolingbroke]_{319-bolingbroke} shed [his]_{677-william wyndham} last tear , to bring back strength to [the Crown]_{676-the crown} , liberty to [the Subject]_{4075-the subject} , and to announce that power has only one duty — to secure the social welfare of [the PEOPLE]_{914-the people} . During the week of political agitation which terminated with the inglorious catastrophe of the Bedchamber plot , [Sybil]_430-sybil remained tranquil , and would have been scarcely conscious of what was disturbing so many right honourable hearts , had it not been for the incidental notice of [their]_4073-they transactions by [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} and [[his]_{7055-her father} friends]_{6161-his friends} . To [the chartists]_{4079-the chartists} indeed the factious embroilment at first was of no great moment , except as the breaking up and formation of cabinets might delay the presentation of the National Petition . [They]_{4079-the chartists} had long ceased to distinguish between [the two parties who then and now contend for power]_{4080-the two parties who then and now contend for power} . And [they]_{4079-the chartists} were tight . Between [the noble lord who goes out]_{4081-the noble lord who goes out} and [the right honourable gentleman who comes in]_{4082-the right honourable gentleman who comes in} , where is the distinctive principle ? A shadowy difference may be simulated in opposition , to serve a cry and stimulate the hustings : but the mask is not even worn in [Downing Street]_{197-downing street} : and [the conscientious conservative]_{4083-the conscientious conservative} seeks in the pigeon - holes of a whig bureau for the measures against which for ten years [he]_{4083-the conscientious conservative} has been sanctioning by the speaking silence of an approving nod , a general wail of frenzied alarm . Once it was otherwise ; once [the people]_{914-the people} recognised [a party in [the state]_{987-the state} whose principles identified [them]_{914-the people} with the rights and privileges of [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude}]_{4085-a party in the state whose principles identified them with the rights and privileges of the multitude} : but when [they]_{914-the people} found the parochial constitution of [the country]_{932-the country} sacrificed without a struggle , and a rude assault made on all local influences in order to establish a severely organised centralisation , a blow was given to the influence of [the priest]_{4089-the priest} and of [the gentleman]_{7896-the gentleman} , [the ancient champions of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{4091-the ancient champions of the people} against arbitrary courts and rapacious parliaments , from which [they]_{914-the people} will find that it requires no ordinary courage and wisdom to recover . The unexpected termination of the events of May , 1839 , in the re - establishment in power of [a party confessedly too weak to carry on [the parliamentary government of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{4094-the parliamentary government of the country}]_{4093-a party confessedly too weak to carry on the parliamentary government of the country} , was viewed however by [the chartists]_{4079-the chartists} in a very different spirit to that with which [they]_{4079-the chartists} had witnessed the outbreak of these transactions . It had unquestionably a tendency to animate [their]_{4079-the chartists} efforts , and imparted a bolder tone to [their]_{4079-the chartists} future plans and movements . [They]_{4079-the chartists} were encouraged to try a fall with a feeble administration . [Gerard]_424-gerard from this moment became engrossed in affairs ; [his]_424-gerard correspondence greatly increased ; and [he]_424-gerard was so much occupied that [Sybil]_430-sybil saw daily less and less of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . It was on the morning after the day that [Hatton]_425-hatton had made [his]_425-hatton first and unlooked - for visit in [[Smith]_678-smith ’s Square]_{4098-smith ’s square} , [some of [the delegates who had caught the rumour of the resignation of [the whigs]_{1009-the whigs}]_{4100-the delegates who had caught the rumour of the resignation of the whigs}]_{4099-some of the delegates who had caught the rumour of the resignation of the whigs} had called early on [Gerard]_424-gerard , and [he]_425-hatton had soon after left [the house]_{6598-the house} in [their]_{4079-the chartists} company ; and [Sybil]_430-sybil was alone . The strange incidents of the preceding day were revolving in [her]_430-sybil mind , as [her]_430-sybil eye wandered vaguely over [her]_430-sybil book . The presence of [that Hatton who had so often and in such different scenes]_{4103-that hatton who had so often and in such different scenes} occupied [their]_{4079-the chartists} conversation ; the re - appearance of [that stranger , whose unexpected entrance into [their]_{4079-the chartists} little world]_{4104-that stranger , whose unexpected entrance into their little world} had eighteen months ago so often lent interest and pleasure to [their]_{4079-the chartists} life — these were materials for pensive sentiment . [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} had left some gracious memories with [Sybil]_430-sybil ; the natural legacy of [one so refined , intelligent , and gentle , whose temper seemed never ruffled]_{4105-one so refined , intelligent , and gentle , whose temper seemed never ruffled} , and who evidently so sincerely relished [their]_{4079-the chartists} society . [Mowedale]_147-mowedale rose before [her]_430-sybil in all the golden beauty of its autumnal hour ; [their]_{4079-the chartists} wild rambles and hearty greetings and earnest converse , when [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} returned from [his]_{7055-her father} daily duties and [his]_{7055-her father} eye kindled with pleasure as the accustomed knock announced the arrival of [[his]_{7055-her father} almost daily companion]_{4107-his almost daily companion} . In spite of the excitement of the passing moment , its high hopes and glorious aspirations , and visions perchance of greatness and of power , the eye of [Sybil]_430-sybil was dimmed with emotion as [she]_430-sybil recalled that innocent and tranquil dream . [[Her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} had heard from [Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} after [his]_{509-mr franklin} departure more than once ; but [his]_{509-mr franklin} letters , though abounding in frank expressions of deep interest in the welfare of [Gerard]_424-gerard and [[his]_{509-mr franklin} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} , were in some degree constrained : a kind of reserve seemed to envelope [him]_{509-mr franklin} ; [they]_4110-they never learnt anything of [his]_{509-mr franklin} life and duties : [he]_{509-mr franklin} seemed sometimes as it were meditating a departure from [[his]_{509-mr franklin} country]_{1017-his country} . There was undoubtedly about [him]_{509-mr franklin} something mysterious and unsatisfactory . [Morley]_423-morley was of opinion that [he]_{509-mr franklin} was [a spy]_{4112-a spy} ; [Gerard]_424-gerard , less suspicious , ultimately concluded that [he]_{509-mr franklin} was harassed by [[his]_{509-mr franklin} creditors]_{4113-his creditors} , and when at [Mowedale]_147-mowedale was probably hiding from [them]_{4113-his creditors} . And now the mystery was at length dissolved . And what an explanation ! [A Norman]_{4114-a norman} , [a noble]_{836-a noble} , [an oppressor of the people]_{2625-an oppressor of the people} , [a plunderer of the church]_{4117-a plunderer of the church} — all the characters and capacities that [Sybil]_430-sybil had been bred up to look upon with fear and aversion , and to recognise as [the authors of the degradation of [her]_430-sybil race]_{4118-the authors of the degradation of her race} . [Sybil]_430-sybil sighed : the door opened and [Egremont]_264-egremont stood before [her]_430-sybil . The blood rose to [her]_430-sybil cheek , [her]_430-sybil heart trembled ; for the first time in [his]_264-egremont presence [she]_430-sybil felt embarrassed and constrained . [His]_264-egremont countenance on the contrary was collected ; serious and pale . “ [I]_264-egremont am [an intruder]_{9455-an intruder} , ”_{[264-egremont]} [he]_264-egremont said advancing , “ but [I]_264-egremont wish much to speak to [you]_430-sybil , ”_{[264-egremont]} and [he]_264-egremont seated [himself]_264-egremont near [her]_430-sybil . There was a momentary pause . “ [You]_430-sybil seemed to treat with scorn yesterday , ”_{[264-egremont]} resumed [Egremont]_264-egremont in accents less sustained , “ the belief that sympathy was independent of the mere accidents of position . Pardon [me]_264-egremont , [Sybil]_430-sybil , but even [you]_430-sybil may be prejudiced . ”_{[264-egremont]} [He]_264-egremont paused . “ [I]_430-sybil should be sorry to treat anything [you]_264-egremont said with scorn , ”_[430-sybil] replied [Sybil]_430-sybil in a subdued tone . “ Many things happened yesterday , ”_[430-sybil] [she]_430-sybil added , “ which might be offered as some excuse for an unguarded word . ”_[430-sybil] “ Would that it had been unguarded ! ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont in a voice of melancholy . “ [I]_264-egremont could have endured it with less repining . No , [Sybil]_430-sybil , [I]_264-egremont have known [you]_430-sybil , [I]_264-egremont have had the happiness and the sorrow of knowing [you]_430-sybil too well to doubt the convictions of [your]_430-sybil mind , or to believe that they can be lightly removed , and yet [I]_264-egremont would strive to remove them . [You]_430-sybil look upon [me]_264-egremont as [an enemy]_{9456-an enemy} , as [a natural foe]_{9457-a natural foe} , because [I]_264-egremont am born among [the privileged]_{3753-the privileged} . [I]_264-egremont am [a man]_{1218-a man} , [Sybil]_430-sybil , as well as [a noble]_{836-a noble} . ”_{[264-egremont]} Again [he]_264-egremont paused ; [she]_4119-i looked down , but did not speak . “ And can [I]_4119-i not feel for [men]_803-men , [[my]_4119-i fellows]_{9462-my fellows} , whatever be [their]_{9462-my fellows} lot ? [I]_4119-i know [you]_430-sybil will deny it ; but [you]_430-sybil are in error , [Sybil]_430-sybil ; [you]_430-sybil have formed [your]_430-sybil opinions upon tradition , not upon experience . The world that exists is not the world of which [you]_430-sybil have read ; [the class that calls [itself]_{9463-the class that calls itself your superior is not the same class as ruled in the time of your fathers} [[your]_430-sybil superior]_{9464-your superior} is not the same class as ruled in the time of [[your]_430-sybil fathers]_{9465-your fathers}]_{9463-the class that calls itself your superior is not the same class as ruled in the time of your fathers} . There is a change in [them]_803-men as in all other things , and [I]_4119-i participate that change . [I]_4119-i shared it before [I]_4119-i knew [you]_430-sybil , [Sybil]_430-sybil ; and if it touched [me]_4119-i then , at least believe it does not influence [me]_4119-i less now . ”_[4119-i] “ If there be a change , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ it is because in some degree [the People]_{914-the people} have learnt [their]_{914-the people} strength . ”_[430-sybil] “ Ah ! dismiss from [your]_430-sybil mind those fallacious fancies , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ [The People]_{914-the people} are not strong ; [the People]_{914-the people} never can be strong . [Their]_{914-the people} attempts at self - vindication will end only in [their]_{914-the people} suffering and confusion . It is civilisation that has effected , that is effecting this change . It is that increased knowledge of [themselves]_{914-the people} that teaches [the educated]_{9469-the educated} [their]_{914-the people} social duties . There is a dayspring in the history of [this nation]_{9470-this nation} which those who are on [the mountain tops]_{9471-the mountain tops} can as yet perhaps only recognize . [You]_430-sybil deem [you]_430-sybil are in darkness , and [I]_264-egremont see a dawn . [The new generation of [the aristocracy of [England]_28-england]_{3495-the aristocracy of england}]_{9472-the new generation of the aristocracy of england} are not [tyrants]_6248-tyrants , [not oppressors]_{9475-not oppressors} , [Sybil]_430-sybil , as [you]_430-sybil persist in believing . [Their]_{9472-the new generation of the aristocracy of england} intelligence , better than that , [their]_{9472-the new generation of the aristocracy of england} hearts are open to the responsibility of [their]_{9472-the new generation of the aristocracy of england} position . But the work that is before [them]_{9472-the new generation of the aristocracy of england} is no holiday - work . It is not the fever of superficial impulse that can remove the deep - fixed barriers of centuries of ignorance and crime . Enough that [their]_{9472-the new generation of the aristocracy of england} sympathies are awakened ; time and thought will bring the rest . [They]_{9472-the new generation of the aristocracy of england} are [the natural leaders of [the People]_{914-the people}]_{9476-the natural leaders of the people} , [Sybil]_430-sybil ; believe [me]_264-egremont [they]_{9472-the new generation of the aristocracy of england} are [the only ones]_{9478-the only ones} . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ [The leaders of [the People]_{507-the people}]_{3368-the leaders of the people} are those whom [the People]_{507-the people} trust , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil rather haughtily . “ And who may betray [them]_{507-the people} , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ Betray [them]_{507-the people} ! ”_[430-sybil] exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ And can [you]_264-egremont believe that [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} — ”_[430-sybil] “ No , no ; [you]_430-sybil can feel , [Sybil]_430-sybil , though [I]_264-egremont can not express , how much [I]_264-egremont honour [[your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} . But [he]_{1372-your father} stands alone in the singleness and purity of [his]_{1372-your father} heart . Who surround [him]_{1372-your father} ? ”_{[264-egremont]} “ Those whom [the People]_{914-the people} have also chosen ; and from a like confidence in [their]_{914-the people} virtues and abilities . [They]_{914-the people} are [a senate supported by the sympathy of [millions]_{9484-millions}]_{9483-a senate supported by the sympathy of millions} , with only one object in view — the emancipation of [[their]_{914-the people} race]_{9485-their race} . It is a sublime spectacle , [these delegates of labour]_{9486-these delegates of labour} advocating the sacred cause in a manner which might shame [[your]_9487-your haughty factions]_{9488-your haughty factions} . What can resist a demonstration so truly national ! What can withstand the supremacy of its moral power ! ”_[4120-her] [Her]_4120-her eye met the glance of [Egremont]_264-egremont . That brow full of thought and majesty was fixed on [his]_264-egremont . [He]_264-egremont encountered that face radiant as a seraph ’s ; those dark eyes flashing with the inspiration of [the martyr]_{9047-the martyr} . [Egremont]_264-egremont rose , moved slowly to the window , gazed in abstraction for a few moments on [the little garden]_{4122-the little garden} with [its]_{4122-the little garden} dank turf that no foot ever trod , [its]_{4122-the little garden} mutilated statue and [its]_{4122-the little garden} mouldering frescoes . What a silence ; how profound ! What a prospect : how drear ! Suddenly [he]_264-egremont turned , and advancing with a more rapid pace : [he]_264-egremont approached [Sybil]_430-sybil . [Her]_430-sybil head was averted , and leaning on [her]_430-sybil left arm [she]_430-sybil seemed lost in reverie . [Egremont]_264-egremont fell upon [his]_264-egremont knee and gently taking [her]_430-sybil hand [he]_264-egremont pressed it to [his]_264-egremont lips . [She]_430-sybil started , [she]_430-sybil looked round , agitated , alarmed , while [he]_264-egremont breathed forth in tremulous accents , “ Let [me]_264-egremont express to [you]_430-sybil [my]_264-egremont adoration ! “_{[264-egremont]} Ah ! not now for the first time , but for ever ; from the moment [I]_0-i first beheld [you]_430-sybil in [the starlit arch of [Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{4123-the starlit arch of marney} has [your]_430-sybil spirit ruled [my]_0-i being and softened every spring of [my]_0-i affections . [I]_0-i followed [you]_430-sybil to [[your]_430-sybil home]_{4124-your home} , and lived for a time content in the silent worship of [your]_430-sybil nature . When [I]_0-i came the last morning to [the cottage]_{7008-the cottage} , it was to tell , and to ask , all . Since then for a moment [your]_430-sybil image has never been absent from [my]_0-i consciousness ; [your]_430-sybil picture consecrates [my]_0-i hearth and [your]_430-sybil approval has been the spur of [my]_0-i career . Do not reject [my]_0-i love ; it is deep as [your]_430-sybil nature , and fervent as [my]_0-i own . Banish those prejudices that have embittered [your]_430-sybil existence , and if persisted in may wither [mine]_0-i . Deign to retain this hand ! If [I]_0-i be [a noble]_{836-a noble} [I]_0-i have none of the accidents of nobility : [I]_0-i can not offer [you]_430-sybil wealth , splendour , or power ; but [I]_0-i can offer [you]_430-sybil the devotion of [an entranced being]_{4127-an entranced being} — aspirations that [you]_430-sybil shall guide — an ambition that [you]_430-sybil shall govern ! ” “_[0-i] These words are mystical and wild , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil with an amazed air ; “_[0-i] they come upon [me]_0-i with convulsive suddenness . ” And [she]_430-sybil paused for an instant , collecting as it were [her]_430-sybil mind with an expression almost of pain upon [her]_430-sybil countenance . “_[0-i] These changes of life are so strange and rapid that it seems to [me]_0-i [I]_0-i can scarcely meet them . [You]_430-sybil are [[Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ’s brother]_{4128-lord marney ’s brother} ; it was but yesterday — only but yesterday — [I]_0-i learnt it . [I]_0-i thought then [I]_0-i had lost [your]_430-sybil friendship , and now [you]_430-sybil speak of — love ! “ Love of [me]_430-sybil ! Retain [your]_430-sybil hand and share [your]_430-sybil life and fortunes ! [You]_430-sybil forget what [I]_430-sybil am . But though [I]_430-sybil learnt only yesterday what [you]_430-sybil are , [I]_430-sybil will not be so remiss . Once [you]_430-sybil wrote upon a page [you]_430-sybil were [[my]_430-sybil faithful friend]_{9489-my faithful friend} : and [I]_430-sybil have pondered over that line with kindness often . [I]_430-sybil will be [[your]_430-sybil faithful friend]_{9490-your faithful friend} ; [I]_430-sybil will recall [you]_430-sybil to [yourself]_430-sybil . [I]_430-sybil will at least not bring [you]_430-sybil shame and degradation . ”_[430-sybil] “ O ! [Sybil]_430-sybil , [beloved]_9491-beloved , beautiful [Sybil]_430-sybil — not such bitter words ; no , no ! ”_[4129-i] “ No bitterness to [you]_430-sybil ! that would indeed be harsh , ”_[4129-i] and [she]_4129-i covered with [her]_4129-i hand [her]_4129-i streaming eyes . “ Why what is this ? ”_[4129-i] after a pause and with an effort [she]_4129-i exclaimed . “ An union between [the child]_{1989-the child} and [brother of [nobles]_7193-nobles]_{9493-brother of nobles} and [a daughter of the people]_{9495-a daughter of the people} ! Estrangement from [[your]_430-sybil family]_{3712-your family} , and with cause , [their]_{3712-your family} hopes destroyed , [their]_{3712-your family} pride outraged ; alienation from [your]_430-sybil order , and justly , all [their]_{3712-your family} prejudices insulted . [You]_430-sybil will forfeit every source of worldly content and cast off every spring of social success . Society for [you]_430-sybil will become a great confederation to deprive [you]_430-sybil of self - complacency . And rightly . Will [you]_430-sybil not be [a traitor to the cause]_{9497-a traitor to the cause} ? No , no , [kind friend]_{9498-kind friend} , for such [I]_4129-i ’ll call [you]_430-sybil . [Your]_430-sybil opinion of [me]_4129-i , too good and great as [I]_4129-i feel it , touches [me]_4129-i deeply . [I]_4129-i am not used to such passages in life ; [I]_4129-i have read of such . Pardon [me]_4129-i , feel for [me]_4129-i , if [I]_4129-i receive them with some disorder . They sound to [me]_4129-i for the first time — and for the last . Perhaps [they]_{3712-your family} ought never to have reached [my]_4129-i ear . No matter now — [I]_4129-i have a life of penitence before [me]_4129-i , and [I]_4129-i trust [I]_4129-i shall be pardoned . ”_[4129-i] And [she]_4130-she wept . “ [You]_430-sybil have indeed punished [me]_4129-i for the fatal accident of birth , if it deprives [me]_4129-i of [you]_430-sybil . ”_[4129-i] “ Not so , ”_[4130-she] [she]_4130-she added weeping ; “ [I]_4130-she shall never be [the bride of earth]_{9499-the bride of earth} ; and but for one whose claims though earthly are to [me]_4130-she irresistible , [I]_4130-she should have ere this forgotten [my]_4130-she hereditary sorrows in [the cloister]_{7696-the cloister} . ”_[4130-she] All this time [Egremont]_264-egremont had retained [her]_4130-she hand , which [she]_4130-she had not attempted to withdraw . [He]_264-egremont had bent [his]_264-egremont head over it as [she]_4130-she spoke — it was touched with [his]_264-egremont tears . For some moments there was silence ; then looking up and in a smothered voice [Egremont]_264-egremont made one more effort to induce [Sybil]_430-sybil to consider [his]_264-egremont suit . [He]_264-egremont combated [her]_4130-she views as to the importance to [him]_264-egremont of the sympathies of [[his]_264-egremont family]_{1270-his family} and of [society]_4132-society ; [he]_264-egremont detailed to [her]_4130-she [his]_264-egremont hopes and plans for [their]_4133-their future welfare ; [he]_264-egremont dwelt with passionate eloquence on [his]_264-egremont abounding love . But with a solemn sweetness , and as it were a tender inflexibility , the tears trickling down [her]_4130-she beautiful cheek , and pressing [his]_264-egremont hand in both of [hers]_4130-she , [she]_4130-she subdued and put aside all [his]_264-egremont efforts . “ Believe [me]_4130-she , ”_[4130-she] [she]_4130-she said , “ [the gulf]_{9501-the gulf} is impassable . ”_[4130-she] “ Terrible news from [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} at [Brookes]_502-brookes ’ . “ [They]_9502-they have massacred [the police]_{7267-the police} , beat off [the military]_{9504-the military} , and sacked [the town]_{1349-the town} . News just arrived . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [I]_{4134-a grey - headed gentleman} have known it these two hours , ”_{[4134-a grey - headed gentleman]} said [a grey - headed gentleman]_{4134-a grey - headed gentleman} , speaking without taking [his]_{4134-a grey - headed gentleman} eyes off the newspaper . “ There is a cabinet sitting now . ”_{[4134-a grey - headed gentleman]} “ Well [I]_{569-mr egerton} always said so , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , “ [[our]_9506-our fellows]_{8692-our fellows} ought to have put down that Convention . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ It is deuced lucky , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , “ that the Bedchamber business is over , and [we]_9506-our are all right . This affair in the midst of the Jamaica hitch would have been fatal to [us]_9506-our . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [These chartists]_{9508-these chartists} evidently act upon a system , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ [You]_{272-mr berners} see [they]_{9508-these chartists} were perfectly quiet till the National Petition was presented and debated ; and now , almost simultaneously with [our]_9506-our refusing to consider [their]_{9508-these chartists} petition , [we]_9506-our have news of this outbreak . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [I]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} hope [they]_{9508-these chartists} will not spread , ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} said [the grey - headed gentleman]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} . “ There are not troops enough in [the country]_{932-the country} if there be anything like a general movement . [I]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} hear [they]_{9508-these chartists} have sent [the guards]_{9510-the guards} down by [a special train]_{9511-a special train} , and [a hundred more of [the police]_{7267-the police}]_{9512-a hundred more of the police} . [London]_5-london is not over - garrisoned . ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} “ [They]_{9508-these chartists} are always ready for a riot at [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} , ”_{[4136-a warwickshire peer]} said [a Warwickshire peer]_{4136-a warwickshire peer} . “ Trade is very bad there and [they]_{9508-these chartists} suffer a good deal . But [I]_{4136-a warwickshire peer} should think it would not go farther . ”_{[4136-a warwickshire peer]} “ [I]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} am told , ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} said [the grey - headed gentleman]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} , “ that business is getting slack in all [the districts]_{9514-the districts} . ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} “ It might be better , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , “ but [they]_{9508-these chartists} have got work . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} Here [several gentlemen]_{4138-several gentlemen} entered , enquiring whether the evening papers were in and what was the news from [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} . “ [I]_{4139-one of them} am told , ”_{[4139-one of them]} said [one of [them]_{4138-several gentlemen}]_{4139-one of them} , “ that [the police]_{7267-the police} were regularly smashed . ”_{[4139-one of them]} “ Is it true that [the military]_{9504-the military} were really beat off ? ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} “ Quite untrue : the fact is there were no proper preparations ; [the town]_{1349-the town} was taken by surprise , [the magistrates]_{1893-the magistrates} lost [their]_{1893-the magistrates} heads ; [the people]_{914-the people} were [masters of [the place]_{3129-the place}]_{9520-masters of the place} ; and when [the police]_{7267-the police} did act , [they]_{7267-the police} were met by [a triumphant populace]_{9523-a triumphant populace} , who two hours before would have fled before [them]_{7267-the police} . [They]_{7267-the police} say [they]_{7267-the police} have burnt down above [forty houses]_{9524-forty houses} . ”_{[4139-one of them]} “ It is a bad thing — this beating [the police]_{7267-the police} , ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} said [the grey - headed gentleman]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} . “ But what is the present state of affairs ? ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} enquired [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} . “ Are [the rioters]_{9526-the rioters} put down ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ Not in the least , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , “ as [I]_{569-mr egerton} hear . [They]_{7267-the police} are encamped in [the Bull Ring amid smoking ruins]_{9527-the bull ring amid smoking ruins} , and breathe nothing but havoc . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ Well , [I]_{272-mr berners} voted for taking the National Petition into consideration , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} . “ It could do [us]_9528-us no harm , and would have kept things quiet . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ So did [every fellow on [our]_9528-us side]_{9529-every fellow on our side} , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , “ who was not in office or about to be . Well , [Heaven]_680-heaven knows what may come next . [The Charter]_{198-the charter} may some day be as popular in [this club]_{9228-this club} as the Reform Act . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ The oddest thing in that debate , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , “ was [Egremont]_264-egremont ’s move . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [I]_{569-mr egerton} saw [Marney]_{402-lord marney} last night at [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} , “ and congratulated [him]_264-egremont on [[his]_264-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} ’s speech . [He]_264-egremont looked daggers , and grinned like a ghoul . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ It was a very remarkable speech — that of [Egremont]_264-egremont , ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} said [the grey - headed gentleman]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} . “ [I]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} wonder what [he]_264-egremont wants . ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} “ [I]_{4142-the warwickshire peer} think [he]_264-egremont must be going to turn radical , ”_{[4142-the warwickshire peer]} said [the Warwickshire peer]_{4142-the warwickshire peer} . “ Why the whole speech was against radicalism , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ Ah , then [he]_264-egremont is going to turn whig , [I]_{569-mr egerton} suppose . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ [He]_264-egremont is ultra anti - whig , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ Then what the deuce is [he]_264-egremont ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} . “ Not [a conservative certainly]_{9532-a conservative certainly} , for [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} does nothing but abuse [him]_264-egremont . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [I]_{4143-the warwickshire noble} suppose [he]_264-egremont is crotchetty , ”_{[4143-the warwickshire noble]} suggested [the Warwickshire noble]_{4143-the warwickshire noble} . “ That speech of [Egremont]_264-egremont was the most really democratic speech that [I]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} ever read , ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} said [the grey - headed gentleman]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} . “ How was it listened to ? ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} “ Oh capitally , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ [He]_264-egremont has very seldom spoken before and always slightly though well . [He]_264-egremont was listened to with mute attention ; never was [a better house]_{9533-a better house} . [I]_{569-mr egerton} should say made a great impression , though [no one]_{6145-no one} knew exactly what [he]_264-egremont was after . ”_{[569-mr egerton]} “ What does [he]_264-egremont mean by obtaining the results of the charter without the intervention of [its]_264-egremont machinery ? ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} enquired [Lord Loraine]_{681-lord loraine} , [a mild , middle - aged , lounging , languid man]_{4145-a mild , middle - aged , lounging , languid man} , who passed [his]_{4145-a mild , middle - aged , lounging , languid man} life in crossing from [Brookes]_502-brookes ’ to [Boodle ’s]_{133-boodle ’s} and from [Boodle ’s]_{133-boodle ’s} to [Brookes ’]_502-brookes , and testing the comparative intelligence of [these two celebrated bodies]_{4146-these two celebrated bodies} ; [himself]_{4145-a mild , middle - aged , lounging , languid man} [gifted with no ordinary abilities cultivated with no ordinary care]_{4147-gifted with no ordinary abilities cultivated with no ordinary care} , but the victim of sauntering , [[his]_{4145-a mild , middle - aged , lounging , languid man} sultana queen]_{4148-his sultana queen} , as it was , according to [Lord Halifax]_{682-lord halifax} , of the second [Charles Stuart]_{683-charles stuart} . “ [He]_264-egremont spoke throughout in an exoteric vein , ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} said [the grey - headed gentleman]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} , “ and [I]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} apprehend was not very sure of [his]_264-egremont audience ; but [I]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} took [him]_264-egremont to mean , indeed it was the gist of the speech , that if [you]_9535-you wished for a time to retain [your]_9535-you political power , [you]_9535-you could only effect [your]_9535-you purpose by securing for [the people]_{914-the people} greater social felicity . ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} “ Well , that is sheer radicalism , ”_{[4142-the warwickshire peer]} said [the Warwickshire peer]_{4142-the warwickshire peer} , “ pretending that [the People]_{914-the people} can be better off than [they]_{914-the people} are , is radicalism and nothing else . ”_{[4142-the warwickshire peer]} “ [I]_{681-lord loraine} fear , if that be radicalism , ”_{[681-lord loraine]} said [Lord Loraine]_{681-lord loraine} , “ [we]_9538-we must all take a leaf out of the same book . [Sloane]_684-sloane was saying at [Boodle]_{133-boodle ’s} ’s just now that [he]_684-sloane looked forward to the winter in [[his]_684-sloane country]_{1017-his country} with horror . ”_{[681-lord loraine]} “ And [they]_9540-they have [no manufactures]_{7429-no manufactures} [there]_6019-there , ”_{[569-mr egerton]} said [Mr Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} . “ [Sloane]_684-sloane was always [a croaker]_{9543-a croaker} , ”_{[4142-the warwickshire peer]} said [the Warwickshire peer]_{4142-the warwickshire peer} . “ [He]_684-sloane always said [the New Poor Law]_{686-the new poor law} would not act , and there is no part of [the country]_{932-the country} where it works so well as [his]_684-sloane own . ”_{[4142-the warwickshire peer]} “ [They]_9540-they say at [Boodle ’s]_{133-boodle ’s} there is to be an increase to [the army]_{7727-the army} , ”_{[681-lord loraine]} said [Lord Loraine]_{681-lord loraine} , “ [ten thousand men]_{9546-ten thousand men} immediately ; decided on by the cabinet this afternoon . ”_{[681-lord loraine]} “ It could hardly have leaked out by this time , ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} said [the grey - headed gentleman]_{4135-the grey - headed gentleman} . “ [The cabinet]_{1084-the cabinet} were sitting less than an hour ago . ”_{[4135-the grey - headed gentleman]} “ [They]_9540-they have been up a good hour , ”_{[681-lord loraine]} said [Lord Loraine]_{681-lord loraine} , “ quite long enough for [their]_9540-they decisions to be known in [St James ’s Street]_{56-st james ’s street} . In the good old times , [George Farnley]_{687-george farnley} used always to walk from [Downing Street]_{197-downing street} to [this place]_{1657-this place} the moment [the council]_{9549-the council} was up and tell [us]_4153-us everything . ”_{[681-lord loraine]} “ Ah ! those were [the good old gentleman]_{9550-the good old gentleman} - like times , ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} , “ when [members of Parliament]_{9551-members of parliament} had [nobody]_6018-nobody to please and [ministers of State]_{9553-ministers of state} nothing to do . ”_{[272-mr berners]} The riots of [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} occurred two months after the events that closed [our]_4153-us last volume . That period , as far as the obvious movements of [the chartists]_{4079-the chartists} were concerned , had been passed in preparations for the presentation and discussion of the National Petition , which the parliamentary embroilments of the spring of that year had hitherto procrastinated and prevented . The petition was ultimately carried down to [Westminster]_{64-westminster} on [a triumphal car]_{4155-a triumphal car} accompanied by all [the delegates of the Convention in solemn procession]_{4156-the delegates of the convention in solemn procession} . It was necessary to construct a machine in order to introduce the huge bulk of parchment signed by [a million and a half of persons]_{4157-a million and a half of persons} , into [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , and thus supported , its vast form remained on the floor of [the House]_{6598-the house} during the discussion . [The House]_{6598-the house} after a debate which was not deemed by [the people commensurate with the importance of the occasion]_{4161-the people commensurate with the importance of the occasion} , decided on rejecting the prayer of the Petition , and from that moment [the party in the Convention who advocated a recourse to physical force in order to obtain [their]_{4162-the party in the convention who advocated a recourse to physical force in order to obtain their purpose} purpose]_{4162-the party in the convention who advocated a recourse to physical force in order to obtain their purpose} , was in the ascendant . The National Petition and the belief that although its objects would not at present be obtained , still that a solemn and prolonged debate on its prayer would at least hold out to [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes} the hope that [their]_{7728-the working classes} rights might from that date rank among the acknowledged subjects of parliamentary discussion and ultimately by the force of discussion be recognized , as other rights of other portions of [the people]_{914-the people} once equally disputed , had been the means by which [the party in the Convention who upheld on all occasions the supremacy of moral power]_{4165-the party in the convention who upheld on all occasions the supremacy of moral power} had been able to curb [the energetic and reckless minority , who derided from the first all other methods but terror and violence]_{4166-the energetic and reckless minority , who derided from the first all other methods but terror and violence} as effective of [their]_{4166-the energetic and reckless minority , who derided from the first all other methods but terror and violence} end . The hopes of all , the vanity of [many]_6808-many , were frustrated and shocked by finding that the exertions and expenditure of long months were not only fruitless , but had not even attracted as numerous an assembly or excited as much interest , as an ordinary party struggle on some petty point of factitious interest forgotten as soon as fought . The attention of [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes} was especially called by [[their]_{7728-the working classes} leaders]_{4169-their leaders} to the contrast between the interest occasioned by the endangered constitution of [Jamaica]_166-jamaica , [a petty and exhausted colony]_{4170-a petty and exhausted colony} , and the claims for the same constitutional rights by [the working millions of [England]_28-england]_{4171-the working millions of england} . In the first instance , [not a member]_{4172-not a member} was absent from [[his]_{4172-not a member} place]_{6233-his place} ; [men]_803-men were brought indeed from [distant capitals]_{4175-distant capitals} to participate in the struggle and to decide it ; the debate lasted for days , almost for weeks ; not [a public man of light and leading]_{4176-a public man of light and leading} in [the country]_{932-the country} withheld the expression of [his]_{4172-not a member} opinion ; the fate of [governments]_{4178-governments} was involved in it ; [cabinets]_{4179-cabinets} were overthrown and reconstructed in the throes and tumult of the strife , and for the first time for a long period [the Sovereign]_{892-the sovereign} personally interposed in public transactions with a significance of character , which made [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes} almost believe that [the privileged]_{3753-the privileged} had at last found [a master]_{2952-a master} , and the unfranchished regained [[their]_{3753-the privileged} natural chief]_{4184-their natural chief} . The mean position which [the Saxon multitude]_{4185-the saxon multitude} occupied as distinguished from [the Jamaica planters]_{4186-the jamaica planters} sunk deep into [their]_{4185-the saxon multitude} hearts . From that moment all hope of relief from the demonstration of a high moral conduct in [the millions]_{4187-the millions} , and the exhibition of that well - regulated order of public life which would intimate [their]_{4185-the saxon multitude} fitness for the possession and fulfilment of public rights , vanished . [The party of violence]_{4188-the party of violence} , [a small minority as is usually the case]_{4189-a small minority as is usually the case} , but consisting of [men of determined character]_{4190-men of determined character} , triumphed ; and the outbreak at [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} was the first consequence of those reckless councils that were destined in the course of the ensuing years to inflict on [the working classes of]_{4191-the working classes of} [this country]_{1135-this country} so much suffering and disaster . It was about this time , a balmy morning of July , that [Sybil , tempted by the soft sunshine , and a longing for the sight of flowers and turf and the spread of winding waters]_{4193-sybil , tempted by the soft sunshine , and a longing for the sight of flowers and turf and the spread of winding waters} , went forth from [[her]_{4193-sybil , tempted by the soft sunshine , and a longing for the sight of flowers and turf and the spread of winding waters} gloomy domicile]_{4194-her gloomy domicile} to [those beautiful gardens that bloom in [that once melancholy region of marsh]_{4196-that once melancholy region of marsh} , celebrated in old days only for [[its]_{4196-that once melancholy region of marsh} Dutch canal]_{4197-its dutch canal} and [[its]_{4196-that once melancholy region of marsh} Chinese bridge]_{4198-its chinese bridge} , and now not unworthy of [the royal park that incloses [them]_{4185-the saxon multitude}]_{4199-the royal park that incloses them}]_{4195-those beautiful gardens that bloom in that once melancholy region of marsh , celebrated in old days only for its dutch canal and its chinese bridge , and now not unworthy of the royal park that incloses them} .. Except here and there [a pretty nursery - maid with [her]_{4200-a pretty nursery - maid with her interesting charge} interesting charge]_{4200-a pretty nursery - maid with her interesting charge} ; [some beautiful child with nodding plume , immense bow , and gorgeous sash]_{4201-some beautiful child with nodding plume , immense bow , and gorgeous sash} ; [the gardens]_{8562-the gardens} were vacant . Indeed it was only at this early hour , that [Sybil]_430-sybil found from experience , that it was agreeable in [London]_5-london for [a woman]_{2225-a woman} unaccompanied to venture abroad . There is [[no European city]_{4204-no european city} where [[our]_4206-our fair sisters]_{4207-our fair sisters} are so little independent as in [[our]_4206-our metropolis]_{4208-our metropolis}]_{4205-no european city where our fair sisters are so little independent as in our metropolis} ; to [our]_4206-our shame . Something of the renovating influence of a beautiful nature was needed by [the daughter of [Gerard]_424-gerard]_{7584-the daughter of gerard} . [She]_430-sybil was at this moment anxious and dispirited . The outbreak at [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} , the conviction that such proceedings must ultimately prove fatal to the cause to which [she]_430-sybil was devoted , the dark apprehension that [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} was in some manner implicated in this movement , that had commenced with so much public disaster , and which menaced consequences still more awful , all these events , and fears , and sad forebodings , acted with immense influence on a temperament which , though gifted with even a sublime courage , was singularly sensitive . The quick and teeming imagination of [Sybil]_430-sybil conjured up a thousand fears which were in some degree unfounded , in a great degree exaggerated , but this is the inevitable lot of the creative mind practising on the inexperienced . The shock too had been sudden . The two months that had elapsed since [she]_430-sybil had parted , as [she]_430-sybil supposed for ever , from [Egremont]_264-egremont , while they had not less abounded than the preceding time in that pleasing public excitement which [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ’s career , in [her]_430-sybil estimation alike useful , honourable , and distinguished , occasioned [her]_430-sybil , had been fruitful in some sources of satisfaction of a softer and more domestic character . The acquaintance of [Hatton]_425-hatton , of whom [they]_4212-they saw a great deal , had very much contributed to the increased amenity of [her]_430-sybil life . [He]_{7055-her father} was [a most agreeable , instructive , and obliging companion ; who seemed peculiarly to possess the art of making life pleasant by the adroit management of unobtrusive resources]_{4213-a most agreeable , instructive , and obliging companion ; who seemed peculiarly to possess the art of making life pleasant by the adroit management of unobtrusive resources} . [He]_{7055-her father} lent [Sybil]_430-sybil books ; and all that [he]_{7055-her father} recommended to [her]_430-sybil notice , were of a kind that harmonized with [her]_430-sybil sentiment and taste . [He]_{7055-her father} furnished [her]_430-sybil from [[his]_{7055-her father} library]_{9013-his library} with splendid works of art , illustrative of those periods of [our]_4215-our history and those choice and costly edifices which were associated with [her]_430-sybil fondest thought and fancy . [He]_{7055-her father} placed in [[her]_430-sybil room]_{4216-her room} the best periodical literature of the day , which for [her]_430-sybil was [a new world]_{861-a new world} ; [he]_{7055-her father} furnished [her]_430-sybil with newspapers whose columns of discussion taught [her]_430-sybil , that the opinions [she]_430-sybil had embraced were not unquestioned : as [she]_430-sybil had never seen a journal in [her]_430-sybil life before , except a stray number of the “ Mowbray Phalanx , ”_{[7055-her father]} or the metropolitan publication which was devoted to the cause of the National Convention , and reported [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ’s speeches , the effect of this reading on [her]_430-sybil intelligence was , to say the least , suggestive . Many a morning too when [Gerard]_424-gerard was disengaged , [Hatton]_425-hatton would propose that [they]_4219-they should show [Sybil]_430-sybil something of the splendour or the rarities of [the metropolis]_{817-the metropolis} ; [[its]_{817-the metropolis} public buildings , [museums]_4222-museums , and [galleries of art]_{4223-galleries of art}]_{4221-its public buildings , museums , and galleries of art} . [Sybil]_430-sybil , though uninstructed in painting , had that native taste which requires only observation to arrive at true results . [She]_430-sybil was much interested with all [she]_430-sybil saw and all that occurred , and [her]_430-sybil gratification was heightened by the society of [an individual who not only sympathised with all [she]_430-sybil felt , but who , if [she]_430-sybil made an inquiry , was ever ready with an instructive reply]_{4224-an individual who not only sympathised with all she felt , but who , if she made an inquiry , was ever ready with an instructive reply} . [Hatton]_425-hatton poured forth the taste and treasures of a well - stored and refined intelligence . And then too , always easy , bland , and considerate ; and though with luxuries and conveniences at [his]_425-hatton command , to participate in which , under any other circumstances , might have been embarrassing to [[his]_425-hatton companions]_{1924-his companions} , with so much tact , that either by an allusion to early days , happy days when [he]_425-hatton owed so much to [[Gerard]_424-gerard ’s father]_{4226-gerard ’s father} , or some other mode equally felicitous , [he]_425-hatton contrived completely to maintain among [them]_{1924-his companions} the spirit of social equality . In the evening , [Hatton]_425-hatton generally looked in when [Gerard]_424-gerard was at [home]_6104-home , and on Sundays [they]_4228-their were always together . [Their]_4228-their common faith was a bond of union which led [them]_4228-their to the same altar , and on that day [Hatton]_425-hatton had obtained [their]_4228-their promise always to dine with [him]_425-hatton . [He]_425-hatton was careful to ascertain each holy day at what chapel the music was most exquisite , that the most passionate taste of [Sybil]_430-sybil might be gratified . Indeed , during this residence in [London]_5-london , the opportunity it afforded of making [her]_430-sybil acquainted with [some of [the great masters of the human voice]_{4230-the great masters of the human voice}]_{4229-some of the great masters of the human voice} was perhaps to [Sybil]_430-sybil a source of pleasure not the least important . For though it was not deemed consistent with the future discipline which [she]_430-sybil contemplated to enter [a theatre]_{7195-a theatre} , there were yet occasions which permitted [her]_430-sybil , under every advantage , to listen to the performance of [the master - pieces of sacred melody]_{4232-the master - pieces of sacred melody} . Alone , with [Hatton]_425-hatton and [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , [she]_430-sybil often poured forth those tones of celestial sweetness and etherial power that had melted the soul of [Egremont]_264-egremont amid [the ruins of [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey}]_{6615-the ruins of marney abbey} . More intimately acquainted with [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil , [Hatton]_425-hatton had shrunk from the project that [he]_425-hatton had at first so crudely formed . There was something about [her]_430-sybil that awed , while it fascinated [him]_425-hatton . [He]_425-hatton did not relinquish [his]_425-hatton purpose , for it was a rule of [his]_425-hatton life never to do that ; but [he]_425-hatton postponed the plans of its fulfilment . [Hatton]_425-hatton was not , what is commonly understood by the phrase , in love with [Sybil]_430-sybil : certainly not passionately in love with [her]_430-sybil . With all [his]_425-hatton daring and talents and fine taste , there was in [Hatton]_425-hatton such a vein of thorough good sense , that it was impossible for [him]_425-hatton to act or even to think anything that was ridiculous . [He]_425-hatton wished still to marry [Sybil]_430-sybil for the great object that [we]_4235-we have stated ; [he]_425-hatton had a mind quite equal to appreciate [her]_430-sybil admirable qualities , but sense enough to wish that [she]_430-sybil were [a less dazzling creature]_{4236-a less dazzling creature} , because then [he]_425-hatton would have a better chance of accomplishing [his]_425-hatton end . [He]_425-hatton perceived when [he]_425-hatton had had a due opportunity to study [her]_430-sybil character , that [the cloister]_{7696-the cloister} was the natural catastrophe impending over [a woman who , with an exalted mind , great abilities , a fine and profound education and almost supernatural charms]_{4238-a woman who , with an exalted mind , great abilities , a fine and profound education and almost supernatural charms} , found [herself]_430-sybil born and rooted in the ranks of [a degraded population]_{4239-a degraded population} . All this [Hatton]_425-hatton understood ; it was a conclusion [he]_425-hatton had gradually arrived at by a gradual process of induction and by a vigilant observation that in its study of character had rarely been deceived ; and when one evening with an art that could not be suspected , [he]_425-hatton sounded [Gerard]_430-sybil on the future of [[his]_425-hatton daughter]_{1068-his daughter} , [he]_425-hatton found that the clear intellect and straight - forward sagacity of [the father]_{7046-the father} had arrived at the same result . “ [She]_430-sybil wishes , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ to take the veil , and [I]_430-sybil only oppose it for a time , that [she]_430-sybil may have some knowledge of life and a clear conception of what [she]_430-sybil is about to do . [I]_430-sybil wish not that [she]_430-sybil should hereafter reproach [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . But , to [my]_430-sybil mind , [Sybil]_430-sybil is right . [She]_430-sybil can not look to marriage : [no man that [she]_430-sybil could marry]_{9555-no man that she could marry} would be worthy of [her]_430-sybil . ”_[430-sybil] During these two months , and especially during the last , [Morley]_423-morley was rarely in [London]_5-london , though ever much with [Gerard]_430-sybil , and often with [[his]_423-morley daughter]_{1068-his daughter} during [his]_423-morley visits . The necessary impulse had been given to the affairs of the Convention , [the delegates]_{8924-the delegates} had visited [the members]_{4244-the members} , the preparations for the presentation of the National Petition had been completed ; the overthrow of the whig government , the abortive effort of [Sir Robert Peel]_{375-sir robert} , the return of the whig administration , and the consequent measures , had occasioned a delay of two months in the presentation of the great document : it was well for [Gerard]_430-sybil to remain , who was [a leader in debate]_{4245-a leader in debate} , and whose absence for a week would have endangered [his]_423-morley position as [the head of [a party]_{6258-a party}]_{4246-the head of a party} , but these considerations did not influence [Morley]_423-morley , who had already found great inconvenience in managing [his]_423-morley journal at a distance ; so , about the middle of May , [he]_423-morley had returned to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , coming up occasionally by [the train]_{1773-the train} if anything important were stirring , or [his]_423-morley vote could be of service to [[his]_423-morley friend]_{6719-his friend} and colleague . The affair of [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} however had alarmed [Morley]_423-morley and [he]_423-morley had written up to [Gerard]_430-sybil that [he]_423-morley should instantly repair to [town]_6227-town . Indeed [he]_423-morley was expected the very morning that [Sybil]_430-sybil , [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} having gone to the Convention where there were at this very moment very fiery debates , went forth to take the morning air of summer in [the gardens of [St James ’ Park]_{199-st james ’ park}]_{4252-the gardens of st james ’ park} . It was a real summer day ; large , round , glossy , fleecy clouds , as white and shining as glaciers , studded with their immense and immoveable forms the deep blue sky . There was not even a summer breeze , though the air was mellow , balmy , and exhilarating . There was a bloom upon the trees , the waters glittered , the prismatic wild - fowl dived , breathed again , and again disappeared . [Beautiful children , fresh and sweet as the new - born rose]_{4253-beautiful children , fresh and sweet as the new - born rose} , glanced about with the gestures and sometimes the voices of [Paradise]_120-paradise . And in the distance rose [the sacred towers of the great Western Minster]_{4254-the sacred towers of the great western minster} . How fair is [a garden amid the toils and passions of existence]_{4255-a garden amid the toils and passions of existence} ! A curse upon [those who vulgarize and desecrate these holy haunts]_{4256-those who vulgarize and desecrate these holy haunts} ; breaking the hearts of [nursery maids]_{4257-nursery maids} , and smoking tobacco in [the palace of the rose]_{4258-the palace of the rose} ! The mental clouds dispelled as [Sybil]_430-sybil felt the freshness and fragrance of nature . The colour came to [her]_430-sybil cheek ; the deep brightness returned to [her]_430-sybil eye ; [her]_430-sybil step that at first had been languid and if not melancholy , at least contemplative , became active and animated . [She]_430-sybil forgot the cares of life and was touched by all the sense of its enjoyment . To move , to breathe , to feel the sunbeam , were sensible and surpassing pleasures . Cheerful by nature , notwithstanding [her]_430-sybil stately thoughts and solemn life , a brilliant smile played on [her]_430-sybil seraphic face , as [she]_430-sybil marked the wild passage of the daring birds , or watched the thoughtless grace of infancy . [She]_430-sybil rested [herself]_430-sybil on a bench beneath a branching elm , and [her]_430-sybil eye , that for some time had followed the various objects that had attracted it , was now fixed in abstraction on [the sunny waters]_{4259-the sunny waters} . The visions of past life rose before [her]_430-sybil . It was one of those reveries when the incidents of [our]_4260-our existence are mapped before [us]_4260-our , when each is considered with relation to the rest , and assumes in [our]_4260-our knowledge its distinct and absolute position ; when , as it were , [we]_4260-our take stock of [our]_4260-our experience , and ascertain how rich sorrow and pleasure , feeling and thought , intercourse with [[our]_4260-our fellow creatures]_{4261-our fellow creatures} and the fortuitous mysteries of life,—have made [us]_4260-our in wisdom . The quick intelligence and the ardent imagination of [Sybil]_430-sybil had made [her]_430-sybil comprehend with fervor the two ideas that had been impressed on [her]_430-sybil young mind ; the oppression of [[her]_430-sybil church]_{4262-her church} and the degradation of [[her]_430-sybil people]_{4036-her people} . Educated in solitude and exchanging thoughts only with [individuals of the same sympathies , these impression]_{4264-individuals of the same sympathies , these impression} had resolved themselves into one profound and gloomy conviction , that [the world]_{6016-the world} was divided only between [the oppressors]_{3826-the oppressors} and [the oppressed]_{1520-the oppressed} . With [her]_430-sybil , to be one of [the people]_{914-the people} , was to be miserable and innocent ; one of [the privileged]_{3753-the privileged} , [a luxurious tyrant]_{4270-a luxurious tyrant} . In [the cloister]_{7696-the cloister} , in [[her]_430-sybil garden]_{4272-her garden} , amid the scenes of suffering which [she]_430-sybil often visited and always solaced , [she]_430-sybil had raised up two phantoms which with [her]_430-sybil represented human nature . But the experience of the last few months had operated a great change in these impressions . [She]_430-sybil had seen enough to suspect that [the world]_{6016-the world} was a more complicated system than [she]_430-sybil had preconceived . There was not that strong and rude simplicity in [its]_{6016-the world} organization [she]_430-sybil had supposed . [The characters]_{4274-the characters} were more various , the motives more mixed , [the classes]_{4275-the classes} more blended , the elements of each more subtle and diversified , than [she]_430-sybil had imagined . [The People [she]_430-sybil found]_{4276-the people she found} was not that pure embodiment of unity of feeling , of interest , and of purpose , which [she]_430-sybil had pictured in [her]_430-sybil abstractions . [The people]_{914-the people} had enemies among [the people]_{914-the people} : [their]_{914-the people} own passions ; which made [them]_{914-the people} often sympathize , often combine , with [the privileged]_{3753-the privileged} . [[Her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , with all [his]_{7055-her father} virtues , all [his]_{7055-her father} abilities , singleness of purpose and simplicity of aim , encountered [rivals]_4281-rivals in [their]_{914-the people} own Convention , and was beset by open or , still worse , [secret foes]_{4282-secret foes} . [Sybil , whose mind had been nurtured with great thoughts , and with whom success or failure alike]_{4283-sybil , whose mind had been nurtured with great thoughts , and with whom success or failure alike} partook of [the heroic , who had hoped for triumph , but who was prepared for sacrifice]_{4284-the heroic , who had hoped for triumph , but who was prepared for sacrifice} , found to [her]_430-sybil surprise that great thoughts have very little to do with the business of [the world]_{6016-the world} ; that human affairs , even in an age of revolution , are the subject of compromise ; and that the essence of compromise is littleness . [She]_430-sybil thought that [the People]_{914-the people} , calm and collected , conscious at last of [their]_{914-the people} strength and confident in [their]_{914-the people} holy cause , had but to express [their]_{914-the people} pure and noble convictions by [the delegates of [their]_{914-the people} choice]_{4287-the delegates of their choice} , and that an antique and decrepid authority must bow before the irresistible influence of [their]_{914-the people} moral power . [These delegates of]_{4288-these delegates of} [their]_{914-the people} choice turned out to be [a plebeian senate of wild ambitions and sinister and selfish ends]_{4289-a plebeian senate of wild ambitions and sinister and selfish ends} , while the decrepid authority that [she]_430-sybil had been taught existed only by the sufferance of [the millions]_{4187-the millions} was compact and organized , with every element of physical power at its command , and supported by the interests , the sympathies , the honest convictions , and the strong prejudices of [classes]_8303-classes influential not merely from [their]_8303-classes wealth but even by [their]_8303-classes numbers . Nor could [she]_430-sybil resist the belief that the feeling of the rich towards [the poor]_{915-the poor} was not that sentiment of unmingled hate and scorn which [she]_430-sybil associated with [Norman conquerors]_{4293-norman conquerors} and feudal laws . [She]_430-sybil would ascribe rather the want of sympathy that unquestionably exists between Wealth and Work in [England]_28-england , to mutual ignorance between [the classes which possess these two great elements of national prosperity]_{4294-the classes which possess these two great elements of national prosperity} ; and though the source of that ignorance was to be sought in antecedent circumstances of violence and oppression , the consequences perhaps had outlived the causes , as customs survive opinions . [Sybil]_430-sybil looked towards [Westminster]_{64-westminster} , to [those proud and passionate halls where assembles [the Parliament of [England]_28-england]_{4296-the parliament of england}]_{4295-those proud and passionate halls where assembles the parliament of england} ; that rapacious , violent , and haughty body , that had brought [kings]_1241-kings and [prelates]_{4298-prelates} to the block ; spoiled churches and then seized [the sacred manors]_{4299-the sacred manors} for [their]_8303-classes personal prey ; invested [their]_8303-classes own possessions with infinite privileges , and then mortgaged for [their]_8303-classes state and empire the labour of countless generations . Could the voice of solace sound from such a quarter ? [Sybil]_430-sybil unfolded a journal which [she]_430-sybil had brought ; not now to be read for the first time ; but now for the first time to be read alone , undisturbed , in a scene of softness and serenity . It contained a report of the debate in [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} on the presentation of the National Petition ; that important document which had been the means of drawing forth [Sybil]_430-sybil from [her]_430-sybil solitude , and of teaching [her]_430-sybil something of that world of which [she]_430-sybil had often pondered , and yet which [she]_430-sybil had so inaccurately preconceived . Yes ! there was one voice that had sounded in that proud Parliament , that free from the slang of faction , had dared to express immortal truths : the voice of [a noble , who without being a demagogue , had upheld the popular cause]_{4301-a noble , who without being a demagogue , had upheld the popular cause} ; had pronounced [his]_{4301-a noble , who without being a demagogue , had upheld the popular cause} conviction that the rights of labour were as sacred as those of property ; that if a difference were to be established , the interests of the living wealth ought to be preferred ; who had declared that the social happiness of [the millions]_{4187-the millions} should be the first object of [a statesman , and that if that were not achieved , thrones and dominions]_{4303-a statesman , and that if that were not achieved , thrones and dominions} , the pomp and power of courts and [empires]_4304-empires , were alike worthless . With a heart not without emotion ; with a kindling cheek , and eyes suffused with tears , [Sybil]_430-sybil read the speech of [Egremont]_264-egremont . [She]_430-sybil ceased ; still holding the paper with one hand , [she]_430-sybil laid on it the other with tenderness , and looked up to breathe as it were for relief . Before [her]_430-sybil stood [the orator]_{6927-the orator} [himself]_{6927-the orator} . [Egremont]_264-egremont had recognized [Sybil]_430-sybil as [she]_430-sybil entered [the garden]_{6682-the garden} . [He]_264-egremont was [himself]_264-egremont crossing [the park]_{6209-the park} to attend [a committee of [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} which had sat for the first time that morning]_{4308-a committee of the house of commons which had sat for the first time that morning} . The meeting had been formal and brief , [the committee]_{4310-the committee} soon adjourned , and [Egremont]_264-egremont repaired to [the spot where [he]_264-egremont was in the hope of still finding [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{4311-the spot where he was in the hope of still finding sybil} . [He]_264-egremont approached [her]_430-sybil not without some restraint ; with reserve and yet with tenderness . “ This is a great , an unexpected pleasure indeed . ”_{[264-egremont]} [he]_264-egremont said in a faltering tone . [She]_430-sybil had looked up ; the expression of an agitation , not distressful , on [her]_430-sybil beautiful countenance could not be concealed . [She]_430-sybil smiled through a gushing vision : and with a flushed cheek , impelled perhaps by [her]_430-sybil native frankness , perhaps by some softer and irresistible feeling of gratitude , respect , regard , [she]_430-sybil said in a low voice , “ [I]_430-sybil was reading [your]_264-egremont beautiful speech . ”_[430-sybil] “ Indeed , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont much moved , “ that is an honour,—a pleasure,—a reward , [I]_264-egremont never could have even hoped to have attained . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ By all , ”_[430-sybil] continued [Sybil]_430-sybil with more self - possession , “ it must be read with pleasure , with advantage , but by [me]_430-sybil — oh ! with what deep interest . ”_[430-sybil] “ If anything that [I]_264-egremont said finds an echo in [your]_430-sybil breast , ”_{[264-egremont]} and here [he]_264-egremont hesitated , “ — it will give [me]_264-egremont confidence for the future , ”_{[264-egremont]} [he]_264-egremont hurriedly added . “ Ah ! why do not [others]_6174-others feel like [you]_264-egremont ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ all would not then be hopeless . ”_[430-sybil] “ But [you]_430-sybil are not hopeless , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , and [he]_264-egremont seated [himself]_264-egremont on the bench , but at some distance from [her]_430-sybil . [Sybil]_430-sybil shook [her]_430-sybil head . “ But when [we]_9557-we spoke last , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , “ [you]_430-sybil were full of confidence — in [your]_430-sybil cause , and in [your]_430-sybil means . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ It is not very long ago , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ since [we]_9557-we thus spoke , and yet time in the interval has taught [me]_430-sybil some bitter truths . ”_[430-sybil] “ Truth is very precious , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , “ to [us]_9557-we all ; and yet [I]_264-egremont fear [I]_264-egremont could not sufficiently appreciate the cause that deprived [you]_430-sybil of [your]_430-sybil sanguine faith . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ Alas ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil mournfully , “ [I]_430-sybil was but [a dreamer of dreams]_{9558-a dreamer of dreams} : [I]_430-sybil wake from [my]_430-sybil hallucination as [others]_6174-others have done [I]_430-sybil suppose before [me]_430-sybil . Like [them]_6174-others too [I]_430-sybil feel the glory of life has gone ; but [my]_430-sybil content at least , ”_[430-sybil] and [she]_430-sybil bent [her]_430-sybil head meekly , “ has never rested [I]_430-sybil hope too much on [this world]_{1639-this world} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [You]_430-sybil are depressed , dear [Sybil]_430-sybil ? ”_{[264-egremont]} “ [I]_264-egremont am unhappy . [I]_264-egremont am anxious about [[my]_264-egremont father]_{1718-my father} . [I]_264-egremont fear that [he]_{1718-my father} is surrounded by men unworthy of [his]_{1718-my father} confidence . These scenes of violence alarm [me]_264-egremont . Under any circumstances [I]_264-egremont should shrink from [them]_6174-others , but [I]_264-egremont am impressed with the conviction that [they]_6174-others can bring [us]_9562-us nothing but disaster and disgrace . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ [I]_264-egremont honor [[your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , “ [I]_264-egremont know [no man whose character [I]_264-egremont esteem so truly noble]_{9564-no man whose character i esteem so truly noble} ; such a just compound of intelligence and courage , and gentle and generous impulse . [I]_264-egremont should deeply grieve were [he]_{1718-my father} to compromise [himself]_{1718-my father} . But [you]_430-sybil have influence over [him]_{1718-my father} , the greatest , as [you]_430-sybil have over all . Counsel [him]_{1718-my father} to return to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ Can [I]_430-sybil give counsel ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ [I]_430-sybil who have been wrong in all [my]_430-sybil judgments ? [I]_430-sybil came up to [this city]_{3835-this city} with [him]_{1718-my father} , to be [[his]_{1718-my father} guide]_{9566-his guide} , [[his]_{1718-my father} guardian]_{9567-his guardian} . What arrogance ! What short - sighted pride ! [I]_430-sybil thought [the People]_{914-the people} all felt as [I]_430-sybil feel ; that [I]_430-sybil had nothing to do but to sustain and animate [him]_{1718-my father} ; to encourage [him]_{1718-my father} when [he]_{1718-my father} flagged , to uphold [him]_{1718-my father} when [he]_{1718-my father} wavered . [I]_430-sybil thought that moral power must govern [the world]_{6016-the world} , and that moral power was embodied in [an assembly whose annals will be a series of petty intrigues , or , what is worse , of violent machinations]_{9570-an assembly whose annals will be a series of petty intrigues , or , what is worse , of violent machinations} . ”_[430-sybil] “ Exert every energy , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , “ that [[your]_9571-you father]_{1372-your father} should leave [London]_5-london , immediately ; to - morrow , to - night if possible . After this business at [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} , [the government]_{1439-the government} must act . [I]_264-egremont hear that [they]_{1439-the government} will immediately increase [the army]_{7727-the army} and [the police]_{7267-the police} ; and that there is a circular from [the Secretary of State]_{9576-the secretary of state} to [the Lords Lieutenant of counties]_{9577-the lords lieutenant of counties} . But [the government]_{1439-the government} will strike at the Convention . [The members who remain]_{9579-the members who remain} will be [the victims]_{8328-the victims} . If [[your]_9571-you father]_{1372-your father} return to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} and be quiet , [he]_{1372-your father} has a chance of not being disturbed . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ An ignoble end of many lofty hopes , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ Let [us]_9582-us retain [our]_9582-us hopes , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , “ and cherish them . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ [I]_430-sybil have none , ”_[430-sybil] [she]_430-sybil replied . “ And [I]_264-egremont am sanguine , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont . “ Ah ! because [you]_9571-you have made a beautiful speech . But [they]_{1439-the government} will listen to [you]_9571-you , [they]_{1439-the government} will cheer [you]_9571-you , but [they]_{1439-the government} will never follow [you]_9571-you . The dove and the eagle will not mate ; the lion and the lamb will not lie down together ; and [the conquerors]_{8286-the conquerors} will never rescue [the conquered]_{8287-the conquered} . ”_{[264-egremont]} [Egremont]_264-egremont shook [his]_264-egremont head . “ [You]_9571-you still will cherish [these phantoms]_{9585-these phantoms} , [dear Sybil]_430-sybil ! and why ? [They]_{9585-these phantoms} are not visions of delight . Believe [me]_264-egremont [they]_{9585-these phantoms} are as vain as [they]_{9585-these phantoms} are distressing . The mind of [England]_28-england is the mind ever of [the rising race]_{9586-the rising race} . Trust [me]_264-egremont it is with [the People]_{914-the people} . And not the less so , because this feeling is one of which even in a great degree it is unconscious . Those opinions which [you]_9571-you have been educated to dread and mistrust are opinions that are dying away . Predominant opinions are generally the opinions of [the generation that is vanishing]_{9588-the generation that is vanishing} . Let an accident , which speculation could not foresee , the balanced state at this moment of [parliamentary parties]_{9589-parliamentary parties} cease , and in a few years , more or less , cease it must , and [you]_9571-you will witness a development of the new mind of [England]_28-england , which will make up by its rapid progress for its retarded action . [I]_264-egremont live among [these men]_{6055-these men} ; [I]_264-egremont know [their]_{6055-these men} inmost souls ; [I]_264-egremont watch [their]_{6055-these men} instincts and [their]_{6055-these men} impulses ; [I]_264-egremont know the principles which [they]_{6055-these men} have imbibed , and [I]_264-egremont know , however hindered by circumstances for the moment , those principles must bear [their]_{6055-these men} fruit . It will be a produce hostile to the oligarchical system . The future principle of English politics will not be a levelling principle ; not a principle adverse to privileges , but favourable to [their]_{6055-these men} extension . It will seek to ensure equality , not by levelling [the Few]_{9591-the few} but by elevating [the Many]_{9592-the many} . ”_{[264-egremont]} Indulging for some little time in the mutual reflections , which the tone of the conversation suggested , [Sybil]_430-sybil at length rose , and saying that [she]_430-sybil hoped by this time [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} might have returned , bade farewell to [Egremont]_264-egremont , but [he]_264-egremont also rising would for a time accompany [her]_430-sybil . At the gate of [the gardens]_{8562-the gardens} however [she]_430-sybil paused , and said with a soft sad smile , “ Here [we]_9593-we must part , ”_[430-sybil] and extended to [him]_264-egremont [her]_430-sybil hand . “ Heaven will guard over [you]_430-sybil ! ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , “ for [you]_430-sybil are a celestial charge . ”_{[264-egremont]} As [Sybil]_430-sybil approached [[her]_430-sybil home]_{4314-her home} , [she]_430-sybil recognized [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} in [the court before [[their]_4317-their house]_{1470-their house}]_{4316-the court before their house} , accompanied by [several men , with whom [he]_264-egremont seemed on the point of going forth]_{4319-several men , with whom he seemed on the point of going forth} . [She]_430-sybil was so anxious to speak to [Gerard]_430-sybil , that [she]_430-sybil did not hesitate at once to advance . There was a stir as [she]_430-sybil entered the gate ; [the men]_{7036-the men} ceased talking , [some]_1958-some stood aloof , all welcomed [her]_430-sybil with silent respect . With [one or two]_{4322-one or two} [Sybil]_430-sybil was not entirely unacquainted ; at least by name or [person]_4323-person . To [them]_{4319-several men , with whom he seemed on the point of going forth} , as [she]_430-sybil passed , [she]_430-sybil bent [her]_430-sybil head ; and then going up to [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , who was about to welcome [her]_430-sybil , [she]_430-sybil said , in a tone of calmness and with a semblance of composure , “ If [you]_{7055-her father} are going out , [dear father]_{1781-dear father} , [I]_430-sybil should like to see [you]_{7055-her father} for one moment first . ”_[430-sybil] “ A moment , [friends]_8267-friends , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ with [your]_8267-friends leave ; ”_[430-sybil] and [he]_{7055-her father} accompanied [[his]_{7055-her father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} into [the house]_{6598-the house} . [He]_{7055-her father} would have stopped in [the hall]_{3150-the hall} , but [she]_430-sybil walked on to [[their]_4328-their room]_{4329-their room} , and [Gerard]_430-sybil , though pressed for time , was compelled to follow [her]_430-sybil . When [they]_4328-their had entered [[their]_4328-their chamber]_{4330-their chamber} . [Sybil]_430-sybil closed the door with care , and then , [Gerard]_430-sybil sitting , or rather leaning carelessly , on the edge of the table , [she]_430-sybil said , “ [We]_4328-their are once more together , [dear father]_{1781-dear father} ; [we]_4328-their will never again [he]_{1781-dear father} separated . ”_[430-sybil] [Gerard]_430-sybil sprang quickly on [his]_{7055-her father} legs , [his]_{7055-her father} eye kindled , [his]_{7055-her father} cheek flushed . “ Something has happened to [you]_{1781-dear father} , [Sybil]_430-sybil ! ”_[430-sybil] “ No , ”_[430-sybil] [she]_430-sybil said , shaking [her]_430-sybil head mournfully , “ not that ; but something may happen to [you]_{1781-dear father} . ”_[430-sybil] “ How so , [[my]_{7055-her father} child]_{1827-my child} ? ”_{[7055-her father]} said [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , relapsing into [his]_{7055-her father} customary good - tempered placidity , and speaking in an easy , measured , almost drawling tone that was habitual to [him]_{7055-her father} . “ [You]_{1781-dear father} are in danger , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ great and immediate . No matter at this moment how [I]_430-sybil am persuaded of this [I]_430-sybil wish no mysteries , but there is no time for details . [The government]_{1439-the government} will strike at the Convention ; [they]_{1439-the government} are resolved . This outbreak at [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} has brought affairs to a crisis . [They]_{1439-the government} have already arrested [the leaders there]_{9599-the leaders there} ; [they]_{1439-the government} will seize those who remain here in avowed correspondence with [them]_{1439-the government} . ”_[430-sybil] “ If [they]_{1439-the government} arrest all who are in correspondence with the Convention , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ [they]_{1439-the government} will have enough to do . ”_[430-sybil] “ Yes ; but [you]_{1781-dear father} take a leading part , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; “ [you]_{1781-dear father} are the individual [they]_{1439-the government} would select . ”_[430-sybil] “ Would [you]_430-sybil have [me]_430-sybil hide [myself]_430-sybil ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ just because something is going on besides talk . ”_[430-sybil] “ Besides talk ! ”_[430-sybil] exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ O ! [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , what thoughts are these ! It may be that words are vain to save [us]_9601-us ; but feeble deeds are vainer far than words . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil do not see that the deeds , though [I]_430-sybil have nothing to do with them , are so feeble , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “ [[their]_{1439-the government} boasted [police]_9603-police]_{9602-their boasted police} are beaten , and by the isolated movement of an unorganized mass . What if the outbreak had not been [a solitary one]_{9604-a solitary one} ? What if [the people]_{914-the people} had been disciplined ? ”_[430-sybil] “ What if everything were changed , if everything were contrary to what it is ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [The people]_{914-the people} are not disciplined ; [their]_{914-the people} action will not be , can not be , coherent and uniform ; these are riots in which [you]_9607-you are involved , not revolutions ; and [you]_9607-you will be [a victim]_{9608-a victim} , and not a sacrifice . ”_[430-sybil] [Gerard]_430-sybil looked thoughtful , but not anxious : after a momentary pause , [he]_4332-he said , “ [We]_9601-us must not be scared at a few arrests , [Sybil]_430-sybil . These are hap - hazard pranks of [a government that wants to terrify , but is itself]_{9609-a government that wants to terrify , but is itself} frightened . [I]_430-sybil have not counselled , [none of [us]_9601-us]_{9610-none of us} have counselled , this stir at [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} . It is a casualty . [We]_9601-us were none of [us]_9601-us prepared for it . But great things spring from casualties . [I]_430-sybil say [the police]_{7267-the police} were beaten and [the troops]_{9612-the troops} alarmed ; and [I]_430-sybil say this was done without organization and in a single spot . [I]_430-sybil am as much against feeble deeds as [you]_430-sybil can be , [Sybil]_430-sybil ; and to prove this to [you]_430-sybil , [our]_9601-us conversation at the moment [you]_430-sybil arrived , was to take care for the future that there shall be none . Neither vain words nor feeble deeds for the future , ”_[430-sybil] added [Gerard]_430-sybil , and [he]_4333-you moved to depart . [Sybil]_430-sybil approached [him]_4333-you with gentleness ; [she]_430-sybil took [his]_4333-you hand as if to bid [him]_4333-you farewell ; [she]_430-sybil retained it for a moment , and looked at [him]_4333-you steadfastly in the face , with a glance at the same time serious and soft . Then throwing [her]_430-sybil arms round [his]_4333-you neck and leaning [her]_430-sybil cheek upon [his]_4333-you breast , [she]_430-sybil murmured , “ Oh ! [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , [[your]_4333-you child]_{9614-your child} is most unhappy . ”_[430-sybil] “ [Sybil]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] exclaimed [Gerard]_430-sybil in a tone of tender reproach , “ this is womanish weakness ; [I]_430-sybil love , but must not share it . ”_[430-sybil] “ It may be womanish , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ but it is wise : for what should make [us]_9615-us unhappy if not the sense of impending , yet unknown , danger ? ”_[430-sybil] “ And why danger ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ Why mystery ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ Why are [you]_4333-you ever pre - occupied and involved in dark thoughts , [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} ? It is not the pressure of business , as [you]_4333-you will perhaps tell [me]_430-sybil , that occasions this change in a disposition so frank and even careless . The pressure of affairs is not nearly as great , can not [he]_4333-you nearly as great , as in the early period of [your]_4333-you assembling , when the eyes of [the whole country]_{7773-the whole country} were on [you]_4333-you , and [you]_4333-you were in communication with all parts of it . How often have [you]_4333-you told [me]_430-sybil that there was no degree of business which [you]_4333-you found irksome ? Now [you]_4333-you are all dispersed and scattered : no discussions , no committees , little correspondence — and [you]_4333-you [yourself]_4333-you are ever brooding and ever in conclave , with [persons too who [I]_430-sybil know]_{9618-persons too who i know} , for [Stephen]_423-morley has told [me]_430-sybil so , are [the preachers of violence]_{9619-the preachers of violence} : violence perhaps that some of [them]_{9619-the preachers of violence} may preach , yet will not practise : both bad ; [traitors]_{2044-traitors} it may be , or , at the best , [hare - brained men]_{9621-hare - brained men} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [Stephen]_423-morley is prejudiced , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ [He]_423-morley is [a visionary]_{9622-a visionary} , indulging in impossible dreams , and if possible , little desirable . [He]_423-morley knows nothing of the feeling of [the country]_{932-the country} or the character of [[his]_423-morley countrymen]_{9624-his countrymen} . [Englishmen]_{9625-englishmen} want none of [his]_423-morley joint - stock felicity ; [they]_{9625-englishmen} want [their]_{9625-englishmen} rights,—rights consistent with the rights of other classes , but without which the rights of other classes can not , and ought not , to be secure . ”_[430-sybil] “ [Stephen]_423-morley is at least [[your]_430-sybil friend]_{1696-your friend} , [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} ; and once [you]_430-sybil honoured [him]_423-morley . ”_[430-sybil] “ And do so now ; and love [him]_423-morley very dearly . [I]_430-sybil honour [him]_423-morley for [his]_423-morley great abilities and knowledge . [Stephen]_423-morley is [a scholar]_{7663-a scholar} ; [I]_430-sybil have no pretensions that way ; but [I]_430-sybil can feel the pulse of [a people]_{1250-a people} , and can comprehend the signs of the times , [Sybil]_430-sybil . [Stephen]_423-morley was all very well talking in [[our]_9630-our cottage and garden at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{9631-our cottage and garden at mowbray} , when [we]_9630-our had nothing to do ; but now [we]_9630-our must act , or [others]_6174-others will act for [us]_9630-our . [Stephen]_423-morley is not [a practical man]_{9633-a practical man} ; [he]_423-morley is crotchety , [Sybil]_430-sybil , and that ’s just it . ”_[430-sybil] “ But violence and action , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ are [they]_9634-they identical , [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} ? ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil did not speak of violence . ”_[430-sybil] “ No ; but [you]_430-sybil looked it . [I]_430-sybil know the language of [your]_430-sybil countenance , even to the quiver of [your]_430-sybil lip . Action , as [you]_430-sybil and [Stephen]_423-morley once taught [me]_430-sybil , and [I]_430-sybil think wisely , was to prove to [[our]_9630-our rulers]_{3576-our rulers} by an agitation , orderly and intellectual , that [we]_9630-our were sensible of [our]_9630-our degradation ; and that it was neither Christianlike nor prudent , neither good nor wise , to let [us]_9630-our remain so . That [you]_430-sybil did , and [you]_430-sybil did it well ; the respect of [the world]_{6016-the world} , even of those who differed from [you]_430-sybil in interest or opinion , was not withheld from [you]_430-sybil ; and can be withheld from [none who exercise the moral power that springs from great talents and a good cause]_{9638-none who exercise the moral power that springs from great talents and a good cause} . [You]_430-sybil have let this great moral power , this pearl of price , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil with emotion,—“we can not conceal it from [ourselves]_9630-our , [[my]_430-sybil father,—you]_{9639-my father,—you} have let it escape from [your]_430-sybil hands . ”_[430-sybil] [Gerard]_430-sybil looked at [her]_430-sybil as [she]_430-sybil spoke with an earnestness unusual with [him]_4334-he . As [she]_430-sybil ceased , [he]_4334-he cast [his]_4334-he eyes down , and seemed for a moment deep in thought ; then looking up , [he]_4334-he said , “ The season for words is past . [I]_4334-he must be gone , dear [Sybil]_430-sybil . ”_[4334-he] And [he]_4334-he moved towards the door . “ [You]_430-sybil shall not leave [me]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , springing forward , and seizing [his]_4334-he arm . “ What would [you]_430-sybil , what would [you]_430-sybil ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , distressed . “ That [we]_9640-we should quit [this city]_{3835-this city} to - night . ”_[430-sybil] “ What , quit [[my]_4334-he post]_{9642-my post} ? ”_[4334-he] “ Why [yours]_430-sybil ? Have not [[your]_430-sybil colleagues]_{9643-your colleagues} dispersed ? Is not [[your]_430-sybil assembly]_{9644-your assembly} formally adjourned to [another town]_{9645-another town} ? Is it not known that [the great majority of [the delegates]_{8924-the delegates}]_{9646-the great majority of the delegates} have returned to [[their]_{9646-the great majority of the delegates} homes]_{8511-their homes} ? And why not [you]_430-sybil to [yours]_430-sybil ? ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil have [no]_9649-no [home]_6104-home , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , almost in a voice of harshness . “ [I]_4335-i came here to do the business that was wanting , and , by the blessing of [God]_398-god , [I]_4335-i will do it . [I]_4335-i am [no changeling]_{9651-no changeling} , nor can [I]_4335-i refine and split straws , like [your]_430-sybil philosophers and [Morleys]_689-morleys : but if [the people]_{914-the people} will struggle , [I]_4335-i will struggle with [them]_{914-the people} ; and die , if need be , in the front . Nor will [I]_4335-i be deterred from [my]_4335-i purpose by the tears of [a girl]_{6325-a girl} , ”_[4335-i] and [he]_4335-i released [himself]_4335-i from the hand of [[his]_4335-i daughter]_{1068-his daughter} with abruptness . [Sybil]_430-sybil looked up to heaven with streaming eyes , and clasped [her]_430-sybil hands in unutterable woe . [Gerard]_430-sybil moved again towards the door , but before [he]_4335-i reached it , [his]_4335-i step faltered , and [he]_4335-i turned again and looked at [[his]_4335-i daughter]_{1068-his daughter} with tenderness and anxiety . [She]_{1068-his daughter} remained in the same position , save that [her]_{1068-his daughter} arms that had fallen were crossed before [her]_{1068-his daughter} , and [her]_{1068-his daughter} downward glance seemed fixed in deep abstraction . [[Her]_{1068-his daughter} father]_{7055-her father} approached [her]_{1068-his daughter} unnoticed ; [he]_4335-i took [her]_{1068-his daughter} hand ; [she]_{1068-his daughter} started , and looking round with a cold and distressed expression , said , in a smothered tone , “ [I]_{1068-his daughter} thought [you]_4335-i had gone . ”_{[1068-his daughter]} “ Not in anger , [[my]_430-sybil sweet child]_{9275-my sweet child} , ”_[430-sybil] and [Gerard]_430-sybil pressed [her]_{1068-his daughter} to [his]_4335-i heart . “ But [you]_4335-i go , ”_[430-sybil] murmured [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [These men]_{6055-these men} await [me]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ [Our]_9656-our council is of importance . [We]_9656-our must take some immediate steps for the aid of [[our]_9656-our brethren]_{1409-our brethren} in distress at [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} , and to discountenance similar scenes of outbreak as this affair : but the moment this is over , [I]_430-sybil will come back to [you]_4335-i ; and for the rest , it shall be as [you]_4335-i desire ; to - morrow [we]_9656-our will return to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . ”_[430-sybil] [Sybil]_430-sybil returned [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ’s embrace with a warmth which expressed [her]_430-sybil sense of [his]_{7055-her father} kindness and [her]_430-sybil own soothed feelings , but [she]_430-sybil said nothing ; and bidding [her]_430-sybil now to be of good cheer , [Gerard]_430-sybil quitted [the apartment]_{7588-the apartment} . The clock of [St John ’s church]_{320-st john} struck three , and the clock of [St John ’s church]_{320-st john} struck four ; and the fifth hour sounded from [[St John]_{320-st john} ’s church]_{4341-st john ’s church} ; and the clock of [St John]_{320-st john} ’s was sounding six . And [Gerard]_430-sybil had not yet returned . The time for a while after [his]_{7055-her father} departure had been comparatively light - hearted and agreeable . Easier in [her]_430-sybil mind and for a time busied with the preparations for [their]_4342-their journey , [Sybil]_430-sybil sate by the open window more serene and cheerful than for a long period had been [her]_430-sybil wo nt . Sometimes [she]_430-sybil ceased for a moment from [her]_430-sybil volume and fell into a reverie of the morrow and of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . Viewed through the magic haze of time and distance , the scene of [her]_430-sybil youth assumed a character of tenderness and even of peaceful bliss . [She]_430-sybil sighed for the days of [[their]_4342-their cottage]_{8417-their cottage} and [[their]_4342-their garden]_{4344-their garden} , when the discontent of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} was only theoretical , and [their]_4342-their political conclaves were limited to a discussion between [him]_{7055-her father} and [Morley]_423-morley on the rights of [the people]_{914-the people} or the principles of [society]_4132-society . [The bright waters of [the Mowe]_{130-the mowe}]_{4348-the bright waters of the mowe} and [[its]_{130-the mowe} [wooded hills]_{4350-wooded hills}]_{4349-its wooded hills} ; [[her]_430-sybil matin]_{4351-her matin} walks to [the convent]_{7086-the convent} to visit [Ursula Trafford]_690-ursula — a pilgrimage of piety and charity and love ; [the faithful Harold , so devoted and so intelligent]_{4353-the faithful harold , so devoted and so intelligent} ; even the crowded haunts of labour and suffering among which [she]_430-sybil glided like [an angel , blessing and blessed]_{4354-an angel , blessing and blessed} ; they rose before [her]_430-sybil — those touching images of the past — and [her]_430-sybil eyes were suffused with tears , of tenderness , not of gloom . And blended with them the thought of one who had been for a season [the kind and gentle companion of [her]_430-sybil girlhood]_{4355-the kind and gentle companion of her girlhood} — that [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} whom [she]_430-sybil had never quite forgotten , and who , alas ! was not [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} after all . Ah ! that was a wonderful history ; a somewhat thrilling chapter in the memory of [one so innocent and so young]_{4356-one so innocent and so young} ! [His]_{509-mr franklin} voice even now lingered in [her]_430-sybil ear . [She]_430-sybil recalled without an effort those tones of the morning , tones of tenderness and yet of wisdom and considerate thought , that had sounded only for [her]_430-sybil welfare . Never had [Egremont]_264-egremont appeared to [her]_430-sybil in a light so subduing . [He]_264-egremont was what [man]_6203-man should be to [woman]_6168-woman ever - gentle , and yet [a guide]_{4359-a guide} . A thousand images dazzling and wild rose in [her]_430-sybil mind ; a thousand thoughts , beautiful and quivering as the twilight , clustered round [her]_430-sybil heart ; for a moment [she]_430-sybil indulged in impossible dreams , and seemed to have entered a newly - discovered world . The horizon of [her]_430-sybil experience expanded like the glittering heaven of a fairy tale . [Her]_430-sybil eye was fixed in lustrous contemplation , the flush on [her]_430-sybil cheek was a messenger from [her]_430-sybil heart , the movement of [her]_430-sybil mouth would have in an instant become a smile , when the clock of [St John]_{320-st john} ’s struck four , and [Sybil]_430-sybil started from [her]_430-sybil reverie . The clock of [St John ’s]_{320-st john} struck four , and [Sybil]_430-sybil became anxious ; the clock of [St John]_{320-st john} ’s struck five , and [Sybil]_430-sybil became disquieted ; restless and perturbed , [she]_430-sybil was walking up and down [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} , [her]_430-sybil books long since thrown aside , when the clock of [St John ’s]_{320-st john} struck six . [She]_430-sybil clasped [her]_430-sybil hands and looked up to heaven . There was a knock at the street door ; [she]_430-sybil [herself]_430-sybil sprang out to open it . It was not [Gerard]_430-sybil . It was [Morley]_423-morley . “ Ah ! [Stephen]_423-morley , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , with a countenance of undisguised disappointment , “ [I]_430-sybil thought it was [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_423-morley should have been glad to have found [him]_{1718-my father} [here]_6027-here , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ However with [your]_430-sybil permission [I]_423-morley will enter . ”_[423-morley] “ And [he]_{1718-my father} will soon arrive , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; “ [I]_430-sybil am sure [he]_{1718-my father} will soon arrive . [I]_430-sybil have been expecting [him]_{1718-my father} every minute — ”_[430-sybil] “ For hours , ”_[423-morley] added [Morley]_423-morley , finishing [her]_430-sybil sentence , as [they]_4361-we entered [the room]_{798-the room} . “ The business that [he]_{1718-my father} is on , ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley continued , throwing [himself]_423-morley into a chair with a recklessness very unlike [his]_423-morley usual composure and even precision , “ The business that [he]_{1718-my father} is on is engrossing . ”_[423-morley] “ Thank Heaven , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ [we]_4361-we leave [this place]_{1657-this place} to - morrow . ”_[430-sybil] “ Hah ! ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley starting , “ who told [you]_430-sybil so ? ”_[423-morley] “ [[My]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} has so settled it ; has indeed promised [me]_430-sybil that [we]_4361-we shall depart . ”_[430-sybil] “ And [you]_430-sybil were anxious to do so . ”_[430-sybil] “ Most anxious ; [my]_423-morley mind is prophetic only of mischief to [him]_{1718-my father} if [we]_4361-we remain . ”_[423-morley] “ [Mine]_423-morley too . Otherwise [I]_430-sybil should not have come up today . ”_[430-sybil] “ [You]_430-sybil have seen [him]_{1718-my father} [I]_430-sybil hope ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [I]_430-sybil have ; [I]_430-sybil have been hours with [him]_{1718-my father} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil am glad . At this conference [he]_{1718-my father} talked of ? ”_[430-sybil] “ Yes ; at [this headstrong council]_{9662-this headstrong council} ; and [I]_430-sybil have seen [him]_{1718-my father} since ; alone . Whatever hap to [him]_{1718-my father} , [my]_430-sybil conscience is assoiled . ”_[430-sybil] “ [You]_430-sybil terrify [me]_430-sybil , [Stephen]_423-morley , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil rising from [her]_430-sybil seat . “ What can happen to [him]_{1718-my father} ? What would [he]_{1718-my father} do , what would [you]_423-morley resist ? Tell [me]_430-sybil — tell [me]_430-sybil , [dear friend]_{9663-dear friend} . ”_[430-sybil] “ Oh ! yes , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , pale and with a slight yet bitter smile . “ Oh ! yes ; [dear friend]_{9663-dear friend} ! ”_[423-morley] “ [I]_430-sybil said [dear friend]_{9663-dear friend} for so [I]_430-sybil deemed [you]_423-morley . ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; “ and so [we]_9666-we have ever found [you]_423-morley . Why do [you]_423-morley stare at [me]_430-sybil so strangely , [Stephen]_423-morley ? ”_[430-sybil] “ So [you]_430-sybil deem [me]_423-morley , and so [you]_430-sybil have ever found [me]_423-morley , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley in a slow and measured tone , repeating [her]_430-sybil words . “ Well ; what more would [you]_430-sybil have ? What more should any of [us]_9666-we want ? ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley asked abruptly . “ [I]_430-sybil want no more , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil innocently . “ [I]_423-morley warrant [me]_423-morley , [you]_423-morley do not . Well , well , nothing matters . And so , ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley added in [his]_423-morley ordinary tone , “ [you]_430-sybil are waiting for [[your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} ? ”_[423-morley] “ Whom [you]_423-morley have not long since seen , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ and whom [you]_423-morley expected to find here ? ”_[430-sybil] “ No ; ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , shaking [his]_423-morley head with the same bitter smile ; “ no , no . [I]_423-morley did n’t . [I]_423-morley came to find [you]_430-sybil . ”_[423-morley] “ [You]_423-morley have something to tell [me]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil earnestly . “ Something has happened to [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} . Do not break it to [me]_430-sybil ; tell [me]_430-sybil at once , ”_[430-sybil] and [she]_430-sybil advanced and laid [her]_430-sybil hand upon [his]_423-morley arm . [Morley]_423-morley trembled ; and then in a hurried and agitated voice , said , “ No , no , no ; nothing has happened . Much may happen , but nothing has happened . And [we]_9669-we may prevent it . ”_[423-morley] “ [We]_9669-we ! Tell [me]_430-sybil what may happen ; tell [me]_430-sybil what to do . ”_[430-sybil] “ [[Your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , slowly , rising from [his]_423-morley seat and pacing [the room]_{798-the room} , and speaking in a low calm voice , “ [[Your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} — and [[my]_423-morley friend]_{2264-my friend} — is in this position [Sybil]_430-sybil : [he]_423-morley is conspiring against the State . ”_[423-morley] “ Yes , yes , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil very pale , speaking almost in a whisper and with [her]_430-sybil gaze fixed intently on [[her]_430-sybil companion]_{7988-her companion} . “ Tell [me]_430-sybil all . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil will . [He]_423-morley is conspiring , [I]_430-sybil say , against [the State]_{987-the state} . Tonight [they]_9674-they meet in secret to give the last finish to [their]_9674-they plans ; and tonight [they]_9674-they will be arrested . ”_[430-sybil] “ O [God]_398-god ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil clasping [her]_430-sybil hands . “ [He]_423-morley told [me]_430-sybil truth . ”_[430-sybil] “ Who told [you]_430-sybil truth ? ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , springing to [her]_430-sybil side , in a hoarse voice and with an eye of fire . “ [A friend]_{6959-a friend} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , dropping [her]_430-sybil arms and bending [her]_430-sybil head in woe ; “ [a kind good friend]_{9676-a kind good friend} . [I]_430-sybil met [him]_423-morley but [this morn]_{9677-this morn} , and [he]_423-morley warned [me]_430-sybil of all this . ”_[430-sybil] “ Hah , hah ! ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley with a sort of stifled laugh ; “ Hah , hah ; [he]_423-morley told [you]_430-sybil did [he]_423-morley ; [the kind good friend whom [you]_430-sybil met]_{9678-the kind good friend whom you met} this morning ? Did [I]_423-morley not warn [you]_430-sybil , [Sybil]_430-sybil , of [the traitor]_{9679-the traitor} ? Did [I]_423-morley not tell [you]_430-sybil to beware of taking [this false aristocrat]_{9680-this false aristocrat} to [[your]_430-sybil hearth]_{9681-your hearth} ; to worm out all the secrets of that home that [he]_423-morley once polluted by [his]_423-morley espionage , and now would desolate by [his]_423-morley treason . ”_[423-morley] “ Of whom and what do [you]_423-morley speak ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , throwing [herself]_430-sybil into a chair . “ [I]_430-sybil speak of [that base spy Egremont]_{9682-that base spy egremont} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [You]_423-morley slander [an honourable man]_{9683-an honourable man} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil with dignity . “ [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont has never entered [this house]_{2238-this house} since [you]_423-morley met [him]_290-egremont [here]_6027-here for the first time ; save once . ”_[430-sybil] “ [He]_290-egremont needed no entrance to [this house]_{2238-this house} to worm out [its]_{2238-this house} secrets , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley maliciously . “ That could be more adroitly done by [one who had assignations at command with [the most charming of [its]_{2238-this house} inmates]_{9688-the most charming of its inmates}]_{9687-one who had assignations at command with the most charming of its inmates} . ”_[423-morley] “ [Unmannerly churl]_{9689-unmannerly churl} ! ”_[430-sybil] exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil starting in [her]_430-sybil chair , [her]_430-sybil eye flashing lightning , [her]_430-sybil distended nostril quivering with scorn . “ Oh ! yes . [I]_423-morley am [a churl]_{9690-a churl} , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley ; “ [I]_423-morley know [I]_423-morley am [a churl]_{9690-a churl} . Were [I]_423-morley a noble [the daughter of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{9692-the daughter of the people} would perhaps condescend to treat [me]_423-morley with less contempt . ”_[423-morley] “ [The daughter of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{9692-the daughter of the people} loves truth and manly bearing , [Stephen Morley]_423-morley ; and will treat with contempt all those who slander [women]_1987-women , whether [they]_1987-women be [nobles]_7193-nobles or [serfs]_3529-serfs . ”_[423-morley] “ And where is [the slanderer]_{9699-the slanderer} ? ”_[430-sybil] “ Ask [him]_{9699-the slanderer} who told [you]_423-morley [I]_423-morley held assignations with [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont or with [any one]_{6035-any one} . ”_[423-morley] “ [Mine]_423-morley eyes — [mine]_423-morley own eyes — were [[my]_423-morley informant]_{2755-my informant} , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ [This morn]_{9677-this morn} , [the very morn [I]_423-morley arrived in [London]_5-london]_{9703-the very morn i arrived in london} , [I]_423-morley learnt how [your]_430-sybil matins were now spent . Yes ! ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley added in a tone of mournful anguish , “ [I]_423-morley passed the gate of [the gardens]_{8562-the gardens} ; [I]_423-morley witnessed [your]_430-sybil adieus . ”_[423-morley] “ [We]_9705-we met by hazard , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , in a calm tone , and with an expression that denoted [she]_430-sybil was thinking of other things , “ and in all probability [we]_9705-we shall never meet again . Talk not of these trifles . [Stephen]_423-morley ; [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , how can [we]_9705-we save [him]_{1718-my father} ? ”_[430-sybil] “ Are they trifles ? ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , slowly and earnestly , walking to [her]_430-sybil side , and looking [her]_430-sybil intently in the face . “ Are [they]_9707-they indeed trifles , [Sybil]_430-sybil ? Oh ! make [me]_423-morley credit that , and then — ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley paused . [Sybil]_430-sybil returned [his]_423-morley gaze : the deep lustre of [her]_430-sybil dark orb rested on [his]_423-morley peering vision ; [his]_423-morley eye fled from the unequal contest : [his]_423-morley heart throbbed , [his]_423-morley limbs trembled ; [he]_423-morley fell upon [his]_423-morley knee . “ Pardon [me]_423-morley , pardon [me]_423-morley , ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley said , and [he]_423-morley took [her]_430-sybil hand . “ Pardon [the most miserable and the most devoted of men]_{9708-the most miserable and the most devoted of men} ! ”_[423-morley] “ What need of pardon , dear [Stephen]_423-morley ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil in a soothing tone . “ In the agitated hour wild words escape . If [I]_430-sybil have used them , [I]_430-sybil regret ; if [you]_423-morley , [I]_430-sybil have forgotten . ”_[430-sybil] The clock of [St John]_{320-st john} ’s told that the sixth hour was more than half - past . “ Ah ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , withdrawing [her]_430-sybil hand , “ [you]_423-morley told [me]_430-sybil how precious was time . What can [we]_9709-we do ? ”_[430-sybil] [Morley]_423-morley rose from [his]_423-morley kneeling position , and again paced [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} , lost for some moments in deep meditation . Suddenly [he]_423-morley seized [her]_430-sybil arm , and said , “ [I]_423-morley can endure no longer the anguish of [my]_423-morley life : [I]_423-morley love [you]_430-sybil , and if [you]_430-sybil will not be [mine]_423-morley , [I]_423-morley care for [no one]_{6145-no one} ’s fate . ”_[423-morley] “ [I]_430-sybil am not born for love , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , frightened , yet endeavouring to conceal [her]_430-sybil alarm . “ [We]_9709-we are all born for love , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ It is the principle of existence , and its only end . And love of [you]_430-sybil , [Sybil]_430-sybil , ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley continued , in a tone of impassioned pathos , “ has been to [me]_423-morley for years the hoarded treasure of [my]_423-morley life . For this [I]_423-morley have haunted [your]_430-sybil hearth and hovered round [[your]_430-sybil home]_{4124-your home} ; for this [I]_423-morley have served [[your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} like [a slave]_{2168-a slave} , and embarked in a cause with which [I]_423-morley have little sympathy , and which can meet with no success . It is [your]_430-sybil image that has stimulated [my]_423-morley ambition , developed [my]_423-morley powers , sustained [me]_423-morley in the hour of humiliation , and secured [me]_423-morley that material prosperity which [I]_423-morley can now command . Oh ! deign to share it ; share it with the impassioned heart and the devoted life that now bow before [you]_430-sybil ; and do not shrink from [them]_9714-them , because they are the feelings and the fortunes of [the People]_{914-the people} . ”_[423-morley] “ [You]_423-morley astound , [you]_423-morley overwhelm [me]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , agitated . “ [You]_423-morley came for another purpose , [we]_9716-we were speaking of other feelings ; it is the hour of exigency [you]_430-sybil choose for these strange , these startling words . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_423-morley also have [my]_423-morley hour of exigency , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , “ and its minutes are now numbering . Upon it all depends . ”_[423-morley] “ Another time , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , in a low and deprecatory voice ; “ speak of these things another time ! ”_[430-sybil] “ The caverns of [my]_423-morley mind are open , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , “ and they will not close . ”_[423-morley] “ [Stephen]_423-morley , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ dear [Stephen]_423-morley , [I]_430-sybil am grateful for [your]_423-morley kind feelings : but indeed this is not the time for such passages : cease , [[my]_430-sybil friend]_{2264-my friend} ! ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_423-morley came to know [my]_423-morley fate , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , doggedly . “ It is a sacrilege of sentiment , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , unable any longer to restrain [her]_430-sybil emotion , “ to obtrude its expression on [a daughter]_{2246-a daughter} at such a moment . ”_[430-sybil] “ [You]_430-sybil would not deem it so if [you]_430-sybil loved , or if [you]_430-sybil could love [me]_423-morley , [Sybil]_430-sybil , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , mournfully . “ Why it ’s a moment of deep feeling , and suited for the expression of deep feeling . [You]_430-sybil would not have answered thus , if [he]_9719-he who had been kneeling [here]_6027-here had been named [Egremont]_290-egremont . ”_[423-morley] “ [He]_9719-he would not have adopted a course , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , unable any longer to restrain [her]_430-sybil displeasure , “ so selfish , so indecent . ”_[430-sybil] “ Ah ! [she]_430-sybil loves [him]_9719-he ! ”_[423-morley] exclaimed [Morley]_423-morley , springing on [his]_423-morley legs , and with a demoniac laugh . There was a pause . Under ordinary circumstances [Sybil]_430-sybil would have left [the room]_{798-the room} and terminated a distressing interview , but in the present instance that was impossible ; for on the continuance of that interview any hope of assisting [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} depended . [Morley]_423-morley had thrown [himself]_423-morley into a chair opposite [her]_430-sybil , leaning back in silence with [his]_423-morley face covered ; [Sybil]_430-sybil was disinclined to revive the conversation about [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , because [she]_430-sybil had already perceived that [Morley]_423-morley was only too much aware of the command which [the subject]_{4075-the subject} gave [him]_423-morley over [her]_430-sybil feelings and even conduct . Yet time , time now full of terror , time was stealing on . It was evident that [Morley]_423-morley would not break the silence . At length , unable any longer to repress [her]_430-sybil tortured heart , [Sybil]_430-sybil said , “ [Stephen]_423-morley , be generous ; speak to [me]_430-sybil of [[your]_423-morley friend]_{1696-your friend} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_423-morley have [no friend]_{9722-no friend} , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , without taking [his]_423-morley hands from [his]_423-morley face . “ [The Saints in heaven]_{9723-the saints in heaven} have mercy on [me]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ for [I]_430-sybil am very wretched . ”_[430-sybil] “ No , no , no , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , rising rapidly from [his]_423-morley seat , and again kneeling at [her]_430-sybil side , “ not wretched ; not that tone of anguish ! What can [I]_423-morley do ? what say ? [Sybil]_430-sybil , [dearest [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{9724-dearest sybil} , [I]_423-morley love [you]_430-sybil so much , so fervently , so devotedly ; [none]_1771-none can love [you]_430-sybil as [I]_423-morley do : say not [you]_430-sybil are wretched ! ”_[423-morley] “ Alas ! alas ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ What shall [I]_423-morley do ? what say ? ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ [You]_430-sybil know what [I]_430-sybil would have [you]_430-sybil say , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ Speak of [one who is [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , if no longer [[your]_430-sybil friend]_{1696-your friend}]_{9726-one who is my father , if no longer your friend} : [you]_430-sybil know what [I]_430-sybil would have [you]_430-sybil do — save [him]_{9726-one who is my father , if no longer your friend} : save [him]_{9726-one who is my father , if no longer your friend} from death and [me]_430-sybil from despair . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_423-morley am ready , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley ; “ [I]_423-morley came for that . Listen . There is a meeting to - night at half - past eight o’clock ; [they]_9729-they meet to arrange a general rising in [the country]_{932-the country} : [their]_9729-they intention is known to [the government]_{1439-the government} ; [they]_9729-they will be arrested . Now it is in [my]_423-morley power , which it was not when [I]_423-morley saw [[your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} this morning , to convince [him]_{9726-one who is my father , if no longer your friend} of the truth of this , and were [I]_423-morley to see [him]_{9726-one who is my father , if no longer your friend} before eight o’clock , which [I]_423-morley could easily do , [I]_423-morley could prevent [his]_{9726-one who is my father , if no longer your friend} attendance , certainly prevent [his]_{9726-one who is my father , if no longer your friend} attendance , and [he]_{9726-one who is my father , if no longer your friend} would be saved ; for [the government]_{1439-the government} depend much upon the papers , some proclamations , and things of that kind , which will be signed this evening , for [their]_{1439-the government} proofs . Well , [I]_423-morley am ready to save [Gerard]_430-sybil , [[my]_423-morley friend]_{2264-my friend} , for so [I]_423-morley ’ll call [him]_{2264-my friend} as [you]_430-sybil wish it ; one [I]_423-morley have served before and long ; [one whom [I]_423-morley came up from [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} this day to serve and save]_{9735-one whom i came up from mowbray this day to serve and save} ; [I]_423-morley am ready to do that which [you]_430-sybil require ; [you]_430-sybil [yourself]_430-sybil admit it is no light deed ; and coming from one [you]_430-sybil have known so long , and , as [you]_430-sybil confess , so much regarded , should be doubly cherished ; [I]_423-morley am ready to do this great service ; to save [the father]_{7046-the father} from death and [the daughter]_{9737-the daughter} from despair . — if [she]_{9737-the daughter} would but only say to [me]_423-morley , ‘ [I]_423-morley have but one reward , and it is [yours]_430-sybil . ’ ”_[423-morley] “ [I]_430-sybil have read of something of this sort , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , speaking in a murmuring tone , and looking round [her]_430-sybil with a wild expression , “ this bargaining of blood , and shall [I]_430-sybil call it love ? But that was ever between [the oppressors]_{3826-the oppressors} and [the oppressed]_{1520-the oppressed} . This is the first time that [a child of the people]_{9740-a child of the people} has been so assailed by one of [[her]_{9740-a child of the people} own class]_{9741-her own class} , and who exercises [his]_{9740-a child of the people} power from the confidence which the sympathy of [their]_9742-their sorrows alone caused . It is bitter ; bitter for [me]_430-sybil and [mine]_430-sybil — but for [you]_430-sybil , [pollution]_{9743-pollution} . ”_[430-sybil] “ Am [I]_423-morley answered ? ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ Yes , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ in the name of [the holy Virgin]_{9744-the holy virgin} . ”_[430-sybil] “ Good night , then , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , and [he]_423-morley approached the door . [His]_423-morley hand was on it . The voice of [Sybil]_430-sybil made [him]_423-morley turn [his]_423-morley head . “ Where do [they]_9742-their meet to - night ? ”_[430-sybil] [she]_430-sybil inquired , in a smothered tone . “ [I]_423-morley am bound to secrecy , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ There is no softness in [your]_423-morley spirit , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [I]_430-sybil am met with none . ”_[430-sybil] “ [We]_9745-we have ever been [[your]_423-morley friends]_{2335-your friends} . ”_[430-sybil] “ A blossom that has brought no fruit . ”_[430-sybil] “ This hour will be remembered at the judgment - seat , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [The holy Virgin]_{9744-the holy virgin} will perhaps interpose for [me]_423-morley , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley , with a sneer . “ [We]_9745-we have merited this , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ who have taken [an infidel]_{9748-an infidel} to [our]_9745-we hearts . ”_[430-sybil] “ If [he]_{9748-an infidel} had only been [a heretic]_{9749-a heretic} , like [Egremont]_290-egremont ! ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . [Sybil]_430-sybil burst into tears . [Morley]_423-morley sprang to [her]_430-sybil . “ Swear by [the holy Virgin]_{9744-the holy virgin} , swear by [all the saints]_{1782-all the saints} , swear by [your]_430-sybil hope of [heaven]_2272-heaven and by [your]_430-sybil own sweet name ; without equivocation , without reserve , with fulness and with truth , that [you]_430-sybil will never give [your]_430-sybil heart or hand to [Egremont;—and]_{691-egremont;—and} [I]_423-morley will save [[your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} . ”_[423-morley] As in a low voice , but with a terrible earnestness , [Morley]_423-morley dictated this oath , [Sybil]_430-sybil , already pale , became white as [the marble saint of [some sacred niche]_{4371-some sacred niche}]_{4370-the marble saint of some sacred niche} . [Her]_430-sybil large dark eyes seemed fixed ; a fleet expression of agony flitted over [her]_430-sybil beautiful brow like a cloud ; and [she]_430-sybil said , “ [I]_430-sybil swear that [I]_430-sybil will never give [my]_430-sybil hand to — ”_[430-sybil] “ And [your]_430-sybil heart , [your]_430-sybil heart , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley eagerly . “ Omit not that . Swear by the holy oaths again [you]_430-sybil do not love [him]_423-morley . [She]_430-sybil falters ! Ah ! [she]_430-sybil blushes ! ”_[430-sybil] For a burning brightness now suffused the cheek of [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [She]_430-sybil loves [him]_423-morley , ”_[423-morley] exclaimed [Morley]_423-morley , wildly , and [he]_423-morley rushed franticly from [the room]_{798-the room} . Agitated and overcome by these unexpected and passionate appeals , and these outrageous ebullitions acting on [her]_430-sybil at a time when [she]_430-sybil [herself]_430-sybil was labouring under no ordinary excitement , and was distracted with disturbing thoughts , the mind of [Sybil]_430-sybil seemed for a moment to desert [her]_430-sybil ; neither by sound nor gesture did [she]_430-sybil signify [her]_430-sybil sense of [Morley]_423-morley ’s last words and departure ; and it was not until the loud closing of the street door echoing through [the long passage]_{4373-the long passage} recalled [her]_430-sybil to [herself]_430-sybil , that [she]_430-sybil was aware how much was at stake in that incident . [She]_430-sybil darted out of [the room]_{798-the room} to recall [him]_423-morley ; to make one more effort for [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ; but in vain . By the side of [[their]_4376-their house]_{1470-their house} was an intricate passage leading into [a labyrinth of [small streets]_{4379-small streets}]_{4378-a labyrinth of small streets} . Through this [Morley]_423-morley had disappeared ; and [his]_423-morley name , more than once sounded in a voice of anguish in [that silent and most obsolete Smith]_{4380-that silent and most obsolete smith} ’s Square , received no echo . Darkness and terror came over the spirit of [Sybil]_430-sybil ; a sense of confounding and confusing woe , with which it was in vain to cope . The conviction of [her]_430-sybil helplessness prostrated [her]_430-sybil . [She]_430-sybil sate [her]_430-sybil down upon the steps before the door of [that dreary house]_{4381-that dreary house} , within the railings of [that gloomy court]_{4382-that gloomy court} , and buried [her]_430-sybil face in [her]_430-sybil hands : a wild vision of the past and the future , without thought or feeling , coherence or consequence : sunset gleams of vanished bliss , and stormy gusts of impending doom . The clock of [St John]_{320-st john} ’s struck seven . It was the only thing that spoke in [that still and dreary square]_{4383-that still and dreary square} ; it was the only voice that there seemed ever to sound ; but it was a voice from heaven ; it was the voice of [St John]_{320-st john} . [Sybil]_430-sybil looked up : [she]_430-sybil looked up at [the holy building]_{4384-the holy building} . [Sybil]_430-sybil listened : [she]_430-sybil listened to the holy sounds . [St John]_{320-st john} told [her]_430-sybil that the danger of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} was yet so much advanced . Oh ! why are there [saints]_1742-saints in [heaven]_2272-heaven if [they]_1742-saints can not aid [the saintly]_{4388-the saintly} ! The oath that [Morley]_423-morley would have enforced came whispering in the ear of [Sybil—“Swear]_{692-sybil—“swear} by [the holy Virgin]_{9744-the holy virgin} and by [all the saints]_{1782-all the saints} . ”_[430-sybil] And shall [she]_430-sybil not pray to [the holy Virgin]_{9744-the holy virgin} and [all the saints]_{1782-all the saints} ? [Sybil]_430-sybil prayed : [she]_430-sybil prayed to [the holy Virgin]_{9744-the holy virgin} and [all the saints]_{1782-all the saints} ; and especially to [the beloved St John]_{4393-the beloved st john} : most favoured among [Hebrew men , on whose breast reposed the divine Friend]_{4394-hebrew men , on whose breast reposed the divine friend} . Brightness and courage returned to the spirit of [Sybil]_430-sybil : a sense of animating and exalting faith that could move [mountains]_{4395-mountains} , and combat without fear a thousand perils . The conviction of celestial aid inspired [her]_430-sybil . [She]_430-sybil rose from [her]_430-sybil sad resting - place and re - entered [the house]_{6598-the house} : only , however , to provide [herself]_430-sybil with [her]_430-sybil walking attire , and then alone and without a guide , the shades of evening already descending , [this child of innocence and divine thoughts]_{4397-this child of innocence and divine thoughts} , born in [a cottage]_{6177-a cottage} and bred in [a cloister]_{4399-a cloister} , [she]_430-sybil went forth , on a great enterprise of duty and devotion , into the busiest and the wildest haunts of [the greatest of [modern cities]_{4401-modern cities}]_{4400-the greatest of modern cities} . [Sybil]_430-sybil knew well [her]_430-sybil way to [Palace Yard]_{150-palace yard} . This point was soon reached : [she]_430-sybil desired [the cabman]_{4402-the cabman} to drive [her]_430-sybil to [a Street in [the Strand]_{4404-the strand}]_{4403-a street in the strand} in which was [a coffee - house]_{4405-a coffee - house} , where during the last weeks of [their]_4406-their stay in [London]_5-london [the scanty remnants of the National Convention]_{4407-the scanty remnants of the national convention} had held [their]_4406-their sittings . It was by a mere accident that [Sybil]_430-sybil had learnt this circumstance , for when [she]_430-sybil had attended the meetings of the Convention in order to hear [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ’s speeches , it was in the prime of [their]_4406-their gathering and when [their]_4406-their numbers were great , and when [they]_4406-their met in audacious rivalry opposite that [St Stephen]_{183-st stephen ’s} ’s which [they]_4406-their wished to supersede . This accidental recollection however was [her]_430-sybil only clue in the urgent adventure on which [she]_430-sybil had embarked . [She]_430-sybil cast an anxious glance at the clock of [St Martin ’s]_{203-st martin ’s} as [she]_430-sybil passed [that church]_{4409-that church} : the hand was approaching the half hour of seven . [She]_430-sybil urged on [the driver]_{4410-the driver} ; [they]_4406-their were in [the Strand]_{4404-the strand} ; there was an agitating stoppage ; [she]_430-sybil was about to descend when the obstacle was removed ; and in a few minutes [they]_4406-their turned down [the street]_{7102-the street} which [she]_430-sybil sought . “ What number . [Ma’am]_694-ma’am ? ”_{[4402-the cabman]} asked [the cabman]_{4402-the cabman} . “ ‘ Tis [a coffee - house]_{4405-a coffee - house} ; [I]_{4402-the cabman} know not the number nor the name of [him]_{6600-the man} who keeps it . ‘ Tis [a coffee - house]_{4405-a coffee - house} . Can [you]_694-ma’am see one ? Look , look , [I]_{4402-the cabman} pray [you]_694-ma’am ! [I]_{4402-the cabman} am much pressed . ”_{[4402-the cabman]} “ [Here]_6027-here ’s [a coffee - house]_{4405-a coffee - house} , [Ma’am]_694-ma’am , ”_{[6600-the man]} said [the man]_{6600-the man} in a hoarse voice . 372 “ How good [you]_694-ma’am are ! Yes ; [I]_{4402-the cabman} will get out . [You]_694-ma’am will wait for [me]_{4402-the cabman} , [I]_{4402-the cabman} am sure ? ”_{[4402-the cabman]} “ All right , ”_{[4402-the cabman]} said [the cabman]_{4402-the cabman} , as [Sybil]_430-sybil entered the illumined door . “ [Poor young thing]_{9760-poor young thing} ! [she]_430-sybil ’s [wery]_9761-wery anxious about summut . ”_{[4402-the cabman]} [Sybil]_430-sybil at once stepped into [a rather capacious room]_{4416-a rather capacious room} , fitted up in the old - fashioned style of [coffee - rooms]_{4417-coffee - rooms} , with mahogany boxes , in several of which were [men]_803-men drinking coffee and reading newspapers by a painful glare of gas . There was [a waiter in the middle of [the room]_{798-the room} who was throwing some fresh sand upon the floor , but who stared immensely when looking up [he]_{4419-a waiter in the middle of the room who was throwing some fresh sand upon the floor , but who stared immensely when looking up he beheld sybil} beheld [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{4419-a waiter in the middle of the room who was throwing some fresh sand upon the floor , but who stared immensely when looking up he beheld sybil} . “ Now , [Ma’am]_694-ma’am , if [you]_694-ma’am please , ”_{[1928-the waiter]} said [the waiter]_{1928-the waiter} inquiringly . “ Is [Mr Gerard]_424-gerard here ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ No . [Ma’am]_694-ma’am ; [Mr Gerard]_424-gerard has not been [here]_6027-here to - day , nor yesterday neither”—and_{[4419-a waiter in the middle of the room who was throwing some fresh sand upon the floor , but who stared immensely when looking up he beheld sybil]} [he]_{4419-a waiter in the middle of the room who was throwing some fresh sand upon the floor , but who stared immensely when looking up he beheld sybil} went on throwing the sand . “ [I]_430-sybil should like to see [the master of [the house]_{6598-the house}]_{9763-the master of the house} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil very humbly . “ Should [you]_694-ma’am , [Ma’am]_694-ma’am ? ”_{[1928-the waiter]} said [the waiter]_{1928-the waiter} , but [he]_{1928-the waiter} gave no indication of assisting [her]_430-sybil in the fulfilment of [her]_430-sybil wish . [Sybil]_430-sybil repeated that wish , and this time [the waiter]_{1928-the waiter} said nothing . This vulgar and insolent neglect to which [she]_430-sybil was so little accustomed depressed [her]_430-sybil spirit . [She]_430-sybil could have encountered tyranny and oppression , and [she]_430-sybil would have tried to struggle with [them]_4424-them ; but this insolence of [the insignificant]_{4425-the insignificant} made [her]_430-sybil feel [her]_430-sybil insignificance ; and the absorption all this time of [the guests]_{8569-the guests} in [[their]_{8569-the guests} newspapers]_{4427-their newspapers} aggravated [her]_430-sybil nervous sense of [her]_430-sybil utter helplessness . All [her]_430-sybil feminine reserve and modesty came over [her]_430-sybil ; alone in [this room]_{7689-this room} among [men]_803-men , [she]_430-sybil felt overpowered , and [she]_430-sybil was about to make a precipitate retreat when the clock of [the coffee - room]_{4430-the coffee - room} sounded the half hour . In a paroxysm of nervous excitement [she]_430-sybil exclaimed , “ Is there not one among [you]_803-men who will assist [me]_430-sybil ? ”_[430-sybil] [All the newspaper readers]_{4431-all the newspaper readers} put down [their]_{4431-all the newspaper readers} journals and stared . “ Hoity - toity , ”_{[1928-the waiter]} said [the waiter]_{1928-the waiter} , and [he]_{1928-the waiter} left off throwing the sand . “ Well , what ’s the matter now ? ”_{[4433-one of the guests]} said [one of [the guests]_{8569-the guests}]_{4433-one of the guests} . “ [I]_430-sybil wish to see [the master of [the house]_{6598-the house}]_{9763-the master of the house} on business of urgency , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ to [himself]_{9763-the master of the house} and to [one of [[his]_{9763-the master of the house} friends]_{6161-his friends}]_{9767-one of his friends} , and [[his]_{9763-the master of the house} servant]_{9769-his servant} here will not even reply to [my]_430-sybil inquiries . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_{4435-another guest} say , [Saul]_695-saul , why do n’t [you]_695-saul answer [the young lady]_{9770-the young lady} ? ”_{[4435-another guest]} said [another guest]_{4435-another guest} . “ So [I]_695-saul did , ”_[695-saul] said [Saul]_695-saul . “ Did [you]_695-saul call for coffee , [Ma’am]_694-ma’am ? ”_[695-saul] “ Here ’s [Mr Tanner]_696-tanner , if [you]_695-saul want [him]_696-tanner , [[my]_{4436-the first guest} dear]_{6049-my dear} . ”_{[4436-the first guest]} said [the first guest]_{4436-the first guest} , as [a lean black - looking individual , with grizzled hair and a red nose]_{4437-a lean black - looking individual , with grizzled hair and a red nose} , entered [the coffee - room]_{4430-the coffee - room} from the interior . “ [Tanner]_696-tanner , here ’s [a lady]_{7310-a lady} wants [you]_696-tanner . ”_{[4436-the first guest]} “ And [a very pretty girl]_{9773-a very pretty girl} too , ”_[695-saul] whispered one to another . “ What ’s [your]_695-saul pleasure ? ”_[696-tanner] said [Mr Tanner]_696-tanner abruptly . “ [I]_430-sybil wish to speak to [you]_696-tanner alone , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil : and advancing towards [him]_696-tanner [she]_430-sybil said in a low voice , “ ‘ Tis about [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard [I]_430-sybil would speak to [you]_696-tanner . ”_[430-sybil] “ Well , [you]_695-saul can step in here if [you]_695-saul like , ”_[696-tanner] said [Tanner]_696-tanner very discourteously ; “ there ’s only [[my]_696-tanner wife]_{7237-my wife} : ”_[696-tanner] and [he]_696-tanner led the way to [the inner room]_{4439-the inner room} , [a small close parlour adorned with portraits of [Tom Paine]_{697-tom paine} , [Cobbett]_508-cobbett , [Thistlewood]_{698-thistlewood} , and [General Jackson]_{699-general jackson}]_{4440-a small close parlour adorned with portraits of tom paine , cobbett , thistlewood , and general jackson} ; with a fire , though it was a hot July , and [a very fat woman affording still more heat , and who was drinking shrub and water and reading the police reports]_{4441-a very fat woman affording still more heat , and who was drinking shrub and water and reading the police reports} . [She]_430-sybil stared rudely at [Sybil]_430-sybil as [she]_430-sybil entered following [Tanner]_696-tanner , who [himself]_696-tanner when the door was closed said , “ Well , now what have [you]_695-saul got to say ? ”_[696-tanner] “ [I]_696-tanner wish to see [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard . ”_[696-tanner] “ Do [you]_695-saul indeed ! ”_[430-sybil] “ And , ”_[430-sybil] continued [Sybil]_430-sybil notwithstanding [his]_696-tanner sneering remark , “ [I]_430-sybil come here that [you]_696-tanner may tell [me]_430-sybil where [I]_430-sybil may find [him]_424-gerard . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_696-tanner believe [he]_424-gerard lives somewhere in [Westminster]_{64-westminster} , ”_[696-tanner] said [Tanner]_696-tanner , “ that ’s all [I]_696-tanner know about [him]_424-gerard ; and if this be all [you]_695-saul had to say it might have been said in [the coffee - room]_{4430-the coffee - room} . ”_[696-tanner] “ It is not all that [I]_430-sybil have to say , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; “ and [I]_430-sybil beseech [you]_696-tanner , [sir]_1375-sir , listen to [me]_430-sybil . [I]_430-sybil know where [Gerard]_430-sybil lives : [I]_430-sybil am [[his]_424-gerard daughter]_{1068-his daughter} , and the same roof covers [our]_9778-our heads . But [I]_430-sybil wish to know where [they]_9779-they meet to - night — [you]_696-tanner understand [me]_430-sybil ; ”_[430-sybil] and [she]_430-sybil looked at [[his]_4442-you wife]_{6766-his wife} , who had resumed [her]_{6766-his wife} police reports ; “ ‘ tis urgent . “_[430-sybil] [I]_0-i do n’t know nothing about [Gerard]_430-sybil , ” said [Tanner]_696-tanner , “_[430-sybil] except that [he]_4444-him comes here and goes away again . ” “_[4444-him] The matter on which [I]_0-i would see [him]_4444-him , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “_[4444-him] is as urgent as the imagination can conceive , and it concerns [you]_4442-you as well as [himself]_4444-him ; but if [you]_4442-you know not where [I]_0-i can find him”—and [she]_430-sybil moved as if about to retire—“‘tis_[4442-you] of no use . ” “_[4442-you] Stop . ” said [Tanner]_696-tanner , “_[4442-you] [you]_4442-you can tell it to [me]_0-i . ” “_[4442-you] Why so ? [You]_4442-you know not where [he]_4444-him is ; [you]_4442-you can not tell it to [him]_4444-him . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n’t know that , ” said [Tanner]_696-tanner . “_[0-i] Come , let ’s have it out ; and if it will do [him]_4444-him any good . [I]_0-i ’ll see if [we]_4445-we ca n’t manage to find [him]_4444-him . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can impart [my]_0-i news to [him]_4444-him and [no one else]_{4446-no one else} , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am solemnly bound . ” “_[4442-you] [You]_4442-you ca n’t have [a better counseller]_{4447-a better counseller} than [Tanner]_696-tanner , ” urged [[his]_696-tanner wife]_{6766-his wife} , getting curious ; “_[4442-you] [you]_4442-you had better tell [us]_4445-we . ” “_[4442-you] [I]_0-i want no counsel ; [I]_0-i want that which [you]_4442-you can give [me]_0-i if [you]_4442-you choose — information . [[My]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} instructed [me]_0-i that if certain circumstances occurred it was a matter of the last urgency that [I]_0-i should see [him]_4444-him this evening and before nine o’clock , [I]_0-i was to call here and obtain from [you]_4442-you the direction where to find [him]_4444-him ; the direction , ” [she]_9781-she added in a lowered tone , and looking [Tanner]_696-tanner full in the face , “_[497-hem] where [they]_4449-they hold [their]_4449-they secret council to - night . ” “_[497-hem] [Hem]_497-hem ! ” said [Tanner]_696-tanner : “_[497-hem] [I]_0-i see [you]_497-hem ’re on the free - list . And pray how am [I]_0-i to know [you]_497-hem are [[Gerard]_430-sybil ’s daughter]_{2263-gerard ’s daughter} ? ” “_[4442-you] [You]_4442-you do not doubt [I]_0-i am [[his]_4444-him daughter]_{1068-his daughter} ! ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil proudly . “_[497-hem] [Hem]_497-hem ! ” said [Tanner]_696-tanner : “_[497-hem] [I]_0-i do not know that [I]_0-i do very much , ” and [he]_696-tanner whispered to [[his]_696-tanner wife]_{6766-his wife} . [Sybil]_430-sybil removed from [them]_4452-them as far as [she]_430-sybil was able . “_[0-i] And this news is very urgent , ” resumed [Tanner]_696-tanner ; “_[497-hem] and concerns [me]_0-i [you]_497-hem say ? ” “_[497-hem] Concerns [you]_4452-them all , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; “_[497-hem] and every minute is of the last importance . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should like to have gone with [you]_497-hem [myself]_0-i , and then there could have been no mistake , ” said [Tanner]_696-tanner ; “_[0-i] but that ca n’t be ; [we]_4453-we have a meeting here at half - past eight in [[our]_4453-we great room]_{4454-our great room} . [I]_0-i do n’t much like breaking rules , especially in such a business ; and yet , concerning all of [us]_4453-we , as [you]_497-hem say , and so very urgent , [I]_0-i do n’t see how it could do harm ; and [I]_0-i might — [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i was quite sure [you]_497-hem were [the party]_{1011-the party} . “ How can [I]_430-sybil satisfy [you]_497-hem ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , distressed . “ Perhaps [the young person]_{9783-the young person} have got [her]_{9783-the young person} mark on [her]_{9783-the young person} linen , ”_{[7555-the wife]} suggested [the wife]_{7555-the wife} . “ Have [you]_497-hem got a handkerchief [Ma’am]_694-ma’am ? ”_{[7555-the wife]} and [she]_{7555-the wife} took [Sybil]_430-sybil ’s handkerchief and looked at it , and examined it at [every corner]_{4457-every corner} . It had no mark . And this unforeseen circumstance of great suspicion might have destroyed everything , had not the production of the handkerchief by [Sybil]_430-sybil also brought forth a letter addressed to [her]_{7555-the wife} from [Hatton]_425-hatton . “ It seems to be [the party]_{1011-the party} , ”_{[7555-the wife]} said [the wife]_{7555-the wife} . “ Well , ”_[696-tanner] said [Tanner]_696-tanner , “ [you]_497-hem know [St Martin ’s Lane]_{9785-st martin ’s lane} [I]_696-tanner suppose ? Well , [you]_497-hem go up [St Martin ’s Lane]_{204-st martin ’s lane} to a certain point , and then [you]_497-hem will get into [Seven Dials]_{205-seven dials} ; and then [you]_497-hem ’ll go on . However it is impossible to direct [you]_497-hem ; [you]_497-hem must find [your]_497-hem way . [Hunt Street]_{206-hunt street} , going out of [Silver Street]_{207-silver street} , No . 22 . ‘ Tis what [you]_497-hem call [a blind street]_{9786-a blind street} , with no thoroughfare , and then [you]_497-hem go down [an alley]_{9787-an alley} . Can [you]_497-hem recollect that ? ”_[696-tanner] “ Fear not . ”_{[7555-the wife]} “ [No . 22 Hunt Street]_{9788-no . 22 hunt street} , going out of [Silver Street]_{207-silver street} . Remember [the alley]_{9789-the alley} . [It]_{9789-the alley} ’s [an ugly neighbourhood]_{9790-an ugly neighbourhood} ; but [you]_497-hem go of [your]_497-hem own accord . ”_[696-tanner] “ Yes , yes . Good night . ”_{[7555-the wife]} Urged by [Sybil]_430-sybil ’s entreaties [the cab - driver]_{4459-the cab - driver} hurried on . With all the skilled experience of [a thorough cockney charioteer]_{4460-a thorough cockney charioteer} [he]_{4459-the cab - driver} tried to conquer time and space by [his]_{4459-the cab - driver} rare knowledge of short cuts and fine acquaintance with unknown thoroughfares . [He]_{4459-the cab - driver} seemed to avoid [every street which was the customary passage of mankind]_{4461-every street which was the customary passage of mankind} . [The houses]_{4006-the houses} , [the population]_{1155-the population} , the costume , the manners , the language through which [they]_4464-they whirled [their]_4464-they way , were of a different state and nation to those with which [the dwellers in [the dainty quarters of [this city]_{3835-this city}]_{4466-the dainty quarters of this city} are acquainted]_{4465-the dwellers in the dainty quarters of this city are acquainted} . [Now dark streets of frippery and [old stores]_{4469-old stores}]_{4468-now dark streets of frippery and old stores} , [new market - places of entrails and carrion with gutters running gore]_{4470-new market - places of entrails and carrion with gutters running gore} , sometimes the way was enveloped in the yeasty fumes of [a colossal brewery]_{4471-a colossal brewery} , and sometimes [they]_4464-they plunged into a labyrinth of lanes teeming with life , and where [the dog - stealer and the pick - pocket]_{4472-the dog - stealer and the pick - pocket} , [the burglar]_{4473-the burglar} and [the assassin]_{4474-the assassin} , found [a sympathetic multitude of all ages]_{4475-a sympathetic multitude of all ages} ; [comrades for every enterprise]_{4476-comrades for every enterprise} ; and [a market]_{4477-a market} for every booty . The long summer twilight was just expiring , the pale shadows of the moon were just stealing on ; the gas was beginning to glare in [the shops of tripe and bacon]_{4478-the shops of tripe and bacon} , and the paper lanthorns to adorn the stall and the stand . [They]_4464-they crossed [a broad street]_{4479-a broad street} which seemed [the metropolis of [the district]_{8432-the district}]_{4480-the metropolis of the district} ; [it]_{4479-a broad street} flamed with gin - palaces ; [a multitude]_{4482-a multitude} were sauntering in the mild though tainted air ; bargaining , blaspheming , drinking , wrangling : and varying [their]_{4482-a multitude} business and [their]_{4482-a multitude} potations , [their]_{4482-a multitude} fierce strife and [their]_{4482-a multitude} impious irreverence , with flashes of rich humour , gleams of native wit , and racy phrases of idiomatic slang . Absorbed in [her]_4483-her great mission [Sybil]_430-sybil was almost insensible to the scenes through which [she]_4483-her passed , and [her]_4483-her innocence was thus spared many a sight and sound that might have startled [her]_4483-her vision or alarmed [her]_4483-her ear . [They]_4464-they could not now [he]_4484-he very distant from the spot ; [they]_4464-they were crossing this broad way , and then were about to enter another series of [small obscure dingy streets]_{4485-small obscure dingy streets} , when [the cab - driver]_{4459-the cab - driver} giving a flank to [his]_{4459-the cab - driver} steed to stimulate it to a last effort , the horse sprang forward , and the wheel of [the cab]_{4487-the cab} came off . [Sybil]_430-sybil extricated [herself]_430-sybil from [the vehicle]_{4488-the vehicle} unhurt ; [a group]_{4489-a group} immediately formed round [the cab]_{4487-the cab} , a knot of [young thieves , almost young enough for infant schools]_{4491-young thieves , almost young enough for infant schools} , [a dustman]_{4492-a dustman} , [a woman nearly naked and very drunk]_{4493-a woman nearly naked and very drunk} , and [two unshorn ruffians with brutality stamped on every feature]_{4494-two unshorn ruffians with brutality stamped on every feature} , with pipes in [their]_{4494-two unshorn ruffians with brutality stamped on every feature} mouths , and [their]_{4494-two unshorn ruffians with brutality stamped on every feature} hands in [their]_{4494-two unshorn ruffians with brutality stamped on every feature} pockets . “ [I]_{4402-the cabman} can take [you]_430-sybil no further , ”_{[4402-the cabman]} said [the cabman]_{4402-the cabman} : “ [my]_{4402-the cabman} fare is three shillings . ”_{[4402-the cabman]} “ What am [I]_430-sybil to do ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , taking out [her]_430-sybil purse . “ The best thing [the young lady]_{9770-the young lady} can do , ”_{[4496-the dustman]} said [the dustman]_{4496-the dustman} , in a hoarse voice , “ is to stand something to [us]_9792-we all . ”_{[4496-the dustman]} “ That ’s [your]_{2191-the woman} time o’day , ”_{[4497-a young thief]} squeaked [a young thief]_{4497-a young thief} . “ [I]_{2191-the woman} ’ll drink [your]_430-sybil health with very great pleasure [[my]_{2191-the woman} dear]_{6049-my dear} , ”_{[2191-the woman]} hiccupped [the woman]_{2191-the woman} . “ How much have [you]_{2191-the woman} got there ? ”_{[4499-the young thief]} said [the young thief]_{4499-the young thief} making a dash at the purse , but [he]_{4499-the young thief} was not quite tall enough , and failed . “ No wiolence , ”_{[4402-the cabman]} said one of the ruffians taking [his]_{4402-the cabman} pipe out of [his]_{4402-the cabman} mouth and sending a volume of smoke into [Sybil]_430-sybil ’s face , “ [we]_9792-we ’ll take [the young lady]_{9770-the young lady} to [Mother Poppy]_{700-mother poppy} ’s , and then [we]_9792-we ’ll make a night of it . ”_{[4402-the cabman]} But at this moment appeared [a policeman]_{4500-a policeman} , [one of [the permanent garrison of the quarter]_{4502-the permanent garrison of the quarter} , who seeing one of [[her]_430-sybil Majesty]_{1170-her majesty} ’s carriages]_{4501-one of the permanent garrison of the quarter , who seeing one of her majesty ’s carriages} in trouble thought [he]_{4500-a policeman} must interfere . “ [Hilloa]_701-hilloa , ”_{[4500-a policeman]} [he]_{4500-a policeman} said , “ what ’s all this ? ”_{[4500-a policeman]} And [the cabman]_{4402-the cabman} , who was [a good fellow]_{1653-a good fellow} though in too much trouble to aid [Sybil]_430-sybil , explained in the terse and picturesque language of [Cockaigne]_{176-cockaigne} , doing full justice to [his]_{4402-the cabman} late fare , the whole circumstances . “ Oh ! that ’s it , ”_{[4506-the policeman]} said [the policeman]_{4506-the policeman} , “ [the lady]_{1910-the lady} ’s respectable is [she]_{1910-the lady} ? Then [I]_{4506-the policeman} ’d advise [you]_{2191-the woman} and [Hell Fire Dick]_{399-the rich} to stir [your]_{2191-the woman} chalks , Splinter - legs . Keep moving ’s the time of day , [Madam]_9796-madam ; [you]_{2191-the woman} get on . Come ; ”_{[4506-the policeman]} and taking [the woman]_{2191-the woman} by [her]_{2191-the woman} shoulder [he]_{4506-the policeman} gave [her]_{2191-the woman} a spin that sent [her]_{2191-the woman} many a good yard . “ And what do [you]_{2845-the lads} want ? ”_{[4506-the policeman]} [he]_{4506-the policeman} asked gruffly of [the lads]_{2845-the lads} . “ [We]_{2845-the lads} wants a ticket for [the Mendicity Society]_{208-the mendicity society} , ”_{[4509-the captain of the infant hand]} said [the captain of [the infant hand]_{4510-the infant hand}]_{4509-the captain of the infant hand} putting [his]_{4509-the captain of the infant hand} thumb to [his]_{4509-the captain of the infant hand} nose and running away , followed by [[his]_{4509-the captain of the infant hand} troop]_{4511-his troop} . “ And so [you]_{2845-the lads} want to go to [Silver Street]_{207-silver street} ? ”_{[2191-the woman]} said [[her]_{2191-the woman} official preserver]_{4512-her official preserver} to [Sybil]_430-sybil , for [she]_{2191-the woman} had not thought it wise to confess [her]_{2191-the woman} ultimate purpose , and indicate under the apprehended circumstances the place of rendezvous to [a member of [the police]_{7267-the police}]_{4513-a member of the police} . “ Well ; that ’s not very difficult now . Go a - head ; take the second turning to [your]_{2845-the lads} right , and the third to [your]_{2845-the lads} left , and [you]_{2845-the lads} ’re landed . ”_{[2191-the woman]} Aided by these instructions , [Sybil]_430-sybil hastened on , avoiding notice as much as was in [her]_430-sybil power , and assisted in some degree by the advancing gloom of night . [She]_430-sybil had reached [Silver Street]_{207-silver street} ; [a long , narrow , hilly Street]_{4515-a long , narrow , hilly street} ; and now [she]_430-sybil was at fault . There were [not many persons]_{4516-not many persons} about , and there were [few shops]_{4517-few shops} [here]_6027-here ; yet [one]_6021-one was at last at hand , and [she]_430-sybil entered to enquire [her]_430-sybil way . [The person at the counter]_{4520-the person at the counter} was engaged , and [many customers]_{4521-many customers} awaited [him]_{4520-the person at the counter} : time was very precious : [Sybil]_430-sybil had made the enquiry and received only a supercilious stare from [the shopman]_{4522-the shopman} , who was weighing with precision some article that [he]_{4522-the shopman} was serving . [A young man]_{782-a young man} , shabby , but of a very superior appearance to [the people of [this quarter]_{4525-this quarter}]_{4524-the people of this quarter} , good - looking , though with a dissolute air , and who seemed waiting for [a customer in attendance]_{4526-a customer in attendance} , addressed [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [I]_{782-a young man} am going to [Hunt Street]_{206-hunt street} , ”_{[782-a young man]} [he]_{782-a young man} said , “ shall [I]_{782-a young man} show [you]_430-sybil the way ? ”_{[782-a young man]} [She]_430-sybil accepted this offer most thankfully . “ It is close at hand , [I]_{782-a young man} believe ? ”_{[782-a young man]} “ Here it is , ”_{[782-a young man]} [he]_{782-a young man} said ; and [he]_{782-a young man} turned down [a street]_{7112-a street} . “ What is [[your]_430-sybil house]_{2726-your house} ? ”_{[782-a young man]} “ No . 22 : [a printing - office]_{9798-a printing - office} . ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; for [the street]_{7102-the street} [she]_430-sybil had entered was so dark [she]_430-sybil despaired of finding [her]_430-sybil way , and ventured to trust so far [a guide who was not [a policeman]_{4500-a policeman}]_{4529-a guide who was not a policeman} . “ [The very house]_{9799-the very house} [I]_{6608-the stranger} am going to , ”_{[6608-the stranger]} said [the stranger]_{6608-the stranger} : “ [I]_{6608-the stranger} am [a printer]_{9800-a printer} . ”_{[6608-the stranger]} And [they]_4532-they walked on some way , until [they]_4532-they at length stopped before a glass and illumined door , covered with a red curtain . Before it was [a group of several men]_{4533-a group of several men} and [women]_1987-women brawling , but who did not notice [Sybil]_430-sybil and [[her]_430-sybil companion]_{7988-her companion} . “ Here [we]_4532-they are , ”_{[6600-the man]} said [the man]_{6600-the man} ; and [he]_{6600-the man} pushed the door open , inviting [Sybil]_430-sybil to enter . [She]_430-sybil hesitated ; it did not agree with the description that had been given [her]_430-sybil by [the coffee - house keeper]_{4537-the coffee - house keeper} , but [she]_430-sybil had seen so much since , and felt so much , and gone through so much , that [she]_430-sybil had not at the moment that clear command of [her]_430-sybil memory for which [she]_430-sybil was otherwise remarkable ; but while [she]_430-sybil faltered , an inner door was violently thrown open , and [Sybil]_430-sybil moving aside , [two girls , still beautiful in spite of gin and paint]_{4538-two girls , still beautiful in spite of gin and paint} , stepped into [the Street]_{7102-the street} . “ [This]_9801-this can not be [the house]_{6598-the house} , ”_[430-sybil] exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil starting back , overwhelmed with shame and terror . “ O ! [holy Virgin]_{9803-holy virgin} aid [me]_430-sybil ! ”_[430-sybil] “ And that ’s a blessed word to hear in [this heathen land]_{9804-this heathen land} , ”_{[4540-an irishman , who was one of the group on the outside]} exclaimed [an Irishman , who was [one of [the group on the outside]_{4542-the group on the outside}]_{4541-one of the group on the outside}]_{4540-an irishman , who was one of the group on the outside} . “ If [you]_{4543-the man who had thus spoken} be of [[our]_9805-our holy church]_{3781-our holy church} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil appealing to [the man who had thus spoken]_{4543-the man who had thus spoken} and whom [she]_430-sybil gently drew aside , “ [I]_430-sybil beseech [you]_{4543-the man who had thus spoken} , by everything [we]_9805-our hold sacred , to aid [me]_430-sybil . ”_[430-sybil] “ And will [I]_{6600-the man} not ? ”_{[6600-the man]} said [the man]_{6600-the man} ; “ and [I]_{6600-the man} should like to see the arm that would hurt [you]_430-sybil ; ”_{[6600-the man]} and [he]_{6600-the man} looked round , but [the young man]_{4545-the young man} had disappeared . “ [You]_430-sybil are not [a countrywoman]_{9807-a countrywoman} [I]_{6600-the man} am thinking , ”_{[6600-the man]} [he]_{6600-the man} added . “ No , but [a sister in Christ]_{9808-a sister in christ} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil ; “ listen to [me]_430-sybil , [good friend]_{9809-good friend} . [I]_430-sybil hasten to [[my]_430-sybil father,—he]_{9810-my father,—he} is in great danger,—in Hunt Street,—I know not [my]_430-sybil way,—every moment is precious,—guide [me]_430-sybil , [I]_430-sybil beseech you,—honestly and truly guide [me]_430-sybil ! ”_[430-sybil] “ Will [I]_430-sybil not ? Do n’t [you]_430-sybil be afraid [[my]_430-sybil dear]_{6049-my dear} . And [[her]_{6049-my dear} poor father]_{9812-her poor father} is ill ! [I]_430-sybil wish [I]_430-sybil had such [a daughter]_{2246-a daughter} ! [We]_9814-we have not far to go . [You]_430-sybil should have taken the next turning . [We]_9814-we must walk up this again for ‘ tis [a small street with no thoroughfare]_{9815-a small street with no thoroughfare} . Come on without fear . ”_[430-sybil] Nor did [Sybil]_430-sybil fear ; for the description of [the street which [the honest man]_{4547-the honest man} had incidentally given , tallied with [her]_430-sybil instructions]_{4546-the street which the honest man had incidentally given , tallied with her instructions} . Encouraging [her]_430-sybil with many kind words , and full of rough courtesies , [the good Irishman]_{4548-the good irishman} led [her]_430-sybil to [the spot [she]_430-sybil had so long sought]_{4549-the spot she had so long sought} . There was [the court]_{7503-the court} [she]_430-sybil was told to enter . It was well lit , and descending the steps [she]_430-sybil stopped at the first door on [her]_430-sybil left , and knocked . On the same night that [Sybil]_430-sybil was encountering so many dangers , [the saloons of [Deloraine House]_{159-deloraine house}]_{4551-the saloons of deloraine house} blazed with a thousand lights to welcome the world of power and fashion to a festival of almost unprecedented magnificence . Fronting [a royal park]_{4552-a royal park} , [its]_{4552-a royal park} long lines of illumined windows and the bursts of gay and fantastic music that floated from [its]_{4552-a royal park} walls attracted the admiration and curiosity of another party that was assembled in [the same fashionable quarter]_{4553-the same fashionable quarter} , beneath a canopy not less bright and reclining on a couch scarcely less luxurious , for [they]_4554-they were lit by the stars and reposed upon the grass . “ [I]_{4555-a young genius of fourteen} say , [Jim]_{383-james the first} , ”_{[4555-a young genius of fourteen]} said [a young genius of fourteen]_{4555-a young genius of fourteen} stretching [himself]_{4555-a young genius of fourteen} upon the turf , “ [I]_{4555-a young genius of fourteen} pity [them]_4554-they ere jarvies a sitting on [their]_4554-they boxes all the night and waiting for [the nobs]_{9816-the nobs} what is dancing . [They]_4554-they as no repose . ”_{[4555-a young genius of fourteen]} “ But [they]_4554-they as [porter]_9817-porter , ”_{[6719-his friend]} replied [[his]_{4555-a young genius of fourteen} friend]_{6719-his friend} , a sedater spirit with the advantage of an additional year or two of experience . “ [They]_4554-they takes [their]_4554-they pot of half - and - half by turns , and if [their]_4554-they name is called , the link what [they]_4554-they subscribe for to pay , sings out ‘ here ; ’ and that ’s the way [their]_4554-they guvners is done . ”_{[6719-his friend]} “ [I]_{4557-the young one} think [I]_{4557-the young one} should like to be a link [Jim]_{383-james the first} , ”_{[4557-the young one]} said [the young one]_{4557-the young one} . “ [I]_{4557-the young one} wish [you]_{383-james the first} may get it , ”_{[4557-the young one]} was the response : “ it ’s the next best thing to a crossing : it ’s what [every one]_{6142-every one} looks to when [he]_{6142-every one} enters public life , but [he]_{6142-every one} soon finds ‘ taint to be done without a deal of interest . [They]_4554-they keeps it to [themselves]_4554-they , and never lets [any one]_{6035-any one} in unless [he]_{6142-every one} makes [himself]_{6142-every one} very troublesome and gets up a party agin ‘ em . ”_{[4557-the young one]} “ [I]_{4557-the young one} wonder what [the nobs]_{9816-the nobs} has for supper , ”_{[4557-the young one]} said [the young one]_{4557-the young one} pensively . “ Lots of kidneys [I]_{4557-the young one} dare say . ”_{[4557-the young one]} “ Oh ! no ; sweets is the time of day in these here blowouts : syllabubs like blazes , and snapdragon as makes [the flunkys]_{9821-the flunkys} quite pale . ”_{[4557-the young one]} “ [I]_{4559-a widow} would thank [you]_{4561-the person whom she addressed} , [sir]_1375-sir , not to tread upon [this child]_{1975-this child} , ”_{[4559-a widow]} said [a widow]_{4559-a widow} . [She]_{4559-a widow} had three others with [her]_{4559-a widow} , slumbering around , and this was [the youngest wrapt]_{4560-the youngest wrapt} in [her]_{4559-a widow} only shawl . “ [Madam]_9796-madam , ”_{[4561-the person whom she addressed]} replied [the person whom [she]_{4559-a widow} addressed]_{4561-the person whom she addressed} , in tolerable English , but with a marked accent , “ [I]_{4561-the person whom she addressed} have bivouacked in [many lands]_{9825-many lands} , but never with [so young a comrade]_{9826-so young a comrade} : [I]_{4561-the person whom she addressed} beg [you]_9796-madam a thousand pardons . ”_{[4561-the person whom she addressed]} “ [Sir]_1375-sir , [you]_1375-sir are very polite . These warm nights are a great blessing , but [I]_{4559-a widow} am sure [I]_{4559-a widow} know not what [we]_9828-we shall do in the fall of the leaf . ”_{[4559-a widow]} “ Take no thought of the morrow , ”_{[4562-the foreigner]} said [the foreigner]_{4562-the foreigner} , who was a Pole ; had served as [a boy beneath [the suns of [the Peninsula]_{209-the peninsula} under [Soult]_703-soult]_{4564-the suns of the peninsula under soult} and fought against [Diebitsch]_{704-diebitsch} on [the banks of [the icy Vistula]_{210-the icy vistula}]_{4565-the banks of the icy vistula}]_{4563-a boy beneath the suns of the peninsula under soult and fought against diebitsch on the banks of the icy vistula} . “ It brings many changes . ”_{[4562-the foreigner]} And arranging the cloak which [he]_{4562-the foreigner} had taken that day out of pawn around [him]_{4562-the foreigner} , [he]_{4562-the foreigner} delivered [himself]_{4562-the foreigner} up to sleep with that facility which is not uncommon among [soldiers]_{4566-soldiers} . Here broke out a brawl : [two girls]_{1865-two girls} began fighting and blaspheming ; [a man]_{1218-a man} immediately came up , chastised and separated [them]_{1865-two girls} . “ [I]_{1218-a man} am [the Lord Mayor of the night]_{9829-the lord mayor of the night} , ”_{[1218-a man]} [he]_{1218-a man} said , “ and [I]_{1218-a man} will have [no row here]_{9830-no row here} . ‘ Tis the like of [you]_{1865-two girls} that makes the beaks threaten to expel [us]_9831-us from [[our]_9831-us lodgings]_{9832-our lodgings} . ”_{[1218-a man]} [His]_{1218-a man} authority seemed generally recognized , [the girls]_{1925-the girls} were quiet , but [they]_{1925-the girls} had disturbed [a sleeping man]_{4570-a sleeping man} , who roused [himself]_{4570-a sleeping man} , looked around [him]_{4570-a sleeping man} and said with a scared look , “ Where am [I]_{4570-a sleeping man} ? What ’s all this ? ”_{[4570-a sleeping man]} “ Oh ! it ’s nothin’ , ”_{[9833-the elder of the two lads we first noticed , “ only a couple of unfortinate gals who ’ve prigged a watch from a cove what was lushy and fell asleep under the trees between this and kinsington]} said [the elder of [the two lads [we]_4572-we first noticed]_{4571-the two lads we first noticed} , “ only [a couple of unfortinate gals who ’ve prigged a watch from a cove what was lushy and fell asleep under the trees between this and [Kinsington]_{211-kinsington}]_{9834-a couple of unfortinate gals who ’ve prigged a watch from a cove what was lushy and fell asleep under the trees between this and kinsington}]_{9833-the elder of the two lads we first noticed , “ only a couple of unfortinate gals who ’ve prigged a watch from a cove what was lushy and fell asleep under the trees between this and kinsington} . ”_{[9833-the elder of the two lads we first noticed , “ only a couple of unfortinate gals who ’ve prigged a watch from a cove what was lushy and fell asleep under the trees between this and kinsington]} “ [I]_{6600-the man} wish [they]_{9834-a couple of unfortinate gals who ’ve prigged a watch from a cove what was lushy and fell asleep under the trees between this and kinsington} had not waked [me]_{6600-the man} , ”_{[6600-the man]} said [the man]_{6600-the man} , “ [I]_{6600-the man} walked as far as from [Stokenchurch]_{212-stokenchurch} , and that ’s a matter of forty miles , this morning to see if [I]_{6600-the man} could get some work , and went to bed here without any supper . [I]_{6600-the man} ’m blessed if [I]_{6600-the man} worn’t dreaming of a roast leg of pork . ”_{[6600-the man]} “ It has not been a lucky day for [me]_{4574-the lad} , ”_{[4574-the lad]} rejoined [the lad]_{4574-the lad} , “ [I]_{4574-the lad} could not find [a single gentleman]_{9835-a single gentleman} ’s horse to hold , so help [me]_{4574-the lad} , except one what was at [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , and [he]_{6600-the man} kept [me]_{4574-the lad} there two mortal hours and said when [he]_{6600-the man} came out , that [he]_{6600-the man} would remember [me]_{4574-the lad} next time . [I]_{4574-the lad} ai n’t tasted no wittals to - day except some cat’s - meat and a cold potatoe what was given [me]_{4574-the lad} by [a cabman]_{9837-a cabman} ; but [I]_{4574-the lad} have got a quid here , and if [you]_9838-you are very low [I]_{4574-the lad} ’ll give [you]_9838-you half . ”_{[4574-the lad]} In the meantime [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} and [the Princess Stephanie of [Eurasberg]_{213-eurasberg}]_{705-the princess stephanie of eurasberg} with [some companions worthy of such a pair]_{4575-some companions worthy of such a pair} , were dancing a new Mazurka before the admiring assembly at [Deloraine House]_{159-deloraine house} . The ball was in [the statue gallery]_{4576-the statue gallery} illumined on this night in the Russian fashion , which while it diffused a brilliant light throughout [the beautiful chamber]_{4577-the beautiful chamber} , was peculiarly adapted to develop the contour of the marble forms of grace and loveliness that were ranged around . “ Where is [Arabella]_371-arabella ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} enquired [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} of [[his]_4578-his mother]_{1279-his mother} , “ [I]_{402-lord marney} want to present [young Huntingford]_{706-young huntingford} to [her]_{1279-his mother} . [He]_{706-young huntingford} can be of great use to [me]_{402-lord marney} , but [he]_{706-young huntingford} bores [me]_{402-lord marney} so , [I]_{402-lord marney} can not talk to [him]_{706-young huntingford} . [I]_{402-lord marney} want to present [him]_{706-young huntingford} to [Arabella]_371-arabella . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [Arabella]_371-arabella is in [the blue drawing - room]_{9839-the blue drawing - room} . [I]_{402-lord marney} saw [her]_371-arabella just now with [Mr Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} and [Charles]_264-egremont . [Count Soudriaffsky]_{707-count soudriaffsky} is teaching [them]_9840-them some Russian tricks . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ What are Russian tricks to [me]_{402-lord marney} ; [she]_{1279-his mother} must talk to [young Huntingford]_{706-young huntingford} ; everything depends on [his]_{706-young huntingford} working with [me]_{402-lord marney} against the Cut - and - Come - again branch - line ; [they]_9840-them have refused [me]_{402-lord marney} [my]_{402-lord marney} compensation , and [I]_{402-lord marney} am not going to have [my]_{402-lord marney} estate cut up into ribbons without compensation . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [[My]_{402-lord marney} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ How beautiful [[your]_{402-lord marney} gallery]_{9842-your gallery} looks to - night ! Certainly there is nothing in [London]_5-london that lights up so well . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [Its]_{9842-your gallery} greatest ornaments are [its guests]_{9843-its guests} . [I]_{402-lord marney} am charmed to see [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} looking so well . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [You]_{402-lord marney} think so ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Indeed . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [I]_{402-lord marney} wish — ”_{[402-lord marney]} and here [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} gave a smiling sigh . “ What do [you]_{402-lord marney} think of [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [He]_{270-mr mountchesney} is universally admired . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ So [every one]_{6142-every one} says , and yet — ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ Well what do [you]_{402-lord marney} think of [the Dashville]_{708-the dashville} , [Fitz]_{403-lady joan} ? ”_{[272-mr berners]} said [Mr Berners]_{272-mr berners} to [Lord Fitzheron]_{271-lord fitzheron} , “ [I]_{272-mr berners} saw [you]_{402-lord marney} dancing with [her]_{708-the dashville} . ”_{[272-mr berners]} “ [I]_{402-lord marney} ca n’t bear [her]_{708-the dashville} : [she]_{708-the dashville} sets up to be natural and is only rude ; mistakes insolence for innocence ; says everything which comes first to [her]_{708-the dashville} lips and thinks [she]_{708-the dashville} is gay when [she]_{708-the dashville} is only giddy . ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ ‘ Tis brilliant , ”_{[403-lady joan]} said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} to [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “ When [you]_{403-lady joan} are here , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} murmured . “ And yet a ball in [a gallery of art]_{9845-a gallery of art} is not in [my]_{270-mr mountchesney} opinion in good taste . The associations which are suggested by sculpture are not festive . Repose is the characteristic of sculpture . Do not [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} think so ? ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ Decidedly , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “ [We]_9846-we danced in [the gallery]_{6356-the gallery} at [Matfield]_214-matfield this Christmas , and [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} thought all the time that [a gallery]_{9848-a gallery} is not the place for a ball ; [it]_{9848-a gallery} is too long and too narrow . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} looked at [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} , and [her]_{403-lady joan} lip rather curled . “ [I]_{260-lord milford} wonder if [Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} has sold that bay cob of [his]_{478-lord valentine} , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} to [Lord Eugene de Vere]_{274-lord eugene de vere} . “ [I]_{274-lord eugene de vere} wonder , ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} said [Lord Eugene]_{274-lord eugene de vere} . “ [I]_{260-lord milford} wish [you]_{274-lord eugene de vere} would ask [him]_{478-lord valentine} , [Eugene]_{274-lord eugene de vere} , ”_{[260-lord milford]} said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , “ [you]_{274-lord eugene de vere} understand , [I]_{260-lord milford} do n’t want [him]_{478-lord valentine} to know [I]_{260-lord milford} want it . ”_{[260-lord milford]} “ ‘ Tis such a bore to ask questions , ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} said [Lord Eugene]_{274-lord eugene de vere} . “ Shall [we]_9849-we carry [Chichester]_{709-chichester} ? ”_{[274-lord eugene de vere]} asked [Lady Firebrace of Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ Oh ! do not speak to [me]_{365-lady st julians} ever again of [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} [she]_{365-lady st julians} replied in a tone of affected despair . “ What use is winning [our]_9849-we way by [units]_9851-units ? It may take years . [Lord Protocol]_{710-lord protocol} says that ‘ one is enough . ’ That [Jamaica]_166-jamaica affair has really ended by greatly strengthening [them]_9852-them . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} do not despair , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . “ The unequivocal adhesion of [the Duke of [Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine}]_{2437-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} is a great thing . It gives [us]_9849-we the northern division at a dissolution . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ That is to say in five years , [[my]_{365-lady st julians} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . [The country]_{932-the country} will be ruined before that . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [We]_9849-we shall see . Is it a settled thing between [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Not the slightest foundation . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} is [a most sensible girl]_{9856-a most sensible girl} , as well as [a most charming person]_{9857-a most charming person} and [[my]_{365-lady st julians} dear friend]_{8757-my dear friend} . [She]_{403-lady joan} is not in a hurry to marry , and quite right . If indeed [Frederick]_{270-mr mountchesney} were a little more steady — but nothing shall ever induce [me]_{365-lady st julians} to consent to [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} marrying [her]_{403-lady joan} , unless [I]_{365-lady st julians} thought [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} was worthy of [her]_{403-lady joan} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [You]_{365-lady st julians} are such [a good mother]_{9859-a good mother} , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} exclaimed [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , “ and [such a good friend]_{9860-such a good friend} ! [I]_{365-lady st julians} am glad to hear it is not true about [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ If [you]_{365-lady st julians} could only help [me]_{365-lady st julians} , [[my]_{365-lady st julians} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , to put an end to that affair between [Frederick]_{270-mr mountchesney} and [Lady Wallington]_{711-lady wallington} . It is so silly , and getting talked about ; and in [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} heart too [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} really loves [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} ; only [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} is scarcely aware of it [himself]_{270-mr mountchesney} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [We]_9862-we must manage it , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , with a look of encouraging mystery . “ Do , [[my]_{365-lady st julians} dear creature]_{9863-my dear creature} ; speak to [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} ; [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} is very much guided by [your]_{365-lady st julians} opinion . Tell [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} [everybody]_{7354-everybody} is laughing at [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} , and any other little thing that occurs to [you]_{365-lady st julians} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{4580-lady marney} will come directly , ”_{[4580-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{4580-lady marney} to [[her]_{4580-lady marney} husband]_{6409-her husband} , “ only let [me]_{4580-lady marney} see this . ”_{[4580-lady marney]} “ Well , [I]_{365-lady st julians} will bring [Huntingford]_{706-young huntingford} here . Mind [you]_{365-lady st julians} speak to [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} a great deal ; take [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} arm , and go down to supper with [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} if [you]_{365-lady st julians} can . [He]_{270-mr mountchesney} is [a very nice sensible young fellow]_{9865-a very nice sensible young fellow} , and [you]_{365-lady st julians} will like [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} very much [I]_{365-lady st julians} am sure ; a little shy at first , but [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} only wants bringing out . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} A dexterous description of [one of the most unlicked and unlickable cubs that ever entered society with forty thousand a year]_{4582-one of the most unlicked and unlickable cubs that ever entered society with forty thousand a year} ; courted by all , and with just that degree of cunning that made [him]_{6409-her husband} suspicious of every attention . “ This dreadful [Lord Huntingford]_{706-young huntingford} ! ”_{[4583-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{4583-lady marney} . “ [Jermyn]_{478-lord valentine} and [I]_264-egremont will intefere , ”_{[264-egremont]} said [Egremont]_264-egremont , “ and help [you]_{365-lady st julians} . ”_{[264-egremont]} “ No , no , ”_{[4584-lady marney]} said [Lady Marney]_{4584-lady marney} shaking [her]_{4584-lady marney} head , “ [I]_{4584-lady marney} must do it . ”_{[4584-lady marney]} At this moment , [a groom of the chambers]_{4585-a groom of the chambers} advanced and drew [Egremont]_264-egremont aside , saying in a low tone , “ [[Your]_264-egremont servant]_{9866-your servant} , [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont , is here and wishes to see [you]_264-egremont instantly . ”_{[4585-a groom of the chambers]} “ [[My]_{4585-a groom of the chambers} servant]_{9867-my servant} ! Instantly ! What the deuce can be the matter ? [I]_{4585-a groom of the chambers} hope [the Albany]_{8788-the albany} is not on fire , ”_{[4585-a groom of the chambers]} and [he]_{4585-a groom of the chambers} quitted [the room]_{798-the room} . In [the outer hall]_{4587-the outer hall} , amid [a crowd of [footmen]_4589-footmen]_{4588-a crowd of footmen} , [Egremont]_290-egremont recognized [[his]_290-egremont valet]_{4590-his valet} who immediately came forward . “ [A porter]_{9869-a porter} has brought this letter , [sir]_1375-sir , and [I]_{4590-his valet} thought it best to come on with it at once . ”_{[4590-his valet]} The letter directed to [Egremont]_290-egremont , bore also on its superscription these words . “ This letter must be instantly carried by [the bearer]_{9871-the bearer} to [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont wherever [he]_290-egremont may be . ”_{[290-egremont]} [Egremont]_290-egremont with some change of countenance drew aside , and opening the letter read it by a lamp at hand . It must have been very brief ; but the face of [him]_290-egremont to whom it was addressed became , as [he]_290-egremont perused its lines , greatly agitated . When [he]_290-egremont had finished reading it , [he]_290-egremont seemed for a moment lost in profound thought ; then looking up [he]_290-egremont dismissed [[his]_290-egremont servant]_{9769-his servant} without instructions , and hastening back to the assembly , [he]_290-egremont enquired of [the groom of [the chambers]_{2008-the chambers}]_{2007-the groom of the chambers} whether [Lord John Russell]_{308-lord john} , whom [he]_290-egremont had observed in the course of the evening , was still present ; and [he]_290-egremont was answered in the affirmative . About a quarter of an hour after this incident , [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} said to [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} in a tone of mysterious alarm . “ Do [you]_{365-lady st julians} see that ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ No ! what ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Do not look as if [you]_{365-lady st julians} observed [them]_9872-they : [Lord John]_{308-lord john} and [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont , in the furthest window , [they]_9872-they have been there these ten minutes in the most earnest conversation . [I]_{365-lady st julians} am afraid [we]_9873-we have lost [him]_{308-lord john} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} have always been expecting it , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [He]_{308-lord john} breakfasts with that [Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} and does all those sorts of things . [Men who breakfast out]_{9874-men who breakfast out} are generally liberals . Have not [you]_{365-lady st julians} observed that ? [I]_{365-lady st julians} wonder why ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ It shows a restless revolutionary mind , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , “ that can settle to nothing ; but must be running after gossip the moment [they]_9872-they are awake . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Yes , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} think [those men who breakfast out or who give breakfasts]_{9875-those men who breakfast out or who give breakfasts} are generally [dangerous characters]_{9876-dangerous characters} ; at least , [I]_{365-lady st julians} would not trust [them]_{9875-those men who breakfast out or who give breakfasts} . [The whigs]_{1009-the whigs} are very fond of that sort of thing . If [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont joins [them]_{1009-the whigs} , [I]_{365-lady st julians} really do not see what shadow of a claim [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} can urge to have anything . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [She]_{581-lady deloraine} only wants one thing , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , “ and [we]_9878-we know [she]_{581-lady deloraine} can not have that . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Why ? ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ Because [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} will have it . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [You]_{365-lady st julians} are too kind , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} with many smiles . “ No , [I]_{365-lady st julians} assure [you]_{365-lady st julians} [Lord Masque]_{481-lord masque} told [me]_{365-lady st julians} that [[her]_{581-lady deloraine} Majesty]_{1170-her majesty} — ”_{[365-lady st julians]} and here [Lady Firehrace]_{712-lady firehrace} whispered . “ Well , ”_{[712-lady firehrace]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} evidently much gratified , “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} do not think [I]_{365-lady st julians} am one who am likely to forget [[my]_{365-lady st julians} friends]_{8349-my friends} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ That [I]_{365-lady st julians} am sure [you]_{365-lady st julians} are not ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} . Behind [the printing office]_{4594-the printing office} in [the alley at the door of which [we]_4596-we left [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{4595-the alley at the door of which we left sybil} , was [a yard]_{4597-a yard} which led to [some premises]_{4598-some premises} that had once been used as [a work - shop]_{4599-a work - shop} , but were now generally unoccupied . In [a rather spacious chamber]_{4600-a rather spacious chamber} over which was [a loft]_{4601-a loft} , [five men]_{4602-five men} , one of whom was [Gerard]_430-sybil , were busily engaged . There was no furniture in [the room]_{798-the room} except a few chairs and a deal table , on which was a solitary light and a variety of papers . “ Depend upon it , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ [we]_4596-we must stick to the National Holiday : [we]_4596-we can do nothing effectively , unless the movement is simultaneous . [They]_{4602-five men} have not troops to cope with a simultaneous movement , and the Holiday is the only machinery to secure unity of action . No work for six weeks , and the rights of Labour will be acknowledged ! ”_[430-sybil] “ [We]_4596-we shall never be able to make [the people]_{914-the people} unanimous in a cessation of labour , ”_{[4604-a pale young man , very thin but with a countenance of remarkable energy]} said [a pale young man , very thin but with a countenance of remarkable energy]_{4604-a pale young man , very thin but with a countenance of remarkable energy} . “ The selfish instincts will come into play and will baulk [our]_4596-we political object , while a great increase of physical suffering must be inevitable . ”_{[4604-a pale young man , very thin but with a countenance of remarkable energy]} “ It might be done , ”_{[4605-a middle - aged , thickset man]} said [a middle - aged , thickset man]_{4605-a middle - aged , thickset man} , in a thoughtful tone . “ If [the Unions]_{9882-the unions} were really to put [their]_{9882-the unions} shoulder to the wheel , it might be done . ”_{[4605-a middle - aged , thickset man]} “ And if it is not done , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ what do [you]_{4545-the young man} propose ? [The people]_{914-the people} ask [you]_{4545-the young man} to guide [them]_{914-the people} . Shrink at such a conjuncture , and [our]_4596-we influence over [them]_{914-the people} is forfeited and justly forfeited . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_{4545-the young man} am for partial but extensive insurrections , ”_{[4545-the young man]} said [the young man]_{4545-the young man} . “ Sufficient in extent and number to demand [all the troops]_{9884-all the troops} and yet to distract the military movements . [We]_4596-we can count on [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} again , if [we]_4596-we act at once before [their]_{914-the people} new Police Act is in force ; [Manchester]_{79-manchester} is ripe ; and [several of [the cotton towns]_{9886-the cotton towns}]_{9885-several of the cotton towns} ; but above all [I]_{4545-the young man} have letters that assure [me]_{4545-the young man} that at this moment [we]_4596-we can do anything in [Wales]_55-wales . ”_{[4545-the young man]} “ [Glamorganshire]_{215-glamorganshire} is right to [a man]_{1218-a man} , ”_{[332-wilkins]} said [Wilkins]_332-wilkins [a Baptist teacher]_{4607-a baptist teacher} . “ And trade is so bad that the Holiday at all events must take place [there]_6019-there , for [the masters]_{2654-the masters} [themselves]_{2654-the masters} are extinguishing [their]_{2654-the masters} furnaces . “_{[332-wilkins]} [All the north]_{4608-all the north} is seething , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “_{[332-wilkins]} [We]_4609-we must contrive to agitate [the metropolis]_{817-the metropolis} , ” said [Maclast]_713-maclast , [a shrewd carroty - haired paper - stainer]_{9890-a shrewd carroty - haired paper - stainer} . “_[4609-we] [We]_4609-we must have weekly meetings at [Kennington]_{216-kennington} and demonstrations at [White Conduit House]_{217-white conduit house} : [we]_4609-we can not do more here [I]_0-i fear than talk , but [a few thousand men on [Kennington Common]_{218-kennington common}]_{4611-a few thousand men on kennington common} every Saturday and some spicy resolutions will keep the Guards in [London]_5-london . ” “_[4609-we] Ay , ay , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “_[4609-we] [I]_0-i wish the woollen and cotton trades were as bad to do as the iron , and [we]_4609-we should need no holiday as [you]_0-i say , [Wilkins]_332-wilkins . However it will come . In the meantime [the Poor - law]_{4612-the poor - law} pinches and terrifies , and will make even the most spiritless turn . ” “_{[4612-the poor - law]} The accounts to - day from [the north]_{6620-the north} are very encouraging though , ” said [the young man]_{4545-the young man} . “_{[714-stevens]} [Stevens]_714-stevens is producing a great effect , and this plan of [[our]_4609-we people]_{4614-our people} going in procession and taking possession of [the churches]_{4615-the churches} very much affects the imagination of [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} . ” “_{[714-stevens]} Ah ! ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “_{[714-stevens]} if [we]_4609-we could only have [the Church]_{6666-the church} on [our]_4609-we side , as in the good old days , [we]_4609-we would soon put an end to the demon tyranny of [Capital]_7320-capital . ” “_[4620-you] And now , ” said [the pale young man]_{9892-the pale young man} , taking up a manuscript paper , “_[4620-you] to [our]_4609-we immediate business . Here is the draft of the projected proclamation of the Convention on the [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} outbreak . It enjoins peace and order , and counsels [the people]_{914-the people} to arm [themselves]_{914-the people} in order to secure both . [You]_4620-you understand : that [they]_{914-the people} may resist if [the troops]_{9612-the troops} and [the police]_{7267-the police} endeavour to produce disturbance . ” “_[4620-you] Ay , ay , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “_[4620-you] Let it be stout . [We]_4609-we will settle this at once , and so get it out to - morrow . Then for action . ” “_[4620-you] But [we]_4609-we must circulate this pamphlet of the Polish Count on the manner of encountering cavalry with pikes , ” said [Maclast]_713-maclast . “_[4620-you] ‘ Tis printed , ” said [the stout thickset man]_{9893-the stout thickset man} ; “_[4620-you] [we]_4609-we have set it up on a broadside . [We]_4609-we have sent ten thousand to [the north]_{6620-the north} and five thousand to [John Frost]_{715-john frost} . [We]_4609-we shall have another delivery tomorrow . It takes very generally . ” [The pale young man]_{9892-the pale young man} read the draft of the proclamation ; it was canvassed and criticised sentence by sentence ; altered , approved : finally put to the vote , and unanimously carried . On the morrow it was to be posted in [every thoroughfare of [the metropolis]_{817-the metropolis}]_{9895-every thoroughfare of the metropolis} , and circulated in [every great city of [the provinces]_{9898-the provinces} and [populous district of labour]_{9899-populous district of labour}]_{9897-every great city of the provinces and populous district of labour} . “_[4609-we] And now , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall to - morrow to [the north]_{6620-the north} , where [I]_0-i am wanted . But before [I]_0-i go [I]_0-i propose , as suggested yesterday , that [we]_4609-we five together with [Langley]_716-langley , whom [I]_0-i counted on seeing [here]_6027-here to - night , now form [ourselves]_4609-we into a committee for arming [the people]_{914-the people} . [Three of [us]_4609-we]_{4627-three of us} are permanent in [London]_5-london ; [Wilkins]_332-wilkins and [myself]_0-i will aid [you]_4628-you in [the provinces]_{9898-the provinces} . Nothing can be decided on this head till [we]_4609-we see [Langley]_716-langley , who will make a communication from [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} that can not be trusted to writing . The seven o’clock train must have long since arrived . [He]_716-langley is now a good hour behind [his]_716-langley time . ” “_{[716-langley]} [I]_0-i hear foot - steps , ” said [Maclast]_713-maclast . “_{[716-langley]} [He]_716-langley comes , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil . The door of [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} opened and [a woman]_{2225-a woman} entered . Pale , agitated , exhausted , [she]_{2225-a woman} advanced to [them]_9902-them in the glimmering light . “_{[716-langley]} What is this ? ” said [several of [the council]_{9549-the council}]_{9903-several of the council} . “_[430-sybil] [Sybil]_430-sybil ! ” exclaimed the astonished [Gerard]_430-sybil , and [he]_716-langley rose from [his]_716-langley seat . [She]_430-sybil caught the arm of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , and leant on [him]_716-langley for a moment in silence . Then looking up with an expression that seemed to indicate [she]_{2225-a woman} was rallying [her]_{2225-a woman} last energies , [she]_{2225-a woman} said , in a voice low yet so distinct that it reached the ear of all present , “_[430-sybil] There is not an instant to lose : fly ! ” [The men]_{7036-the men} rose hastily from [their]_{7036-the men} seats ; [they]_{7036-the men} approached [the messenger of danger]_{9907-the messenger of danger} ; [Gerard]_430-sybil waved [them]_{7036-the men} off , for [he]_716-langley perceived [[his]_716-langley daughter]_{1068-his daughter} was sinking . Gently [he]_716-langley placed [her]_430-sybil in [his]_716-langley chair ; [she]_430-sybil was sensible , for [she]_430-sybil grasped [his]_716-langley arm , and [she]_430-sybil murmured — still [she]_430-sybil murmured—“fly_[430-sybil] ! ” “_[430-sybil] ‘ Tis very strange , ” said [Maclast]_713-maclast . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i feel queer ! ” said [the thickset man]_{9909-the thickset man} . “_[0-i] Methinks [she]_4630-she looks like [a heavenly messenger]_{4631-a heavenly messenger} , ” said [Wilkins]_332-wilkins . “_[4630-she] [I]_0-i had no idea that [earth]_8155-earth had anything so fair , ” said [the youthful scribe of proclamations]_{9910-the youthful scribe of proclamations} . “_[0-i] [Hush friends]_{4633-hush friends} ! ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil : and then [he]_716-langley bent over [Sybil]_430-sybil and said in a low soothing voice , “_[0-i] Tell [me]_0-i , [[my]_0-i child]_{1827-my child} , what is it ? ” [She]_430-sybil looked up to [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ; a glance as it were of devotion and despair : [her]_430-sybil lips moved , but [they]_9912-they refused [[their]_9912-they office]_{9913-their office} and expressed no words . There was a deep silence in [the room]_{798-the room} . “_{[1827-my child]} [She]_{1827-my child} is gone , ” said [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . “_{[1827-my child]} Water , ” said [the young man]_{4545-the young man} , and [he]_{4545-the young man} hurried away to obtain some . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i feel queer , ” said [[his]_0-i thickset colleague]_{9917-his thickset colleague} to [Maclast]_713-maclast . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i will answer for [Langley]_716-langley as for [myself]_0-i . ” said [Maclast]_713-maclast ; “_[0-i] and there is [not another human being aware of]_{4635-not another human being aware of} [our]_4636-our purpose . ” “_[423-morley] Except [Morley]_423-morley . ” “_[423-morley] Yes : except [Morley]_423-morley . But [I]_0-i should as soon doubt [Gerard]_430-sybil as [Stephen Morley]_423-morley . ” “_[423-morley] Certainly . ” “_[423-morley] [I]_0-i can not conceive how [she]_4637-she traced [me]_0-i , ” said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “_[4637-she] [I]_0-i have never even breathed to [her]_4637-she of [our]_4636-our meeting . Would [we]_4636-our had some water ! Ah ! here it comes . “ [I]_{4638-a serjeant of police} arrest [you]_430-sybil in [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} ’s name , ”_{[4638-a serjeant of police]} said [a serjeant of police]_{4638-a serjeant of police} . “ Resistance is vain . ”_{[4638-a serjeant of police]} [Maclast]_713-maclast blew out the light , and then ran up into [the loft]_{4639-the loft} , followed by [the thickset man , who fell down the stairs]_{4640-the thickset man , who fell down the stairs} : [Wilkins]_332-wilkins got up the chimney . [The sergeant]_{4641-the sergeant} took a lanthorn from [his]_{4641-the sergeant} pocket , and threw a powerful light on [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} , while [[his]_{4641-the sergeant} followers]_{1908-his followers} entered , seized and secured all the papers , and commenced [their]_{1908-his followers} search . The light fell upon [a group that did not move]_{4644-a group that did not move} : [the father]_{7046-the father} holding the hand of [[his]_{7046-the father} insensible child]_{4646-his insensible child} , while [he]_{7046-the father} extended [his]_{7046-the father} other arm as if to preserve [her]_{4646-his insensible child} from the profanation of the touch of [the invaders]_{4647-the invaders} . “ [You]_{7046-the father} are [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard , [I]_{4648-the serjeant} presume , ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} said [the serjeant]_{4648-the serjeant} , “ [six foot two without shoes]_{9919-six foot two without shoes} . ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} “ Whoever [I]_{7046-the father} may [he]_9920-he , ”_{[7046-the father]} [he]_{7046-the father} replied , “ [I]_{7046-the father} presume [you]_{7046-the father} will produce [your]_{7046-the father} warrant , [friend]_1748-friend , before [you]_{7046-the father} touch [me]_{7046-the father} . ”_{[7046-the father]} “ ‘ Tis here . [We]_9922-we want [five of [you]_{7046-the father} , named herein , and all others that may happen to be found in [[your]_{7046-the father} company]_{9924-your company}]_{9923-five of you , named herein , and all others that may happen to be found in your company} . ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} “ [I]_424-gerard shall obey the warrant , ”_[424-gerard] said [Gerard]_424-gerard after [he]_424-gerard had examined it ; “ but [this maiden]_{9925-this maiden} , [[my]_424-gerard daughter]_{1767-my daughter} , knows nothing of this meeting or its purpose . [She]_{9925-this maiden} has but just arrived , and how [she]_{9925-this maiden} traced [me]_424-gerard [I]_424-gerard know not . [You]_{7046-the father} will let [me]_424-gerard recover [her]_{9925-this maiden} , and then permit [her]_{9925-this maiden} to depart . ”_[424-gerard] “ Ca n’t let [no one]_{6145-no one} out of [my]_{4648-the serjeant} sight found in [this room]_{7689-this room} . ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} “ But [she]_{9925-this maiden} is innocent , even if [we]_9929-we were guilty ; [she]_{9925-this maiden} could be nothing else but innocent , for [she]_{9925-this maiden} knows nothing of this meeting and its business , both of which [I]_{4648-the serjeant} am prepared at the right time and place to vindicate . [She]_{9925-this maiden} entered [this room]_{7689-this room} a moment only before [yourself]_{7046-the father} , entered and swooned . ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} “ Ca n’t help that ; must take [her]_{9925-this maiden} ; [she]_{9925-this maiden} can tell [the magistrate]_{9931-the magistrate} anything [she]_{9925-this maiden} likes , and [he]_{9931-the magistrate} must decide . ”_[424-gerard] “ Why [you]_{7046-the father} are not afraid of [a young girl]_{9932-a young girl} ? ? ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} “ [I]_{4648-the serjeant} am afraid of nothing ; but [I]_{4648-the serjeant} must do [my]_{4648-the serjeant} duty . Come [we]_9929-we have no time for talk . [I]_{4648-the serjeant} must take [you]_4649-you both . ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} “ By G — d [you]_{7046-the father} shall not take [her]_{9925-this maiden} ; ”_[424-gerard] and letting go [her]_4649-you hand , [Gerard]_424-gerard advanced before [her]_4649-you and assumed a position of defence . “ [You]_4649-you know , [I]_424-gerard find , [my]_424-gerard height : [my]_424-gerard strength does not shame [my]_424-gerard stature ! Look to [yourself]_4649-you . Advance and touch [this maiden]_{9925-this maiden} , and [I]_424-gerard will fell [you]_4649-you and [[your]_4649-you minions]_{9934-your minions} like oxen at [[their]_{9934-your minions} pasture]_{9935-their pasture} . ”_[424-gerard] [The inspector]_{8451-the inspector} took a pistol from [his]_{8451-the inspector} pocket and pointed it at [Gerard]_424-gerard . “ [You]_4649-you see , ”_{[8451-the inspector]} [he]_{8451-the inspector} said , “ resistance is quite vain . ”_{[8451-the inspector]} “ For [slaves]_1494-slaves and [cravens]_9937-cravens , but not for [us]_{4651-two policemen who had been searching the loft} . [I]_{8451-the inspector} say [you]_4649-you shall not touch [her]_9938-her till [I]_{8451-the inspector} am dead at [her]_9938-her feet . Now , do [your]_4649-you worst . ”_{[8451-the inspector]} At this moment [two policemen who had been searching [the loft]_{4639-the loft}]_{4651-two policemen who had been searching the loft} descended with [Maclast]_713-maclast who had vainly attempted to effect [his]_4653-his escape over [a neighbouring roof]_{4654-a neighbouring roof} ; [the thickset man]_{9909-the thickset man} was already secured ; and [Wilkins]_332-wilkins had been pulled down the chimney and made [his]_332-wilkins appearance in as grimy a state as such a shelter would naturally have occasioned . [The young man]_{4545-the young man} too , [[their]_{4651-two policemen who had been searching the loft} first prisoner who had been captured before [they]_{4651-two policemen who had been searching the loft} had entered [the room]_{798-the room}]_{4657-their first prisoner who had been captured before they had entered the room} , was also brought in ; there was now abundance of light ; [the four prisoners]_{4659-the four prisoners} were ranged and well guarded at the end of [the apartment]_{7588-the apartment} ; [Gerard]_424-gerard standing before [Sybil]_430-sybil still maintained [his]_424-gerard position of defence , and [the serjeant]_{4648-the serjeant} was , a few yards away , in [his]_{4648-the serjeant} front with [his]_{4648-the serjeant} pistol in [his]_{4648-the serjeant} hand . “ Well [you]_{4545-the young man} are [a queer chap]_{9939-a queer chap} , ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} said [the serjeant]_{4648-the serjeant} ; “ but [I]_{4648-the serjeant} must do [my]_{4648-the serjeant} duty . [I]_{4648-the serjeant} shall give orders to [[my]_{4648-the serjeant} men]_{9940-my men} to seize [you]_{4545-the young man} , and if [you]_{4545-the young man} resist [them]_{9940-my men} , [I]_{4648-the serjeant} shall shoot [you]_{4545-the young man} through the head . ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} “ Stop ! ”_{[4663-one of the prisoners]} called out [one of [the prisoners]_{4664-the prisoners}]_{4663-one of the prisoners} , [the young man who drew proclamations]_{4665-the young man who drew proclamations} , “ [she]_9941-she moves . Do with [us]_9942-us as [you]_{4545-the young man} think fit , but [you]_{4545-the young man} can not be so harsh as to seize one that is senseless , and [a woman]_{2225-a woman} ! ”_{[4663-one of the prisoners]} “ [I]_{4648-the serjeant} must do [my]_{4648-the serjeant} duty , ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} said [the serjeant]_{4648-the serjeant} rather perplexed at the situation . “ Well , if [you]_{4545-the young man} like , take steps to restore [her]_430-sybil , and when [she]_430-sybil has come to [herself]_430-sybil , [she]_430-sybil shall be moved in [a hackney coach]_{6237-a hackney coach} alone with [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . ”_{[4648-the serjeant]} The means at hand to recover [Sybil]_430-sybil were rude , but they assisted a reviving nature . [She]_430-sybil breathed , [she]_430-sybil sighed , slowly opened [her]_430-sybil beautiful dark eyes , and looked around . [[Her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} held [her]_430-sybil death - cold hand ; [she]_430-sybil returned [his]_{7055-her father} pressure : [her]_430-sybil lips moved , and still [she]_430-sybil murmured “ fly ! ”_[430-sybil] [Gerard]_430-sybil looked at [the serjeant]_{4648-the serjeant} . “ [I]_{7055-her father} am ready , ”_{[7055-her father]} [he]_{7055-her father} said , “ and [I]_{7055-her father} will carry [her]_430-sybil . ”_{[7055-her father]} [The officer]_{4669-the officer} nodded assent . Guarded by [two policemen [the tall delegate of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{4671-the tall delegate of mowbray}]_{4670-two policemen the tall delegate of mowbray} bore [his]_{4671-the tall delegate of mowbray} precious burthen out of [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} through [the yard]_{2810-the yard} , [the printing - offices]_{4674-the printing - offices} , up [the alley]_{9789-the alley} , till [a hackney coach]_{6237-a hackney coach} received [them]_4677-them in [Hunt Street]_{206-hunt street} , round which [a mob]_{4678-a mob} had already collected , though kept at a discreet distance by [the police]_{7267-the police} . [One officer]_{4680-one officer} entered [the coach]_{4681-the coach} with [them]_4677-them : another mounted the box . [Two other coaches]_{4682-two other coaches} carried [the rest of [the prisoners]_{4664-the prisoners} and [[their]_{4664-the prisoners} guards]_{4685-their guards}]_{4683-the rest of the prisoners and their guards} , and within halt an hour from the arrival of [Sybil]_430-sybil at the scene of the secret meeting , [she]_430-sybil was on [her]_430-sybil way to [Bow Street]_{219-bow street} to be examined as [a prisoner of state]_{4686-a prisoner of state} . [Sybil]_430-sybil rallied quickly during [their]_4677-them progress to [the police office]_{4687-the police office} . Satisfied to find [herself]_430-sybil with [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} [she]_430-sybil would have enquired as to all that had happened , but [Gerard]_430-sybil at first discouraged [her]_430-sybil ; at length [he]_{7055-her father} thought it wisest gradually to convey to [her]_430-sybil that [they]_4677-them were [prisoners]_{4689-prisoners} , but [he]_{7055-her father} treated the matter lightly , did not doubt that [she]_430-sybil would immediately be discharged , and added that though [he]_{7055-her father} might be detained for a day or so , [his]_{7055-her father} offence was at all events bailable and [he]_{7055-her father} had friends on whom [he]_{7055-her father} could rely . When [Sybil]_430-sybil clearly comprehended that [she]_430-sybil was [a prisoner]_{4690-a prisoner} , and that [her]_430-sybil public examination was impending , [she]_430-sybil became silent , and leaning back in the coach , covered [her]_430-sybil face with [her]_430-sybil hands . [The prisoners]_{4664-the prisoners} arrived at [Bow Street]_{219-bow street} ; [they]_{4664-the prisoners} were hurried into [a back office]_{4692-a back office} , where [they]_{4664-the prisoners} remained some time unnoticed , [several [police - men]_{4694-police - men} remaining in [the room]_{798-the room}]_{4693-several police - men remaining in the room} . At length about twenty minutes having elapsed , [a man dressed in black and of a severe aspect]_{4696-a man dressed in black and of a severe aspect} entered [the room]_{798-the room} accompanied by [an inspector of police]_{4698-an inspector of police} . [He]_{4698-an inspector of police} first enquired whether these were [the prisoners]_{4664-the prisoners} , what were [their]_{4664-the prisoners} names and descriptions , which [each]_7061-each had to give and which were written down , where [they]_{4664-the prisoners} were arrested , why [they]_{4664-the prisoners} were arrested : then scrutinising [them]_{4664-the prisoners} sharply [he]_{4698-an inspector of police} said [the magistrate]_{9931-the magistrate} was at [the Home Office]_{4702-the home office} , and [he]_{4698-an inspector of police} doubted whether [they]_{4664-the prisoners} could be examined until the morrow . Upon this [Gerard]_430-sybil commenced stating the circumstances under which [Sybil]_430-sybil had unfortunately been arrested , but [the gentleman in black with a severe aspect]_{4703-the gentleman in black with a severe aspect} , immediately told [him]_{4698-an inspector of police} to hold [his]_{4698-an inspector of police} tongue , and when [Gerard]_430-sybil persisted , declared that if [Gerard]_430-sybil did not immediately cease [he]_{4698-an inspector of police} should be separated from [the other prisoners]_{4704-the other prisoners} and be ordered into solitary confinement . Another half hour of painful suspense . [The prisoners]_{4664-the prisoners} were not permitted to hold any conversation ; [Sybil]_430-sybil sat half reclining on a form with [her]_430-sybil back against the wall , and [her]_430-sybil face covered , silent and motionless . At the end of half an hour [the inspector of police]_{4706-the inspector of police} who had visited [them]_{4664-the prisoners} with [the gentleman in black]_{4707-the gentleman in black} entered and announced that [the prisoners]_{4664-the prisoners} could not be brought up for examination that evening , and [they]_{4664-the prisoners} must make [themselves]_{4664-the prisoners} as comfortable as [they]_{4664-the prisoners} could for the night . [Gerard]_430-sybil made a last appeal to [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} that [Sybil]_430-sybil might be allowed [a separate chamber]_{4710-a separate chamber} and in this [he]_{4706-the inspector of police} was unexpectedly successful . [The inspector]_{8451-the inspector} was [a kind - hearted man]_{4712-a kind - hearted man} : [he]_{8451-the inspector} lived at [the office]_{4713-the office} and [[his]_{8451-the inspector} wife]_{6766-his wife} was [the housekeeper]_{4715-the housekeeper} . [He]_{8451-the inspector} had already given [her]_430-sybil an account , an interesting account , of [[his]_{8451-the inspector} female prisoner]_{4716-his female prisoner} . [The good woman]_{4717-the good woman} ’s imagination was touched as well as [her]_{4717-the good woman} heart ; [she]_{4717-the good woman} had [herself]_{4717-the good woman} suggested that [they]_4718-they ought to soften the rigour of [the fair prisoner]_{4719-the fair prisoner} ’s lot ; and [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} therefore almost anticipated the request of [Gerard]_430-sybil . [He]_{8451-the inspector} begged [Sybil]_430-sybil to accompany [him]_{8451-the inspector} to [his]_{8451-the inspector} better half , and at once promised all the comforts and convenience which [they]_4718-they could command . As , attended by [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} , [she]_430-sybil took [her]_430-sybil way to [the apartments of [[his]_{8451-the inspector} family]_{1270-his family}]_{4722-the apartments of his family} , [they]_4718-they passed through [a room in which there were writing materials]_{4724-a room in which there were writing materials} , and [Sybil]_430-sybil speaking for the first time and in a faint voice enquired of [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} whether it were permitted to apprise [a friend]_{6959-a friend} of [her]_430-sybil situation . [She]_430-sybil was answered in the affirmative , on condition that the note was previously perused by [him]_{8451-the inspector} . “ [I]_430-sybil will write it at once , ”_[430-sybil] [she]_430-sybil said , and taking up a pen [she]_430-sybil inscribed these words , “ [I]_430-sybil followed [your]_{8451-the inspector} counsel ; [I]_430-sybil entreated [him]_{8451-the inspector} to quit [London]_5-london this night . [He]_{8451-the inspector} pledged [himself]_{8451-the inspector} to do so on the morrow . “_[430-sybil] [I]_0-i learnt [he]_{8451-the inspector} was attending a secret meeting ; that there was urgent peril . [I]_0-i tracked [him]_{8451-the inspector} through scenes of terror . Alas ! [I]_0-i arrived only in time to be [myself]_0-i seized as [a conspirator]_{4727-a conspirator} , and [I]_0-i have been arrested and carried [a prisoner]_{4690-a prisoner} to [Bow Street]_{219-bow street} , where [I]_0-i write this . “ [I]_0-i ask [you]_4729-you not to interfere for [him]_{8451-the inspector} : that would be vain ; but if [I]_0-i were free , [I]_0-i might at least secure [him]_{8451-the inspector} justice . But [I]_0-i am not free : [I]_0-i am to be brought up for public examination to - morrow , if [I]_0-i survive this night . “_[0-i] [You]_4729-you are powerful ; [you]_4729-you know all ; [you]_4729-you know what [I]_0-i say is truth . [None else]_{2303-none else} will credit it . Save [me]_0-i ! ” “_[0-i] And now , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil to [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} in a tone of mournful desolation and of mild sweetness , “_[4729-you] all depends on [your]_4729-you faith to [me]_0-i , ” and [she]_430-sybil extended [him]_{8451-the inspector} the letter , which [he]_{8451-the inspector} read . “_[4729-you] Whoever [he]_4731-he may be and wherever [he]_4731-he may be , ” said [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} with emotion , for the spirit of [Sybil]_430-sybil had already controlled [his]_{8451-the inspector} nature , “_[4729-you] provided [the person to whom this letter]_{4732-the person to whom this letter} is addressed is within possible distance , fear not it shall reach [him]_4731-he . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i will seal and address it then , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil , and [she]_430-sybil addressed the letter to “_[0-i] [THE HON . CHARLES EGREMONT]_264-egremont M.P. ” adding that superscription the sight of which had so agitated [Egremont]_264-egremont at [Deloraine House]_{159-deloraine house} . Night waned : and [Sybil]_430-sybil was at length slumbering . The cold that precedes the dawn had stolen over [her]_430-sybil senses , and calmed the excitement of [her]_430-sybil nerves . [She]_430-sybil was lying on the ground , covered with a cloak of which [[her]_430-sybil kind hostess]_{9948-her kind hostess} had prevailed on [her]_430-sybil to avail [herself]_430-sybil , and was partly resting on a chair , at which [she]_430-sybil had been praying when exhausted nature gave way and [she]_430-sybil slept . [Her]_430-sybil bonnet had fallen off , and [her]_430-sybil rich hair , which had broken loose , covered [her]_430-sybil shoulder like a mantle . [Her]_430-sybil slumber was brief and disturbed , but it had in a great degree soothed the irritated brain . [She]_430-sybil woke however in terror from a dream in which [she]_430-sybil had been dragged through [a mob]_{4678-a mob} and carried before [a tribunal]_{9950-a tribunal} . The coarse jeers , the brutal threats , still echoed in [her]_430-sybil ear ; and when [she]_430-sybil looked around , [she]_430-sybil could not for some moments recall or recognise the scene . In one corner of [the room]_{798-the room} , which was sufficiently spacious , was a bed occupied by [the still sleeping wife of [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector}]_{9952-the still sleeping wife of the inspector} ; there was a great deal of heavy furniture of dark mahogany ; a bureau , several chests of drawers : over the mantel was a piece of faded embroidery framed , that had been executed by [the wife of [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} when [she]_430-sybil was at [school]_6103-school]_{9954-the wife of the inspector when she was at school} , and opposite to [it]_9957-it , on the other side , were portraits of [Dick Curtis]_{717-dick curtis} and [Dutch Sam]_{718-dutch sam} , who had been [the tutors of [[her]_430-sybil husband]_{6409-her husband} , and now lived as [heroes]_9960-heroes in [his]_{6409-her husband} memory]_{9958-the tutors of her husband , and now lived as heroes in his memory} . Slowly came over [Sybil]_430-sybil the consciousness of the dreadful eve that was past . [She]_430-sybil remained for some time on [her]_430-sybil knees in silent prayer : then stepping lightly , [she]_430-sybil approached the window . [It]_9961-it was barred . [The room which [she]_430-sybil inhabited]_{9962-the room which she inhabited} was [a high story of [the house]_{6598-the house}]_{9963-a high story of the house} ; [it]_{9962-the room which she inhabited} looked down upon one of [those half tawdry , half squalid streets that [one]_6021-one finds in the vicinities of [[our]_9967-our theatres]_{9968-our theatres}]_{9965-those half tawdry , half squalid streets that one finds in the vicinities of our theatres} ; [some wretched courts]_{9969-some wretched courts} , haunts of misery and crime , blended with [gin palaces]_{9970-gin palaces} and [slang taverns]_{9971-slang taverns} , burnished and brazen ; [not a being]_{9972-not a being} was stirring . It was just that single hour of the twenty - four when crime ceases , debauchery is exhausted , and even desolation finds a shelter . It was dawn , but still grey . For the first time since [she]_430-sybil had been [a prisoner]_{4690-a prisoner} , [Sybil]_430-sybil was alone . [A prisoner]_{4690-a prisoner} , and in a few hours to be examined before [a public tribunal]_{9975-a public tribunal} ! [Her]_430-sybil heart sank . How far [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} had committed [himself]_{7055-her father} was entirely a mystery to [her]_430-sybil ; but the language of [Morley]_423-morley , and all that [she]_430-sybil had witnessed , impressed [her]_430-sybil with the conviction that [he]_{7055-her father} was deeply implicated . [He]_{7055-her father} had indeed spoken in [their]_9977-their progress to [the police office]_{4687-the police office} with confidence as to the future , but then [he]_{7055-her father} had every motive to encourage [her]_430-sybil in [her]_430-sybil despair , and to support [her]_430-sybil under the overwhelming circumstances in which [she]_430-sybil was so suddenly involved . What a catastrophe to all [his]_{7055-her father} high aspirations ! It tore [her]_430-sybil heart to think of [him]_{7055-her father} ! As for [herself]_430-sybil , [she]_430-sybil would still hope that ultimately [she]_430-sybil might obtain justice , but [she]_430-sybil could scarcely flatter [herself]_430-sybil that at the first any distinction would be made between [her]_430-sybil case and that of [the other prisoners]_{4704-the other prisoners} . [She]_430-sybil would probably be committed for trial ; and though [her]_430-sybil innocence on that occasion might be proved , [she]_430-sybil would have been [a prisoner]_{4690-a prisoner} in the interval , instead of devoting all [her]_430-sybil energies in freedom to the support and assistance of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . [She]_430-sybil shrank , too , with all the delicacy of [a woman]_{2225-a woman} , from the impending examination in open court before [the magistrate]_{9931-the magistrate} . Supported by [her]_430-sybil convictions , vindicating a sacred principle , there was no trial perhaps to which [Sybil]_430-sybil would not have been superior , and no test of [her]_430-sybil energy and faith which [she]_430-sybil would not have triumphantly encountered ; but to be hurried like [a criminal to the bar of [a police office]_{9985-a police office}]_{9984-a criminal to the bar of a police office} , suspected of the lowest arts of sedition , ignorant even of what [she]_430-sybil was accused , without a conviction to support [her]_430-sybil or the ennobling consciousness of having failed at least in a great cause ; all these were circumstances which infinitely disheartened and depressed [her]_430-sybil . [She]_430-sybil felt sometimes that [she]_430-sybil should be unable to meet the occasion : had it not been for [Gerard]_430-sybil [she]_430-sybil could almost have wished that death might release [her]_430-sybil from its base perplexities . Was there any hope ? In the agony of [her]_430-sybil soul [she]_430-sybil had confided last night in one ; with scarcely a bewildering hope that [he]_{7055-her father} could save [her]_430-sybil . [He]_{7055-her father} might not have the power , the opportunity , the wish . [He]_{7055-her father} might shrink from mixing [himself]_{7055-her father} up with such characters and such transactions ; [he]_{7055-her father} might not have received [her]_430-sybil hurried appeal in time to act upon it , even if the desire of [her]_430-sybil soul were practicable . A thousand difficulties , a thousand obstacles now occurred to [her]_430-sybil ; and [she]_430-sybil felt [her]_430-sybil hopelessness . Yet notwithstanding [her]_430-sybil extreme sorrow , and the absence of all surrounding objects to soothe and to console [her]_430-sybil , the expanding dawn revived and even encouraged [Sybil]_430-sybil . In spite of the confined situation , [she]_430-sybil could still partially behold a sky dappled with rosy hues ; a sense of freshness touched [her]_430-sybil : [she]_430-sybil could not resist endeavouring to open the window and feel the air , notwithstanding all [her]_430-sybil bars . [The wife of [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector}]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} stirred , and half slumbering , murmured , “_[4733-you] Are [you]_4733-you up ? It can not be more than five o’clock . If [you]_4733-you open the window [we]_4734-they shall catch cold ; but [I]_0-i will rise and help [you]_4733-you to dress . ” [This woman]_{9988-this woman} , like [[her]_{9988-this woman} husband]_{6409-her husband} , was naturally kind , and at once influenced by [Sybil]_430-sybil . [They]_4734-they both treated [her]_430-sybil as [a superior being]_{9990-a superior being} ; and if , instead of [the daughter of [a lowly prisoner]_{9992-a lowly prisoner}]_{9991-the daughter of a lowly prisoner} and [herself]_430-sybil [a prisoner]_{4690-a prisoner} , [she]_430-sybil had been [the noble child of [a captive minister of state]_{9995-a captive minister of state}]_{9994-the noble child of a captive minister of state} , [they]_4734-they could not have extended to [her]_430-sybil a more humble and even delicate solicitude . It had not yet struck seven , and [the wife of [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector}]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} suddenly stopping and listening , said , “_[0-i] [They]_4735-they are stirring early : ” and then , after a moment ’s pause , [she]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} opened the door , at which [she]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} stood for some time endeavouring to catch the meaning of the mysterious sounds . [She]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} looked back at [Sybil]_430-sybil , and saying , “_[4735-they] Hush , [I]_0-i shall be back directly , ” [she]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} withdrew , shutting the door . In little more than two hours , as [Sybil]_430-sybil had been informed , [she]_430-sybil would be summoned to [her]_430-sybil examination . It was a sickening thought . [Hope]_719-hope vanished as the catastrophe advanced . [She]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} almost accused [herself]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} for having without authority sought out [[her]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} father]_{7055-her father} ; it had been as regarded [him]_{7055-her father} a fruitless mission , and , by its results on [her]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} , had aggravated [his]_{7055-her father} present sorrows and perplexities . [Her]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} mind again recurred to [him]_{7055-her father} whose counsel had indirectly prompted [her]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} rash step , and to whose aid in [her]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} infinite hopelessness [she]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} had appealed . [The woman who had all this time been only standing on the landing - place without the door]_{9999-the woman who had all this time been only standing on the landing - place without the door} , now re - entered with a puzzled and curious air , saying , “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not make it out ; [some one]_{8258-some one} has arrived . ” “_{[8258-some one]} [Some one]_{8258-some one} has arrived . ” Simple yet agitating words . “_{[8258-some one]} Is it unusual , ” enquired [Sybil]_430-sybil in a trembling tone , “_{[8258-some one]} for [persons to arrive at this hour]_{4738-persons to arrive at this hour} ? ” “_{[8258-some one]} Yes , ” said [the wife of [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector}]_{9986-the wife of the inspector} . “_{[8258-some one]} [They]_4739-they never bring [them]_{4738-persons to arrive at this hour} from [the stations]_{4740-the stations} until [the office]_{4713-the office} opens . [I]_0-i can not make it out . Hush ! ” and at this moment [some one]_{8258-some one} tapped at the door . [The woman]_{2191-the woman} returned to the door and reopened it , and some words were spoken which did not reach [Sybil]_430-sybil , whose heart beat violently as a wild thought rushed over [her]_430-sybil mind . The suspense was so intolerable , [her]_430-sybil agitation so great , that [she]_430-sybil was on the point of advancing and asking if — when the door was shut and [she]_430-sybil was again left alone . [She]_430-sybil threw [herself]_430-sybil on the bed . It seemed to [her]_430-sybil that [she]_430-sybil had lost all control over [her]_430-sybil intelligence . All thought and feeling merged in that deep suspense when the order of [our]_10004-our being seems to stop and quiver as it were upon its axis . [The woman]_{2191-the woman} returned ; [her]_{2191-the woman} countenance was glad . Perceiving the agitation of [Sybil]_430-sybil , [she]_{2191-the woman} said , “_[4742-you] [You]_4742-you may dry [your]_4742-you eyes [[my]_0-i dear]_{6049-my dear} . There is nothing like [a friend at court]_{4744-a friend at court} ; there ’s a warrant from [the Secretary of State]_{9576-the secretary of state} for [your]_4742-you release . ” “_{[9576-the secretary of state]} No , no , ” said [Sybil]_430-sybil springing from [her]_430-sybil chair . “_{[9576-the secretary of state]} Is [he]_4746-he [here]_6027-here ? ” “_[4746-he] What [the Secretary of State]_{9576-the secretary of state} ! ” said [the woman]_{2191-the woman} . “_{[9576-the secretary of state]} No , no ! [I]_0-i mean is [any one]_{6035-any one} [here]_6027-here ? ” “_[0-i] There is a coach waiting for [you]_4742-you at the door with [the messenger from [the office]_{4713-the office}]_{4751-the messenger from the office} , and [you]_4742-you are to depart forthwith . [[My]_0-i husband]_{2325-my husband} is here , it was [he]_{2325-my husband} who knocked at the door . The warrant came before [the office]_{4713-the office} was opened . ” “_{[2325-my husband]} [[My]_0-i father]_{1718-my father} ! [I]_0-i must see [him]_{1718-my father} . ” [The inspector]_{8451-the inspector} at this moment tapped again at the door and then entered . [He]_{8451-the inspector} caught the last request of [Sybil]_430-sybil , and replied to it in the negative . “_[0-i] [You]_4742-you must not stay , ” [he]_{8451-the inspector} said ; “_[0-i] [you]_4742-you must be off immediately . [I]_0-i will tell all to [[your]_4742-you father]_{1372-your father} . And take a hint ; this affair may be bailable or it may not be . [I]_0-i ca n’t give an opinion , but it depends on the evidence . If [you]_4742-you have [any good man]_{4757-any good man} [you]_4742-you know — [I]_0-i mean [a householder long established and well to do]_{4758-a householder long established and well to do} in [the world]_{6016-the world} — [I]_0-i advise [you]_4742-you to lose no time in looking [him]_{4757-any good man} up . That will do [[your]_4742-you father]_{1372-your father} much more good than saying good bye and all that sort of thing . ” Bidding farewell to [[his]_{8451-the inspector} kind wife]_{10008-his kind wife} , and leaving many weeping messages for [[her]_4742-you father]_{7055-her father} , [Sybil]_430-sybil descended [the stairs]_{10010-the stairs} with [the inspector]_{8451-the inspector} . [The office]_{4713-the office} was not opened : [a couple of [policemen]_{10014-policemen} only were in [the passage]_{10015-the passage}]_{10013-a couple of policemen only were in the passage} , and as [she]_430-sybil appeared one of [them]_{10013-a couple of policemen only were in the passage} went forth to clear the way for [Sybil]_430-sybil to [the coach that was waiting for [her]_430-sybil]_{10016-the coach that was waiting for her} . [A milkwoman or two]_{10017-a milkwoman or two} , [a stray chimney - sweep]_{10018-a stray chimney - sweep} , [a pieman with [his]_{10019-a pieman with his smoking apparatus} smoking apparatus]_{10019-a pieman with his smoking apparatus} , and [several of those nameless nothings that always congregate and make the nucleus of a mob — probably [[our]_10021-our young friends who had been passing the night in [Hyde Park]_{220-hyde park}]_{10022-our young friends who had been passing the night in hyde park}]_{10020-several of those nameless nothings that always congregate and make the nucleus of a mob — probably our young friends who had been passing the night in hyde park} — had already gathered round [the office]_{4713-the office} door . [They]_{10013-a couple of policemen only were in the passage} were dispersed , and returned again and took up [their]_{10013-a couple of policemen only were in the passage} position at a more respectful distance , abusing with many racy execrations that ancient body that from a traditionary habit [they]_{10013-a couple of policemen only were in the passage} still called [the New Police]_{10024-the new police} . [A man in a loose white great coat , [his]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round [his]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} neck and by [his]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} slouched hat]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} , assisted [Sybil]_430-sybil into [the coach]_{4681-the coach} , and pressed [her]_430-sybil hand at the same time with great tenderness . Then [he]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} mounted the box by [the driver]_{4410-the driver} and ordered [him]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} to make the best of [his]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} way to [Smith ’s Square]_{175-smith ’s square} . With a beating heart , [Sybil]_430-sybil leant back in [the coach]_{4681-the coach} and clasped [her]_430-sybil hands . [Her]_430-sybil brain was too wild to think : the incidents of [her]_430-sybil life during the last four - and - twenty hours had been so strange and rapid that [she]_430-sybil seemed almost to resign any quality of intelligent control over [her]_430-sybil fortunes , and to deliver [herself]_430-sybil up to the shifting visions of the startling dream . [His]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} voice had sounded in [her]_430-sybil ear as [his]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} hand had touched [hers]_430-sybil . And on those tones [her]_430-sybil memory lingered , and that pressure had reached [her]_430-sybil heart . What tender devotion ! What earnest fidelity ! What brave and romantic faith ! Had [she]_430-sybil breathed on some talisman , and called up [some obedient genie to [her]_430-sybil aid]_{10029-some obedient genie to her aid} , the spirit could not have been more loyal , nor the completion of [her]_430-sybil behest more ample and precise . [She]_430-sybil passed [the towers of [the church of St John]_{9124-the church of st john}]_{10030-the towers of the church of st john} : of [the saint who had seemed to guard over [her]_430-sybil in the exigency of [her]_430-sybil existence]_{10032-the saint who had seemed to guard over her in the exigency of her existence} . [She]_430-sybil was approaching [her]_430-sybil threshold ; the blood left [her]_430-sybil cheek , [her]_430-sybil heart palpitated . [The coach]_{4681-the coach} stopped . Trembling and timid [she]_430-sybil leant upon [his]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} arm and yet dared not look upon [his]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} face . [They]_10034-they entered [the house]_{6598-the house} ; [they]_10034-they were in [the room where two months before [he]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} had knelt to [her]_430-sybil in vain , which yesterday had been the scene of so many heart - rending passions]_{10036-the room where two months before he had knelt to her in vain , which yesterday had been the scene of so many heart - rending passions} . As in some delicious dream , when the enchanted fancy has traced for a time with coherent bliss the stream of bright adventures and sweet and touching phrase , there comes at last some wild gap in the flow of fascination , and by means which [we]_10037-we can not trace , and by an agency which [we]_10037-we can not pursue , [we]_10037-we find [ourselves]_10037-we in some enrapturing situation that is as it were the ecstasy of [our]_10037-we life ; so it happened now , that while in clear and precise order there seemed to flit over the soul of [Sybil]_430-sybil all that had passed , all that [he]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} had done , all that [she]_430-sybil felt — by some mystical process which memory could not recall , [Sybil]_430-sybil found [herself]_430-sybil pressed to the throbbing heart of [Egremont]_264-egremont , nor shrinking from the embrace which expressed the tenderness of [his]_{10025-a man in a loose white great coat , his countenance concealed by a shawl which was wound round his neck and by his slouched hat} devoted love ! [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} was in a state of great excitement . It was Saturday evening : [the mills]_{1993-the mills} were closed ; the news had arrived of the arrest of [the Delegate]_{8990-the delegate} . “_[4761-you] Here ’s a go ! ” said [Dandy Mick]_440-mick to [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_[4761-you] What do [you]_4761-you think of this ? ” “_[4761-you] It ’s the beginning of the end , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_{[4762-the deuce]} [The deuce]_{4762-the deuce} ! ” said [the Dandy]_{1828-the dandy} , who did not clearly comprehend the bent of the observation of [[his]_{1828-the dandy} much pondering and philosophic friend]_{10041-his much pondering and philosophic friend} , but was touched by its oracular terseness . “_{[4762-the deuce]} [We]_4763-we must see [Warner]_493-warner . ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “_[493-warner] and call a meeting of [the people on [the Moor]_{221-the moor}]_{4764-the people on the moor} for to - morrow evening . [I]_0-i will draw up some resolutions . [We]_4763-we must speak out ; [we]_4763-we must terrify [the Capitalists]_{4765-the capitalists} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am all for a strike , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[0-i] ‘ Tisn’t ripe , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_[0-i] But that ’s what [you]_4761-you always say , [Dusty]_470-dusty , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[470-dusty] [I]_0-i watch events , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_[0-i] If [you]_4761-you want to be [a leader of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{4766-a leader of the people} [you]_4761-you must learn to watch events . ” “_[4761-you] But what do [you]_0-i mean by watching events ? ” “_[0-i] Do [you]_4761-you see [[Mother Carey]_{437-mother carey} ’s stall]_{4768-mother carey ’s stall} ? ” said [Dusty]_470-dusty , pointing in the direction of the counter of [the good - natured widow]_{10042-the good - natured widow} . “_{[437-mother carey]} [I]_0-i should think [I]_0-i did ; and what ’s more , [Julia]_443-julia owes [her]_443-julia a tick for herrings . ” “_[443-julia] Right , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} : “_[443-julia] and nothing but herrings are to be seen on [her]_443-julia board . Two years ago it was meat . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i twig , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[0-i] Wait till it ’s wegetables ; when [the people]_{914-the people} ca n’t buy even fish . Then [we]_4770-we will talk about strikes . That ’s what [I]_0-i call watching events . ” [Julia]_443-julia , [Caroline]_444-caroline , and [Harriet]_444-caroline came up to [them]_4770-we . “_[440-mick] [Mick]_440-mick , ” said [Julia]_443-julia , “_[440-mick] [we]_4770-we want to go to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [you]_443-julia may get it , ” said [Mick]_440-mick shaking [his]_440-mick head . “_[0-i] When [you]_443-julia have learnt to watch events , [Julia]_443-julia , [you]_443-julia will understand that under present circumstances [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} is no go . ” “_[443-julia] And why so , [Dandy]_440-mick ? ” said [Julia]_443-julia . “_[440-mick] Do [you]_443-julia see [[Mother Carey]_{437-mother carey} ’s stall]_{4768-mother carey ’s stall} ? ” said [Mick]_440-mick , pointing in that direction . “_[443-julia] When there ’s a tick at [Madam Carey]_{439-madam carey} ’s there is no tin for [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} . That ’s what [I]_0-i call watching events . ” “_[0-i] Oh ! as for the tin , ” said [Caroline]_444-caroline , “_[0-i] in these half - time days that ’s quite out of fashion . But [they]_4774-they do say it ’s the last night at [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} , for [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} means to shut up , it does not pay any longer ; and [we]_4776-we want a lark . [I]_0-i ’ll stand treat ; [I]_0-i ’ll put [my]_0-i earrings up the spout — [they]_4774-they must go at last , and [I]_0-i would sooner at any time go to [[my]_0-i uncle]_{4777-my uncle} ’s for frolic than woe . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure [I]_0-i should like very much to go to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} if [any one]_{6035-any one} would pay for [me]_0-i , ” said [Harriet]_444-caroline , “_{[6035-any one]} but [I]_0-i wo n’t pawn nothing . ” “_[0-i] If [we]_4776-we only pay and hear [them]_4774-they sing , ” said [Julia]_443-julia in a coaxing tone . “_[4774-they] Very like , ” said [Mick]_440-mick ; “_[4774-they] there ’s nothing that makes one so thirsty as listening to a song , particularly if it touches the feelings . Do n’t [you]_4780-you remember , [Dusty]_470-dusty , when [we]_4776-we used to encore [that German fellow]_{4781-that german fellow} in ‘ Scots wha ha . ’ [We]_4776-we always had it five times . Hang [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i was n’t blind drunk at the end of it . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i tell [you]_4780-you what , [young ladies]_{2397-young ladies} , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , looking very solemn , “_[0-i] [you]_4780-you ’re dancing on a volcano . ” “_[4780-you] Oh ! [my]_0-i , ” said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “_[4780-you] [I]_0-i am sure [I]_0-i wish [we]_4776-we were ; though what [you]_0-i mean exactly [I]_0-i do n’t quite know . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i mean that [we]_4776-we shall all soon be [slaves]_1494-slaves , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_[0-i] Not if [we]_4776-we get the Ten - Hour Bill , ” said [Harriet]_444-caroline . “_[0-i] And no cleaning of machinery in meal time , ” said [Julia]_443-julia ; “_[0-i] that is a shame . ” “_[4780-you] [You]_4780-you do n’t know what [you]_4780-you are talking about , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i tell [you]_4780-you , if [the Capitalists]_{4765-the capitalists} put down Gerard [we]_4776-we ’re done for another ten years , and by that time [we]_4776-we shall be all used up . ” “_[720-lor] [Lor]_720-lor ! [Dusty]_470-dusty , [you]_4780-you quite terrify [one]_6021-one , ” said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “_[4780-you] It ’s [a true bill]_{4786-a true bill} though . Instead of going to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} [we]_4776-we must meet on [the Moor]_{7067-the moor} , and in as great numbers as possible . Go [you]_4780-you and get all [[your]_4780-you sweethearts]_{4789-your sweethearts} . [I]_0-i must see [[your]_4780-you father]_{1372-your father} , [Harriet]_444-caroline ; [he]_{1372-your father} must preside . [We]_4776-we will have the hymn of [Labour]_8112-labour sung by a hundred thousand voices in chorus . It will strike terror into the hearts of [the Capitalists]_{4765-the capitalists} . This is what [we]_4776-we must all be thinking of if [we]_4776-we wish [Labour]_475-labour to have a chance , not of going to [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} ’s and listening to silly songs . D’ye understand ? ” “_[4776-we] Do n’t [we]_4776-we ! ” said [Caroline]_444-caroline ; “_[4776-we] and for [my]_0-i part for a summer eve [I]_0-i prefer [Mowbray Moor]_{162-mowbray moor} to [all the Temples in [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{4793-all the temples in the world} , particularly if it ’s [a sociable party]_{4795-a sociable party} and [we]_4776-we have some good singing . ” This evening it was settled among [the principal champions of the cause of Labour]_{10043-the principal champions of the cause of labour} , among whom [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} was now included , that on the morrow there should be a monster meeting on [the Moor]_{221-the moor} to take into consideration the arrest of [the delegate of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{10044-the delegate of mowbray} . Such was the complete organisation of [this district]_{6554-this district} that by communicating with [the various lodges of [the Trades Unions]_{10047-the trades unions}]_{10046-the various lodges of the trades unions} [fifty thousand persons , or even double that number]_{10048-fifty thousand persons , or even double that number} , could within four - and - twenty hours on a great occasion and on a favourable day be brought into the field . The morrow being a day of rest was favourable , and the seizure of [[their]_{10047-the trades unions} cherished delegate]_{10049-their cherished delegate} was a stimulating cause . The excitement was great , the enthusiasm earnest and deep . There was enough distress to make [people]_2341-people discontented without depressing [them]_2341-people . And [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} after attending a council of [the Union]_{10051-the union} , retired to rest and dreamed of strong speeches and spicy resolutions , bands and banners , the cheers of [assembled thousands]_{10052-assembled thousands} , and the eventual triumph of the sacred rights . The post of the next morning brought great and stirring news to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . [Gerard]_430-sybil had undergone [his]_10053-his examination at [Bow Street]_{219-bow street} . It was a long and laborious one ; [he]_10053-his was committed for trial for a seditious conspiracy , but [he]_10053-his was held to bail . The bail demanded was heavy ; but it was prepared and instantly proffered . [His]_10053-his sureties were [Morley]_423-morley and [a Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . By this post [Morley]_423-morley wrote to [[his]_423-morley friends]_{6161-his friends} , apprising [them]_{6161-his friends} that both [Gerard]_430-sybil and [himself]_10053-his intended to leave [London]_5-london instantly , and that [they]_{6161-his friends} might be expected to arrive at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} by [the evening train]_{10055-the evening train} . The monster meeting of [the Moor]_{7067-the moor} it was instantly resolved should be converted into a triumphant procession , or rather be preceded by one . [Messengers on horseback]_{10057-messengers on horseback} were sent to all [the neighbouring towns]_{10058-the neighbouring towns} to announce the great event . [Every artisan]_{10059-every artisan} felt as [a Moslemin summoned by the sacred standard]_{10060-a moslemin summoned by the sacred standard} . [All]_6223-all went forth with [[their]_6223-all wives]_{6240-their wives} and [[their]_6223-all children]_{10063-their children} to hail the return of [the patriot]_{10064-the patriot} and [the martyr]_{9047-the martyr} . [The Trades of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{10066-the trades of mowbray} mustered early in the morning , and in various processions took possession of all [the churches]_{4615-the churches} . [Their]_{10066-the trades of mowbray} great pride was entirely to fill [the church of [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , who not daunted by [their]_{10066-the trades of mowbray} demonstration]_{10068-the church of mr st lys , who not daunted by their demonstration} , and seizing the offered opportunity , suppressed the sermon with which [he]_{484-mr st lys} had supplied [himself]_{484-mr st lys} and preached to [them]_{10066-the trades of mowbray} an extemporary discourse on “_[4776-we] Fear [God]_398-god and honour [the King]_{887-the king} . ” In [the dissenting chapels]_{10069-the dissenting chapels} thanksgivings were publicly offered that bail had been accepted for [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard . After the evening service , which [the Unions]_{9882-the unions} again attended , [they]_{9882-the unions} formed in [the High Street]_{6530-the high street} and lined [it]_{6530-the high street} with [their]_{9882-the unions} ranks and banners . Every half hour a procession arrived from [some neighbouring town]_{10072-some neighbouring town} with [its]_{10072-some neighbouring town} music and streaming flags . [Each]_7061-each was received by [Warner]_493-warner or [some other member of the managing committee , who assigned to [them]_{10066-the trades of mowbray} [their]_{10066-the trades of mowbray} appointed position , which [they]_{10066-the trades of mowbray} took up without confusion]_{10074-some other member of the managing committee , who assigned to them their appointed position , which they took up without confusion} , nor was the general order for a moment disturbed . Sometimes [a large party]_{10075-a large party} arrived without music or banners , but singing psalms and headed by [[their]_{10075-a large party} minister]_{10076-their minister} ; sometimes [the children]_{1883-the children} walked together , [the women]_{2613-the women} following , then [the men]_{7036-the men} each with a ribbon of the same colour in [his]_{7036-the men} hat : all hurried , yet spontaneous and certain , indications how [mankind under the influence of high and earnest feelings]_{10080-mankind under the influence of high and earnest feelings} recur instantly to ceremony and form ; how when the imagination is excited it appeals to the imagination , and requires for its expression something beyond the routine of daily life . It was arranged that the moment [the train]_{1773-the train} arrived and the presence of [Gerard]_424-gerard was ascertained , [the Trade]_{10082-the trade} in position nearest to [the station]_{7070-the station} should commence the hymn of Labour , which was instantly to be taken up by [[its]_{10072-some neighbouring town} neighbour]_{10084-its neighbour} , and so on in succession , so that by an almost electrical agency [the whole population]_{10085-the whole population} should almost simultaneously be assured of [his]_424-gerard arrival . At half past six o’clock the bell announced that [the train]_{1773-the train} was in sight ; a few minutes afterwards [Dandy Mick]_440-mick hurried up to [the leader of [the nearest Trade]_{10088-the nearest trade}]_{10087-the leader of the nearest trade} , spoke a few words , and instantly the signal was given and the hymn commenced . It was taken up as the steeples of [a great city]_{3034-a great city} in the silence of the night take up the new hour that has just arrived ; one by one the mighty voices rose till [they]_{10075-a large party} all blended in one vast waving sea of sound . [Warner]_493-warner and [some others]_{10090-some others} welcomed [Gerard]_424-gerard and [Morley]_423-morley , and ushered [them]_{10075-a large party} , totally unprepared for such a reception , to [an open carriage]_{10091-an open carriage} drawn by four white horses that was awaiting [them]_{10075-a large party} . Orders were given that there was to be no cheering or any irregular clamour . Alone was heard the hymn . As [the carriage]_{3170-the carriage} passed [each Trade]_{10093-each trade} , [they]_{10075-a large party} followed and formed in procession behind [it]_{3170-the carriage} ; thus [all]_6223-all had the opportunity of beholding [[their]_{10075-a large party} chosen chief]_{10095-their chosen chief} , and [he]_{10095-their chosen chief} the proud consolation of looking on [the multitude who thus enthusiastically recognised the sovereignty of [his]_{10095-their chosen chief} services]_{10096-the multitude who thus enthusiastically recognised the sovereignty of his services} . The interminable population , the mighty melody , the incredible order , the simple yet awful solemnity , this representation of the great cause to which [she]_10097-her was devoted under an aspect that at once satisfied the reason , captivated the imagination , and elevated the heart — [her]_10097-her admiration of [[her]_10097-her father]_{7055-her father} , thus ratified as it were by the sympathy of [a nation]_{1106-a nation} — added to all the recent passages of [her]_10097-her life teeming with such strange and trying interest , overcame [Sybil]_430-sybil . The tears fell down [her]_10097-her cheek as [the carriage]_{3170-the carriage} bore away [[her]_10097-her father]_{7055-her father} , while [she]_10097-her remained under the care of [one unknown to [the people of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{3546-the people of mowbray} , but who had accompanied [her]_10097-her from [London,—this]_{223-london,—this} was [Hatton]_425-hatton]_{10102-one unknown to the people of mowbray , but who had accompanied her from london,—this was hatton} . The last light of the sun was shed over [the Moor]_{221-the moor} when [Gerard]_430-sybil reached [it]_{221-the moor} , and [the Druids]_{721-the druids} ’ altar and [its]_{221-the moor} surrounding crags were burnished with its beam . It was the night following the day after the return of [Gerard]_430-sybil to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . [Morley]_423-morley , who had lent to [him]_423-morley and [Sybil]_430-sybil [[his]_423-morley cottage in [the dale]_{6466-the dale}]_{10104-his cottage in the dale} , was at [the office of [his]_423-morley newspaper]_{10106-the office of his newspaper} , [the Mowbray Phalanx]_{224-the mowbray phalanx} , where [he]_423-morley now resided . [He]_423-morley was alone in [[his]_423-morley room]_{7511-his room} writing , occasionally rising from [his]_423-morley seat and pacing [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} , when [some one]_{8258-some one} knocked at [his]_423-morley door . Receiving a permission to come in , there entered [Hatton]_425-hatton . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i fear [I]_0-i am disturbing an article , ” said [the guest]_{10110-the guest} . “_[0-i] By no means : the day of labour is not at hand . [I]_0-i am very pleased to see [you]_0-i . ” “_[0-i] [[My]_0-i quarters]_{4797-my quarters} are not very inviting , ” continued [Hatton]_425-hatton . “_[0-i] It is remarkable what bad accommodation [you]_0-i find in [these great trading towns]_{4798-these great trading towns} . [I]_0-i should have thought that [the mercantile traveller]_{4799-the mercantile traveller} had been [a comfortable animal]_{4800-a comfortable animal} — not to say a luxurious ; but [I]_0-i find everything mean and third - rate . The wine execrable . So [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i would come and bestow [my]_0-i tediousness on [you]_0-i . ‘ Tis hardly fair . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i could not have pleased [me]_0-i better . [I]_0-i was , rather from distraction than from exigency , throwing some thoughts on paper . But the voice of yesterday still lingers in [my]_0-i ear . ” “_[0-i] What a spectacle ! ” “_[0-i] Yes ; [you]_0-i see what [a multitude presents who have recognised the predominance of Moral Power]_{4801-a multitude presents who have recognised the predominance of moral power} , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_{[4801-a multitude presents who have recognised the predominance of moral power]} The spectacle was august ; but the results to which such a public mind must lead are sublime . ” “_[0-i] It must have been deeply gratifying to [[our]_4802-our friend]_{2541-our friend} , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton . “_[0-i] It will support [him]_{2541-our friend} in [his]_{2541-our friend} career , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] And console [him]_{2541-our friend} in [[his]_{2541-our friend} prison]_{4804-his prison} , ” added [Hatton]_425-hatton . “_[0-i] [You]_0-i think that it will come to that ? ” said [Morley]_423-morley inquiringly . “_[0-i] It has that aspect ; but appearances change . ” “_[0-i] What should change them ? ” “_[0-i] Time and accident , which change everything . ” “_[0-i] Time will bring the [York]_225-york Assizes , ” said [Morley]_423-morley musingly ; “_[0-i] and as for accident [I]_0-i confess the future seems to [me]_0-i dreary . What can happen for [Gerard]_430-sybil ? ” “_{[2541-our friend]} [He]_{2541-our friend} might win [his]_{2541-our friend} writ of right , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton demurely , stretching out [his]_425-hatton legs and leaning back in [his]_425-hatton chair . “_{[2541-our friend]} That also may be tried at the [York]_225-york Assizes . ” “_{[2541-our friend]} [His]_{2541-our friend} writ of right ! [I]_0-i thought that was a feint — a mere affair of tactics to keep the chance of the field . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe the field may be won , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton very composedly . “_[0-i] Won ! ” “_[0-i] Ay ! [the castle and manor of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{4805-the castle and manor of mowbray} and half the lordships round , to say nothing of [this good town]_{4806-this good town} . [The people]_{914-the people} are prepared to be [[his]_{2541-our friend} subjects]_{4808-his subjects} ; [he]_{2541-our friend} must give up equality and be content with being [a popular sovereign]_{4809-a popular sovereign} . ” “_[4810-you] [You]_4810-you jest [[my]_0-i friend]_{2264-my friend} . ” “_[4810-you] Then [I]_0-i speak truth in jest ; sometimes , [you]_4810-you know , the case . ” “_[4810-you] What mean [you]_4810-you ? ” said [Morley]_423-morley rising and approaching [Hatton]_425-hatton ; “_[4810-you] for though [I]_0-i have often observed [you]_4810-you like a biting phrase , [you]_4810-you never speak idly . Tell [me]_0-i what [you]_4810-you mean . ” “_[4810-you] [I]_0-i mean , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , looking [Morley]_423-morley earnestly in the face and speaking with great gravity , “_[4810-you] that the documents are in existence which prove the title of [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard to [the proprietorship of [this great district]_{4813-this great district}]_{4812-the proprietorship of this great district} ; that [I]_0-i know where the documents are to be found ; and that it requires nothing but a resolution equal to the occasion to secure them . ” “_[4810-you] Should that be wanting ? ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i should think not , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton . “_[0-i] It would belie [our]_4814-our nature to believe so . ” “_[0-i] And where are these documents ? ” “_[0-i] In [the muniment room of [Mowbray castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{4815-the muniment room of mowbray castle} . ” “_[0-i] Hah ! ” exclaimed [Morley]_423-morley in a prolonged tone . “_[0-i] Kept closely by one who knows [their]_4816-they value , for they are the title deeds not of [his]_4817-his right but of [his]_4817-his confusion . ” “_[4817-his] And how can [we]_4814-our obtain them ? ” “_[4814-our] By means more honest than those [they]_4816-they were acquired by . ” “_[4816-they] [They]_4816-they are not obvious . ” “_[4816-they] [Two hundred thousand human beings]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} yesterday acknowledged the supremacy of [Gerard]_424-gerard , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton . “_{[4818-two hundred thousand human beings]} Suppose [they]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} had known that within [the walls of [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{4819-the walls of mowbray castle} were contained the proofs that [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard was [the lawful possessor of [the lands on which [they]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} live]_{4821-the lands on which they live}]_{4820-the lawful possessor of the lands on which they live} ; [I]_0-i say suppose that had been the case . Do [you]_4822-you think [they]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} would have contented [themselves]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} with singing psalms ? What would have become of moral power then ? [They]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} would have taken [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} by storm ; [they]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} would have sacked and gutted [it]_{71-mowbray castle} ; [they]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} would have appointed [a chosen band to rifle [the round tower]_{4824-the round tower}]_{4823-a chosen band to rifle the round tower} ; [they]_{4818-two hundred thousand human beings} would have taken care that every document in it , especially an iron chest painted blue and blazoned with the shield of [Valence]_421-valence , should have been delivered to [you]_4822-you , to [me]_0-i , to [any one that [Gerard]_424-gerard appointed for the office]_{4825-any one that gerard appointed for the office} . And what could be the remedy of [the Earl de Mowbray]_{482-the earl de mowbray} ? [He]_424-gerard could scarcely bring an action against [the hundred]_{4826-the hundred} for the destruction of [the castle]_{7426-the castle} , which [we]_4828-we would prove was not [his]_424-gerard own . And the most [he]_424-gerard could do would be to transport [some poor wretches who had got drunk in [[his]_424-gerard plundered cellars]_{4830-his plundered cellars} and then set fire to [[his]_424-gerard golden saloons]_{4831-his golden saloons}]_{4829-some poor wretches who had got drunk in his plundered cellars and then set fire to his golden saloons} . ” “_[4832-you] [You]_4832-you amaze [me]_0-i , ” said [Morley]_423-morley , looking with an astonished expression on [the person who had just delivered [himself]_{10111-the person who had just delivered himself of these suggestive details with the same coolness and arid accuracy that he would have entered into the details of a pedigree} of these suggestive details with the same coolness and arid accuracy that [he]_{10111-the person who had just delivered himself of these suggestive details with the same coolness and arid accuracy that he would have entered into the details of a pedigree} would have entered into the details of a pedigree]_{10111-the person who had just delivered himself of these suggestive details with the same coolness and arid accuracy that he would have entered into the details of a pedigree} . “_[4832-you] ‘ Tis a practical view of the case , ” remarked [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . [Morley]_423-morley paced [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} disturbed ; [Hatton]_425-hatton remained silent and watched [him]_423-morley with a scrutinizing eye . “_[4832-you] Are [you]_4832-you certain of [your]_4832-you facts ? ” at length said [Morley]_423-morley abruptly stopping . “_[4832-you] Quite so ; [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} informed [me]_0-i of the circumstances [himself]_{402-lord marney} before [I]_0-i left [London]_5-london , and [I]_0-i came down [here]_6027-here in consequence . ” “_[4834-him] [You]_4832-you know [him]_4834-him ? ” “_[4834-him] [No one]_{6145-no one} better . ” “_[4834-him] And these documents — some of them [I]_0-i suppose , ” said [Morley]_423-morley with a cynical look , “_[0-i] were once in [your]_4832-you own possession then ? ” “_[4832-you] Possibly . Would they were now ! But it is a great thing to know where they may be found . ” “_[424-gerard] Then they once were the property of [Gerard]_424-gerard ? ” “_[424-gerard] Hardly that . [They]_4836-they were gained by [my]_0-i own pains , and often paid for with [my]_0-i own purse . Claimed by [no one]_{6145-no one} , [I]_0-i parted with [them]_4836-they to [a person to whom they were valuable]_{4838-a person to whom they were valuable} . It is not merely to serve [Gerard]_424-gerard that [I]_0-i want [them]_4836-they now , though [I]_0-i would willingly serve [him]_424-gerard . [I]_0-i have need of some of these papers with respect to an ancient title , a claim to which by [a person in whom [I]_0-i am interested [they]_4836-they would substantiate]_{4839-a person in whom i am interested they would substantiate} . Now listen , good friend [Morley]_423-morley ; moral force is a fine thing especially in speculation , and so is [a community of goods]_{4840-a community of goods} especially when [a man]_{1218-a man} has no property , but when [you]_423-morley have lived as long as [I]_0-i have and have tasted of [the world]_{6016-the world} ’s delight , [you]_423-morley ’ll comprehend the rapture of acquisition , and learn that it is generally secured by very coarse means . Come , [I]_0-i have a mind that [you]_423-morley should prosper . [The public spirit]_{4843-the public spirit} is inflamed here ; [you]_423-morley are [a leader of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{4766-a leader of the people} . Let [us]_4846-we have another meeting on [the Moor]_{7067-the moor} , a preconcerted outbreak ; [you]_423-morley can put [your]_423-morley fingers in a trice on [the men who will do [our]_4846-we work]_{4848-the men who will do our work} . [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} is in [their]_{4848-the men who will do our work} possession ; [we]_4846-we secure [our]_4846-we object . [You]_423-morley shall have ten thousand pounds on the nail , and [I]_0-i will take [you]_423-morley back to [London]_5-london with [me]_0-i besides and teach [you]_423-morley what is fortune . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i understand [you]_423-morley , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] [You]_423-morley have a clear brain and a bold spirit ; [you]_423-morley have no scruples , which indeed are generally the creatures of perplexity rather than of principle . [You]_423-morley ought to succeed . ” “_[4846-we] [We]_4846-we ought to succeed [you]_0-i mean , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , “_[0-i] for [I]_0-i have long perceived that [you]_0-i only wanted opportunity to mount . ” “_[0-i] Yesterday was a great burst of feeling occasioned by a very peculiar cause , ” said [Morley]_423-morley musingly ; “_[0-i] but it must not mislead [us]_4846-we . The discontent here is not deep . [The people]_{914-the people} are still employed , though not fully . Wages have fallen , but [they]_{914-the people} must drop more . [THE PEOPLE]_{914-the people} are not ripe for the movement [you]_423-morley intimate . There are [thousands who would rush to the rescue of [the castle]_{7426-the castle}]_{4851-thousands who would rush to the rescue of the castle} . Besides there is [a priest]_{6106-a priest} here , one [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} , who exercises a most pernicious influence over [the people]_{914-the people} . It will require immense efforts and great distress to root [him]_{6106-a priest} out . No ; it would fail . ” “_[0-i] Then [we]_4846-we must wait awhile , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , “_[0-i] or devise some other means . ” “_[0-i] ‘ Tis a very impracticable case , ” said [Morley]_423-morley . “_[0-i] There is a combination for every case , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton . “_[0-i] Ponder and it comes . This seemed simple ; but [you]_0-i think , [you]_0-i really think it would not answer ? ” “_[0-i] At this moment , not ; that is [my]_0-i conviction . ” “_[0-i] Well suppose instead of an insurrection [we]_4846-we have a burglary . Can [you]_0-i assist [me]_0-i to the right hands here ? ” “_[0-i] Not [I]_0-i indeed ! ” “_[0-i] What is the use then of this influence over [the people of which [you]_0-i and [Gerard]_424-gerard are always talking]_{4855-the people of which you and gerard are always talking} ? After yesterday [I]_0-i thought [here]_6027-here [you]_0-i could do anything . ” “_[0-i] [We]_4846-we have not hitherto had the advantage of [your]_0-i worldly knowledge ; in future [we]_4846-we shall be wiser . ” “_[4846-we] Well then , ” said [Hatton]_425-hatton , “_[4846-we] [we]_4846-we must now think of [Gerard]_424-gerard ’s defence . [He]_424-gerard shall have the best counsel . [I]_0-i shall retain [Kelly]_722-kelly specially . [I]_0-i shall return to [town]_6227-town to - morrow morning . [You]_0-i will keep [me]_0-i alive to the state of feeling here , and if things get more mature drop [me]_0-i a line and [I]_0-i will come down . ” “_[0-i] This conversation had better not be mentioned to [Gerard]_424-gerard . ” “_[424-gerard] That is obvious ; it would only disturb [him]_424-gerard . [I]_0-i did not preface it by a stipulation of confidence because that is idle . Of course [you]_0-i will keep the secret ; it is [your]_0-i interest ; it is a great possession . [I]_0-i know very well [you]_0-i will be most jealous of sharing it . [I]_0-i know it is as safe with [you]_0-i as with [myself]_0-i . ” And with these words [Hatton]_425-hatton wished [him]_424-gerard a hearty farewell and withdrew . “_[424-gerard] [He]_424-gerard is right , ” thought [Morley]_423-morley ; “_[424-gerard] [he]_424-gerard knows human nature well . The secret is safe . [I]_0-i will not breathe it to [Gerard]_424-gerard . [I]_0-i will treasure it up . It is knowledge ; it is power : great knowledge , great power . And what shall [I]_0-i do with it ? Time will teach [me]_0-i . ” “_[424-gerard] Another week , ” exclaimed [a gentleman in [Downing Street]_{197-downing street}]_{10113-a gentleman in downing street} on the 5th of August , 1842 , “_[424-gerard] and [we]_4858-we shall be prorogued . [You]_0-i can surely keep [the country]_{932-the country} quiet for another week . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not answer for the public peace for another four - and - twenty hours , ” replied [[his]_0-i companion]_{786-his companion} . “_[0-i] This business at [Manchester]_{79-manchester} must be stopped at once ; [you]_0-i have a good force [there]_6019-there ? ” “_[0-i] [Manchester]_{79-manchester} is nothing ; these are movements merely to distract . The serious work is not now to be apprehended in [the cotton towns]_{9886-the cotton towns} . The state of [Staffordshire]_{226-staffordshire} and [Warwickshire]_{227-warwickshire} is infinitely more menacing . [Cheshire]_228-cheshire and [Yorkshire]_{229-yorkshire} alarm [me]_0-i . The accounts from [Scotland]_146-scotland are as bad as can be . And though [I]_0-i think the sufferings of ‘ 39 will keep [Birmingham]_{111-birmingham} and [the Welch collieries]_{4862-the welch collieries} in check , [we]_4858-we can not venture to move any of [[our]_4858-we force]_{4863-our force} from [those districts]_{4864-those districts} . ” “_[0-i] [You]_0-i must summon [a council for four o’clock]_{4865-a council for four o’clock} . [I]_0-i have some deputations to receive which [I]_0-i will throw over ; but to [Windsor]_49-windsor [I]_0-i must go . Nothing has yet occurred to render any notice of the state of [the country]_{932-the country} necessary in the speech from [the Throne]_{4867-the throne} . ” “_{[4867-the throne]} Not yet , ” said [[his]_0-i companion]_{786-his companion} ; “_{[4867-the throne]} but what will to - morrow bring forth ? ” “_{[4867-the throne]} After all it is only a turn - out . [I]_0-i can not recast [her]_4868-her Majesty ’s speech and bring in rebellion and [closed mills]_{4869-closed mills} , instead of loyalty and a good harvest . ” “_[0-i] It would be a bore . Well , [we]_4858-we will see to - morrow ; ” and [the colleague]_{10116-the colleague} left [the room]_{798-the room} . “_[4858-we] And now for these deputations , ” said [the gentleman in [Downing Street]_{197-downing street}]_{10118-the gentleman in downing street} , “_[4858-we] of all things in [the world]_{6016-the world} [I]_0-i dislike a deputation . [I]_0-i do not care how much [I]_0-i labour in [the Closet]_{4871-the closet} or [the house]_{6598-the house} ; that ’s real work ; the machine is advanced . But receiving a deputation is like sham marching : an immense dust and no progress . To listen to [their]_4873-their views ! As if [I]_0-i did not know what [their]_4873-their views were before [they]_4873-their stated them ! And to put on a countenance of respectful candour while [they]_4873-their are developing [their]_4873-their exploded or [their]_4873-their impracticable systems . Were it not that at a practised crisis , [I]_0-i permit [them]_4873-their to see conviction slowly stealing over [my]_0-i conscience , [I]_0-i believe [the fellows]_{4874-the fellows} would never stop . [I]_0-i can not really receive these deputations . [I]_0-i must leave [them]_4873-their to [Hoaxem]_{724-mr hoaxem} , ” and [the gentleman in [Downing Street]_{197-downing street}]_{10118-the gentleman in downing street} rang [his]_{10118-the gentleman in downing street} bell . “_{[724-mr hoaxem]} Well , [Mr Hoaxem]_{724-mr hoaxem} , ” resumed [the gentleman in [Downing Street]_{197-downing street}]_{10118-the gentleman in downing street} as [that faithful functionary]_{10121-that faithful functionary} entered , “_{[724-mr hoaxem]} there are some deputations [I]_0-i understand , to - day . [You]_{724-mr hoaxem} must receive them , as [I]_0-i am going to [Windsor]_49-windsor . What are [they]_4873-their ? ” “_[4873-their] There are only two , [sir]_1375-sir , of moment . The rest [I]_0-i could easily manage . ” “_[0-i] And these two ? ” “_[0-i] In the first place , there is [[our]_4876-our friend]_{2541-our friend} [Colonel Bosky]_{725-colonel bosky} , [the members for [the county of Calfshire]_{4879-the county of calfshire}]_{4878-the members for the county of calfshire} , and [a deputation of [tenant farmers]_{4881-tenant farmers}]_{4880-a deputation of tenant farmers} . ” “_{[4880-a deputation of tenant farmers]} Pah ! ” “_{[4880-a deputation of tenant farmers]} [These]_4882-these must be attended to . [The members]_{4244-the members} have made a strong representation to [me]_0-i that [they]_{4244-the members} really can not any longer vote with government unless [the Treasury]_{6285-the treasury} assists [them]_{4244-the members} in satisfying [[their]_{4244-the members} constituents]_{6239-their constituents} . ” “_{[4244-the members]} And what do [they]_{4244-the members} want ? ” “_{[4244-the members]} Statement of grievances ; high taxes and low prices ; mild expostulations and gentle hints that [they]_{4244-the members} have been thrown over by [[their]_{4244-the members} friends]_{3677-their friends} ; Polish corn , Holstein cattle , and British income tax . ” “_[4887-you] Well [you]_4887-you know what to say , ” said [the gentleman in [Downing Street]_{197-downing street}]_{10118-the gentleman in downing street} . “_[4887-you] Tell [them]_{4244-the members} generally that [they]_{4244-the members} are quite mistaken ; prove to [them]_{4244-the members} particularly that [my]_0-i only object has been to render protection more protective , by making it practical and divesting it of the surplusage of odium ; that no foreign corn can come in at fifty - five shillings ; that there are not enough cattle in all [Holstein]_230-holstein to supply [the parish of Pancras]_{4888-the parish of pancras} daily with beef - steaks ; and that as for the income tax , [they]_{4244-the members} will be amply compensated for it by [their]_{4244-the members} diminished cost of living through the agency of that very tariff of which [they]_{4244-the members} are so superficially complaining . ” “_{[4244-the members]} [Their]_{4244-the members} diminished cost of living ! ” said [Mr Hoaxem]_{724-mr hoaxem} a little confused . “_{[4244-the members]} Would not that assurance , [I]_0-i humbly suggest , clash a little with [my]_0-i previous demonstration that [we]_4889-we had arranged that no reduction of prices should take place ? ” “_[0-i] Not at all ; [your]_4887-you previous demonstration is of course true , but at the same time [you]_4887-you must impress upon [them]_{4244-the members} the necessity of general views to form an opinion of particular instances . As for example [a gentleman of five thousand pounds per annum]_{4890-a gentleman of five thousand pounds per annum} pays to the income tax , which by the bye always call property tax , one hundred and fifty pounds a year . Well , [I]_0-i have materially reduced the duties on eight hundred articles . The consumption of each of those articles by an establishment of five thousand pounds per annum can not be less than one pound per article . The reduction of price can not be less than a moiety ; therefore a saving of four hundred per annum ; which placed against the deduction of the property tax leaves a clear increase of income of two hundred and fifty pounds per annum ; by which [you]_4887-you see that a property tax in fact increases income . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i see , ” said [Mr Hoaxem]_{724-mr hoaxem} with an admiring glance . “_[0-i] And what am [I]_0-i to say to [the deputation of [the manufacturers of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{4892-the manufacturers of mowbray}]_{4891-the deputation of the manufacturers of mowbray} complaining of the great depression of trade , and the total want of remunerating profits ? ” “_[4887-you] [You]_4887-you must say exactly the reverse , ” said [the gentleman in [Downing Street]_{197-downing street}]_{10118-the gentleman in downing street} . “_[4887-you] Show [them]_{4244-the members} how much [I]_0-i have done to promote the revival of trade . First of all in making provisions cheaper ; cutting off at one blow half the protection on corn , as for example at this moment under the old law the duty on foreign wheat would have been twenty - seven shillings a quarter ; under the new law it is thirteen . To be sure no wheat could come in at either price , but that does not alter the principle . Then as to live cattle , show how [I]_0-i have entirely opened the trade with [the continent]_{6374-the continent} in live cattle . Enlarge upon this , the subject is speculative and admits of expensive estimates . If there be [any dissenters on the deputation who having freed [the negroes]_{4895-the negroes}]_{4894-any dissenters on the deputation who having freed the negroes} have [no subject left for [their]_{4895-the negroes} foreign sympathies]_{4896-no subject left for their foreign sympathies} , hint at the tortures of the bullfight and the immense consideration to humanity that instead of being speared at [Seville]_231-seville , [the Andalusian Toro]_{4897-the andalusian toro} will probably in future be cut up at [Smithfield]_{232-smithfield} . This cheapness of provisions will permit [them]_{4244-the members} to compete with [the foreigner]_{4562-the foreigner} in all neutral markets , in time beat [them]_{4244-the members} in [their]_{4244-the members} own . It is a complete compensation too for the property tax , which impress upon [them]_{4244-the members} is a great experiment and entirely for [their]_{4244-the members} interests . Ring the changes on great measures and great experiments till it is time to go down and make [a house]_{7314-a house} . [Your]_4900-you official duties of course must not be interfered with . [They]_{4244-the members} will take the hint . [I]_0-i have no doubt [you]_4900-you will get through the business very well , [Mr Hoaxem]_{724-mr hoaxem} , particularly if [you]_4900-you be ‘ frank and explicit ; ’ that is the right line to take when [you]_4900-you wish to conceal [your]_4900-you own mind and to confuse the minds of [others]_6174-others . Good morning ! ” Two days after this conversation in [Downing Street]_{197-downing street} , [a special messenger]_{10124-a special messenger} arrived at [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} from [the Lord Lieutenant of [the county]_{1647-the county}]_{10125-the lord lieutenant of the county} , [the Duke of Fitz - Aquitaine]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} . Immediately after reading the despatch of which [he]_{500-the duke of fitz - aquitaine} was [the bearer]_{9871-the bearer} , there was a great bustle in [the house]_{6598-the house} ; [Lady Marney]_{10129-lady marney} was sent for to [[[her]_{10129-lady marney} husband]_{6409-her husband} ’s library]_{10131-her husband ’s library} and there enjoined immediately to write various letters which were to prevent [certain expected visitors]_{10132-certain expected visitors} from arriving ; [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} was in and out [the same library]_{3980-the same library} every five minutes , receiving orders and counter orders , and finally mounting [his]_{385-captain grouse} horse was flying about [the neighbourhood]_{2352-the neighbourhood} with messages and commands . All this stir signified that [the Marney regiment of Yeomanry]_{10135-the marney regiment of yeomanry} were to be called out directly . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} who had succeeded in obtaining a place in [the Household]_{1268-the household} and was consequently devoted to [the institutions of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{10137-the institutions of the country} , was full of determination to uphold them ; but at the same time with characteristic prudence was equally resolved that the property principally protected should be [his]_0-i own , and that the order of [[his]_0-i own district]_{10139-his own district} should chiefly engage [his]_0-i solicitude . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know what [the Duke]_{1216-the duke} means by marching into [the disturbed districts]_{4903-the disturbed districts} , ” said [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} to [Captain Grouse]_{385-captain grouse} . “_{[1216-the duke]} These are [disturbed districts]_{4904-disturbed districts} . There have been three fires in one week , and [I]_0-i want to know what disturbance can be worse than that ? In [my]_0-i opinion this is a mere anti - corn - law riot to frighten [the government]_{1439-the government} ; and suppose [they]_4906-they do stop the mills — what then ? [I]_0-i wish [they]_4906-they were all stopped , and then [one]_6021-one might live like [a gentleman]_{6576-a gentleman} again ? ” [Egremont]_264-egremont , between whom and [[his]_264-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} a sort of bad - tempered good understanding had of late years to a certain degree flourished , in spite of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} remaining childless , which made [him]_0-i hate [Egremont]_264-egremont with double distilled virulence , and chiefly by the affectionate manoeuvres of [[their]_4906-they mother]_{6375-their mother} , but whose annual visits to [Marney]_{402-lord marney} had generally been limited to the yeomanry week , arrived from [London]_5-london the same day as the letter of [the Lord Lieutenant]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} , as [he]_0-i had learnt that [[[his]_264-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} ’s regiment , in which [he]_0-i commanded [a troop]_{10145-a troop} , as well as the other [yeomanry corps]_{10146-yeomanry corps} in [the North of [England]_28-england]_{6897-the north of england}]_{10144-his brother ’s regiment , in which he commanded a troop , as well as the other yeomanry corps in the north of england} , must immediately take the field . Five years had elapsed since the commencement of [our]_10148-our history , and [they]_10149-they had brought apparently much change to the character of [the brother of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{2524-the brother of lord marney} . [He]_264-egremont had become , especially during the last two or three years , silent and reserved ; [he]_264-egremont rarely entered society ; even [the company of those who were once [[his]_264-egremont intimates]_{8857-his intimates}]_{10151-the company of those who were once his intimates} had ceased to attract [him]_264-egremont ; [he]_264-egremont was really [a melancholy man]_{10153-a melancholy man} . The change in [his]_264-egremont demeanour was observed by [all]_6223-all ; [[his]_264-egremont mother]_{1279-his mother} and [[his]_264-egremont sister - in - law]_{6390-his sister - in - law} were [the only persons who endeavoured to penetrate its cause]_{10157-the only persons who endeavoured to penetrate its cause} , and sighed over the failure of [their]_{10157-the only persons who endeavoured to penetrate its cause} sagacity . Quit [the world]_{6016-the world} and [the world]_{6016-the world} forgets [you]_10160-you ; and [Egremont]_264-egremont would have soon been a name no longer mentioned in [those brilliant saloons which [he]_264-egremont once adorned]_{10161-those brilliant saloons which he once adorned} , had not occasionally a sensation , produced by an effective speech in [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} , recalled [his]_264-egremont name to [[his]_264-egremont old associates]_{10163-his old associates} , who then remembered the pleasant hours passed in [his]_264-egremont society and wondered why [he]_264-egremont never went anywhere now . “_[4909-he] [I]_0-i suppose [he]_4909-he finds society a bore , ” said [Lord Eugene de Vere]_{274-lord eugene de vere} ; “_[4909-he] [I]_0-i am sure [I]_0-i do ; but then what is [a fellow to do]_{4910-a fellow to do} ? [I]_0-i am not in [Parliament]_{6064-parliament} like [Egremont]_264-egremont . [I]_0-i believe , after all , that ’s the thing ; for [I]_0-i have tried everything else and everything else is a bore . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [one]_6021-one should marry like [Alfred Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} , ” said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} . “_[0-i] But what is the use of marrying if [you]_4913-you do not marry [a rich woman]_{4914-a rich woman} — and [the heiresses of the present age]_{4915-the heiresses of the present age} will not marry . What can be more unnatural ! It alone ought to produce a revolution . Why , [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} is [the only fellow who has made a coup]_{4916-the only fellow who has made a coup} ; and then [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} has not got it down . ” “_[4917-she] [She]_4917-she behaved in a most unprincipled manner to [me]_0-i — that [Fitz - Warene]_{403-lady joan} , ” said [Lord Milford]_{260-lord milford} , “_{[403-lady joan]} always took [my]_0-i bouquets and once made [me]_0-i write some verses . ” “_{[403-lady joan]} By [Jove]_281-jove ! ” said [Lord Eugene]_{274-lord eugene de vere} , “_[281-jove] [I]_0-i should like to see them . What a bore it must have been to write verses . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i only copied them out of [Mina Blake]_{582-lady mina blake} ’s album : but [I]_0-i sent them in [my]_0-i own handwriting . ” [Baffled]_726-baffled sympathy was the cause of [Egremont]_264-egremont ’s gloom . It is the secret spring of most melancholy . [He]_264-egremont loved and loved in vain . The conviction that [his]_264-egremont passion , though hopeless , was not looked upon with disfavour , only made [him]_264-egremont the more wretched , for the disappointment is more acute in proportion as the chance is better . [He]_264-egremont had never seen [Sybil]_430-sybil since the morning [he]_264-egremont quitted [her]_430-sybil in [Smith ’s Square]_{175-smith ’s square} , immediately before [her]_430-sybil departure for [the North]_{6620-the north} . The trial of [Gerard]_430-sybil had taken place at the assizes of that year : [he]_264-egremont had been found guilty and sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment in [York Castle]_{233-york castle} ; the interference of [Egremont]_264-egremont both in [the House of Commons]_{1095-the house of commons} and with [the government]_{1439-the government} saved [him]_264-egremont from the felon confinement with which [he]_264-egremont was at first threatened , and from which assuredly [state prisoners]_{10167-state prisoners} should be exempt . During this effort some correspondence had taken place between [Egremont]_264-egremont and [Sybil]_430-sybil , which [he]_264-egremont would willingly have encouraged and maintained ; but it ceased nevertheless with [its]_10168-its subject . [Sybil]_430-sybil , through the influential interference of [Ursula Trafford]_690-ursula , lived at [the convent at [York]_225-york]_{10169-the convent at york} during the imprisonment of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , and visited [him]_264-egremont daily . The anxiety to take the veil which had once characterised [Sybil]_430-sybil had certainly waned . Perhaps [her]_430-sybil experience of life had impressed [her]_430-sybil with the importance of fulfilling vital duties . [[Her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , though [he]_{7055-her father} had never opposed [her]_430-sybil wish , had never encouraged it ; and [he]_{7055-her father} had now increased and interesting claims on [her]_430-sybil devotion . [He]_{7055-her father} had endured great trials , and had fallen on adverse fortunes . [Sybil]_430-sybil would look at [him]_{7055-her father} , and though [his]_{7055-her father} noble frame was still erect and [his]_{7055-her father} countenance still displayed that mixture of frankness and decision which had distinguished it of yore , [she]_430-sybil could not conceal from [herself]_430-sybil that there were ravages which time could not have produced . A year and a half of imprisonment had shaken to its centre a frame born for action , and shrinking at all times from the resources of sedentary life . The disappointment of high hopes had jarred and tangled even the sweetness of [his]_{7055-her father} noble disposition . [He]_{7055-her father} needed solicitude and solace : and [Sybil]_430-sybil resolved that if vigilance and sympathy could soothe an existence that would otherwise be embittered , [these guardian angels]_{10172-these guardian angels} should at least hover over the life of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . When the term of [his]_{7055-her father} imprisonment had ceased , [Gerard]_430-sybil had returned with [[his]_{7055-her father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . Had [he]_{7055-her father} deigned to accept the offers of [[his]_{7055-her father} friends]_{6161-his friends} , [he]_{7055-her father} need not have been anxious as to [his]_{7055-her father} future . A public subscription for [his]_{7055-her father} service had been collected : [Morley]_423-morley , who was well to do in [the world]_{6016-the world} , for the circulation of the [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} Phalanx daily increased with the increasing sufferings of [the people]_{914-the people} , offered [[his]_423-morley friend]_{6719-his friend} to share [[his]_423-morley house]_{1079-his house} and purse : [Hatton]_425-hatton was munificent ; there was no limit either to [his]_423-morley offers or [his]_423-morley proffered services . But all were declined ; [Gerard]_430-sybil would live by labour . [The post [he]_{7055-her father} had occupied at [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s]_{10180-the post he had occupied at mr trafford ’s} was not vacant even if [that gentleman]_{10181-that gentleman} had thought fit again to receive [him]_{7055-her father} ; but [his]_{7055-her father} reputation as [a first - rate artizan]_{10182-a first - rate artizan} soon obtained [him]_{7055-her father} good employment , though on this occasion in [the town of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{2069-the town of mowbray} , which for the sake of [[his]_{7055-her father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} [he]_{7055-her father} regretted . [He]_{7055-her father} had [no pleasant home now for [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{10185-no pleasant home now for sybil} , but [he]_{7055-her father} had the prospect of one , and until [he]_{7055-her father} obtained possession of [it]_{10185-no pleasant home now for sybil} , [Sybil]_430-sybil sought a refuge , which had been offered to [her]_430-sybil from the first , with [[her]_430-sybil kindest and dearest friend]_{10186-her kindest and dearest friend} ; so that at this period of [our]_10187-our history , [she]_430-sybil was again [an inmate of [the convent at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{10189-the convent at mowbray}]_{10188-an inmate of the convent at mowbray} , whither [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} and [Morley]_423-morley had attended [her]_430-sybil the eve of the day [she]_430-sybil had first visited [the ruins of [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey}]_{6615-the ruins of marney abbey} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have seen a many things in [my]_0-i time [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} as [he]_0-i took the pipe from [his]_0-i mouth in [the silent bar room of the Cat and Fiddle]_{10192-the silent bar room of the cat and fiddle} ; “_[0-i] but [I]_0-i never see any like this . [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i ought to know [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} if [any one]_{6035-any one} does , for [man]_6203-man and [boy]_7244-boy [I]_0-i have breathed this air for a matter of half a century . [I]_0-i sucked it in when it tasted of primroses , and [this tavern]_{4921-this tavern} was [a cottage covered with honeysuckle]_{4922-a cottage covered with honeysuckle} in the middle of [green fields]_{4923-green fields} , where [the lads]_{2845-the lads} came and drank milk from the cow with [[their]_{2845-the lads} lasses]_{4925-their lasses} ; and [I]_0-i have inhaled what [they]_{2845-the lads} call the noxious atmosphere , when a hundred chimneys have been smoking like one ; and always found [myself]_0-i pretty well . Nothing like business to give [one]_6021-one an appetite . But when shall [I]_0-i feel peckish again , [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} ? ” “_{[727-mrs trotman]} [The longest lane]_{4927-the longest lane} has a turning [they]_{2845-the lads} say , [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} . ” “_{[2845-the lads]} Never knew anything like this before , ” replied [[her]_{727-mrs trotman} husband]_{6409-her husband} , “_{[2845-the lads]} and [I]_0-i have seen bad times : but [I]_0-i always used to say , ‘ Mark [my]_0-i words [friends]_8267-friends , [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} will rally . ’ [My]_0-i words carried weight , [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} , in this quarter , as they naturally should , coming from [a man of [my]_0-i experience,—especially when [I]_0-i gave tick]_{4929-a man of my experience,—especially when i gave tick} . [Every man [I]_0-i chalked up]_{4930-every man i chalked up} was of the same opinion as [the landlord of the Cat and Fiddle]_{4931-the landlord of the cat and fiddle} , and always thought that [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} would rally . That ’s the killing feature of these times , [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} , there ’s no rallying in [the place]_{3129-the place} . ” “_{[727-mrs trotman]} [I]_0-i begin to think it ’s the machines , ” said [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} . “_{[727-mrs trotman]} Nonsense , ” said [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} ; “_{[727-mrs trotman]} it ’s the corn laws . [The town of Mowbray]_{2069-the town of mowbray} ought to clothe [the world]_{6016-the world} with [our]_4935-our resources . Why [Shuffle]_431-screw and [Screw]_431-screw can turn out forty mile of calico per day ; but where ’s the returns ? That ’s the point . As [the American gentleman]_{7265-the american gentleman} said who left [his]_{7265-the american gentleman} bill unpaid , ‘ Take [my]_0-i breadstuffs and [I]_0-i ’ll give [you]_{727-mrs trotman} a cheque at sight on [the Pennsylvanian Bank]_{4937-the pennsylvanian bank} . ’ ” “_{[7265-the american gentleman]} It ’s very true , ” said [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} . “_{[7265-the american gentleman]} Who ’s [there]_6019-there ? ” “_{[7265-the american gentleman]} Nothing in [my]_0-i way ? ” said [a woman with a basket of black cherries with a pair of tin scales thrown upon their top]_{10194-a woman with a basket of black cherries with a pair of tin scales thrown upon their top} . “_{[7265-the american gentleman]} Ah ! [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} , “_{[436-mrs carey]} is that [you]_{436-mrs carey} ? ” “_{[436-mrs carey]} [[My]_0-i mortal self]_{4939-my mortal self} , [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} , tho ’ [I]_0-i be sure [I]_0-i feel more like a ghost than flesh and blood . ” “_{[436-mrs carey]} [You]_{436-mrs carey} may well say that [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} ; [you]_{436-mrs carey} and [I]_0-i have known [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} as long [I]_0-i should think as any in [this quarter]_{4525-this quarter} — ” “_[0-i] And never see such times as these [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} , nor the like of such . But [I]_0-i always thought it would come to this ; everything turned topsy - turvy as it were , [the children]_{1883-the children} getting all the wages , and [decent folk]_{4942-decent folk} turned adrift to pick up a living as [they]_{4942-decent folk} could . It ’s something of a judgment in [my]_0-i mind , [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} . ” “_{[728-mr trotman]} It ’s the trade leaving [the county]_{1647-the county} , [widow]_1785-widow , and no mistake . ” “_[1785-widow] And how shall [we]_4945-we bring it back again ? ” said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} ; “_{[7267-the police]} [the police]_{7267-the police} ought to interfere . ” “_{[7267-the police]} [We]_4945-we must have cheap bread , ” said [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} . “_[4945-we] So [they]_{7267-the police} tell [me]_0-i , ” said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} ; “_{[7267-the police]} but whether bread be cheap or dear do n’t much signify , if [we]_4945-we have nothing to buy it with . [You]_{728-mr trotman} do n’t want anything in [my]_0-i way , [neighbour]_{1791-neighbour} ? It ’s not very tempting [I]_0-i fear , ” said [the good widow]_{10197-the good widow} , in a rather mournful tone : “_[0-i] but a little fresh fruit cools the mouth in this sultry time , and at any rate it takes [me]_0-i into [the world]_{6016-the world} . It seems like business , tho ’ very hard to turn a penny by ; but [one ’s neighbours]_{4949-one ’s neighbours} are very kind , and a little chat about the dreadful times always puts [me]_0-i in spirits . ” “_{[4949-one ’s neighbours]} Well , [we]_4945-we will take a pound for the sake of trade , [widow]_1785-widow , ” said [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} . “_[1785-widow] And here ’s a glass of gin and water , [widow]_1785-widow , ” said [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} , “_[1785-widow] and when [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} rallies [you]_1785-widow shall come and pay for it . ” “_[1785-widow] Thank [you]_{728-mr trotman} both very kindly , ” said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} , “_[1785-widow] [a good neighbour as [[our]_4945-we minister]_{4953-our minister} says , is [the pool of [Bethesda]_729-bethesda]_{4954-the pool of bethesda}]_{4952-a good neighbour as our minister says , is the pool of bethesda} ; and as [you]_{728-mr trotman} say , [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} will rally . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i never said so , ” exclaimed [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} interrupting [her]_{7141-the widow} . “_[0-i] Do n’t go about for to say that [I]_0-i said [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} would rally . [My]_0-i words have some weight in [this quarter widow]_{4955-this quarter widow} ; [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} rally ! Why should it rally ? Where ’s the elements ? ” “_{[402-lord marney]} Where indeed ? ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} as [he]_10199-he entered [the Cat]_{10200-the cat} and Fiddle with [Dandy Mick]_440-mick , “_{[402-lord marney]} there is not the spirit of [a louse in [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{4956-a louse in mowbray} . ” “_{[4956-a louse in mowbray]} That ’s a true bill , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_{[4956-a louse in mowbray]} Is there [another white - livered town in [the whole realm]_{3821-the whole realm} where [the operatives]_{4959-the operatives} are all working half - time , and thanking [the Capitalists]_{4765-the capitalists} for keeping [the mills]_{1993-the mills} going , and only starving [them]_{4765-the capitalists} by inches]_{4957-another white - livered town in the whole realm where the operatives are all working half - time , and thanking the capitalists for keeping the mills going , and only starving them by inches} ? ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} in a tone of scorn . “_[4962-your] That ’s [your]_4962-your time of day , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[4962-your] Very glad to see [you]_4962-your , [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} , ” said [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} , “_[4962-your] pray be seated . There ’s a little baccy left yet in [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and a glass of twist at [your]_4962-your service . ” “_{[727-mrs trotman]} Nothing exciseable for [me]_0-i , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_{[727-mrs trotman]} Well it ayn’t exactly the right ticket , [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} , [I]_0-i believe , ” said [Mick]_440-mick , bowing gallantly to [the lady]_{1910-the lady} ; “_{[727-mrs trotman]} but ‘ pon [my]_0-i soul [I]_0-i am so thirsty , that [I]_0-i ’ll take [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} at [his]_{464-chaffing jack} word ; ” and so saying [Mick]_440-mick and [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} ensconced [themselves]_{10202-themselves} in the bar , while good - hearted [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , sipped [her]_{436-mrs carey} glass of gin and water , which [she]_{436-mrs carey} frequently protested was [a pool of [Bethesda]_729-bethesda]_{10203-a pool of bethesda} . “_{[464-chaffing jack]} Well [Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “_{[464-chaffing jack]} [I]_0-i suppose [you]_{464-chaffing jack} have heard the news ? ” “_{[464-chaffing jack]} If it be anything that has happened at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , especially in [this quarter]_{4525-this quarter} , [I]_0-i should think [I]_0-i had . Times must be very bad indeed that [some one]_{8258-some one} does not drop in to tell [me]_0-i anything that has happened and to ask [my]_0-i advice . ” “_{[8258-some one]} It ’s nothing to do with [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . ” “_{[8258-some one]} Thank [you]_{464-chaffing jack} kindly , [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} , ” said [Mick]_440-mick , “_{[464-chaffing jack]} and here ’s [your]_{464-chaffing jack} very good health . ” “_{[727-mrs trotman]} Then [I]_0-i am in the dark , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} , replying to the previous observation of [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “_[0-i] for [I]_0-i never see a newspaper now except a week old , and that lent by [a friend]_{6959-a friend} , [I]_0-i who used to take [my]_0-i Sun regular , to say nothing of the Dispatch , and [Bell]_371-arabella ’s Life . Times is changed , [Mr Radley]_{730-mr radley} . ” “_{[730-mr radley]} [You]_{464-chaffing jack} speak like a book , [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} , ” said [Mick]_440-mick , “_{[464-chaffing jack]} and here ’s [your]_{464-chaffing jack} very good health . But as for newspapers , [I]_0-i ’m all in the dark [myself]_0-i , for [the Literary and Scientific]_{4967-the literary and scientific} is shut up , and [no subscribers]_{4968-no subscribers} left , except [the honorary ones]_{4969-the honorary ones} , and not a journal to be had except the Moral World and that ’s gratis . ” “_[4974-they] As bad as [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} , “_[4974-they] it ’s all up with [the institutions of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{10137-the institutions of the country} . And what then is the news ? ” “_{[8112-labour]} [Labour]_8112-labour is triumphant in [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} with bitter solemnity . “_{[8112-labour]} The deuce it is , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} . “_{[8112-labour]} What , have [they]_4974-they raised wages ? ” “_[4974-they] No , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “_[4974-they] but [they]_4974-they have stopped the mills . ” “_[4974-they] That wo n’t mend matters much , ” said [Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} with a puff . “_[4974-they] Wo n’t it ? ” “_[4974-they] [The working classes]_{7728-the working classes} will have less to spend than ever . ” “_{[7728-the working classes]} And what will [the Capitalists]_{4765-the capitalists} have to spend ? ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_{[4765-the capitalists]} Worse and worse , ” said [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} , “_{[4765-the capitalists]} [you]_4977-you will never get institutions like [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} re - opened on this system . ” “_[4977-you] Do n’t [you]_4979-you be afraid [Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} , ” said [Mick]_440-mick , tossing off [his]_440-mick tumbler ; “_[4979-you] if [we]_4980-we only get [our]_4980-we rights , wo n’t [we]_4980-we have a blowout ! ” “_[4980-we] [We]_4980-we must have a struggle , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “_[4980-we] and teach [the Capitalists on whom [they]_{4765-the capitalists} depend]_{4981-the capitalists on whom they depend} , so that in future [they]_{4765-the capitalists} are not to have the lion ’s share , and then all will be right . ” “_[4980-we] A fair day ’s wage for a fair day ’s work , ” said [Mick]_440-mick ; “_[4980-we] that ’s [your]_4979-you time of day . ” “_[4980-we] It began at [Staleybridge]_{235-staleybridge} , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “_[4980-we] and [they]_{4765-the capitalists} have stopped [them]_{4765-the capitalists} all ; and now [they]_{4765-the capitalists} have marched into [Manchester]_{79-manchester} [ten thousand strong]_{4982-ten thousand strong} . [They]_{4765-the capitalists} pelted [the police]_{7267-the police} — ” “_{[4765-the capitalists]} And cheered the red - coats like blazes , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_{[4765-the capitalists]} [The soldiers]_{4984-the soldiers} will fraternise , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_{[4984-the soldiers]} Do what ? ” said [Mrs Trotman]_{727-mrs trotman} . “_{[4765-the capitalists]} Stick [their]_{4765-the capitalists} bayonets into [the Capitalists who have hired [them]_{4765-the capitalists} to cut the throats of [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes}]_{4985-the capitalists who have hired them to cut the throats of the working classes} , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_{[4765-the capitalists]} [The Queen]_{6328-the queen} is with [us]_4988-we , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_{[6328-the queen]} It ’s well known [she]_{6328-the queen} sets [her]_{6328-the queen} face against gals working in [mills like blazes]_{4989-mills like blazes} . ” “_{[6328-the queen]} Well this is news , ” said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i always thought some good would come of having [a woman on the throne]_{4990-a woman on the throne} ; ” and repeating [her]_{436-mrs carey} thanks and pinning on [her]_{436-mrs carey} shawl , [the widow]_{7141-the widow} retired , eager to circulate the intelligence . “_[0-i] And now that [we]_4988-we are alone , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “_[0-i] the question is what are [we]_4988-we to do here ; and [we]_4988-we came to consult [you]_4991-you , [Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} , as [you]_4991-you know [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} better than [any living man]_{4992-any living man} . This thing will spread . It wo n’t stop short . [I]_0-i have had a bird too singing something in [my]_0-i ear these two days past . If [they]_4993-they do not stop it in [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} , and [I]_0-i defy [them]_4993-they , there will be a general rising . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have seen a many things in [my]_0-i time , ” said [Mr Trotman]_{728-mr trotman} ; “_[0-i] some risings and some strikes , and as stiff turn - outs as may be . But to [my]_0-i fancy there is nothing like a strike in prosperous times ; there ’s more money sent under those circumstances than [you]_4991-you can well suppose , [young gentlemen]_{4994-young gentlemen} . It ’s as good as [Mowbray Staty]_{731-mowbray staty} any day . ” “_{[731-mowbray staty]} But now to the point , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_{[914-the people]} [The people]_{914-the people} are regularly sold ; [they]_{914-the people} want [a leader]_{8930-a leader} . ” “_{[914-the people]} Why there ’s [Gerard]_430-sybil , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} ; “_[430-sybil] never been [a better man]_{4997-a better man} in [my]_0-i time . And [Warner]_493-warner — [the greatest man the Handlooms ever turned out]_{4998-the greatest man the handlooms ever turned out} . ” “_[493-warner] Ay , ay , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} ; “_[493-warner] but [they]_4993-they have each of [them]_4993-they had a year and a half , and that cools blood . ” “_[4993-they] Besides , ” said [Mick]_440-mick , “_[4993-they] [they]_4993-they are too old ; and [Stephen Morley]_423-morley has got round [them]_4993-they , preaching moral force and all that sort of gammon . ” “_[423-morley] [I]_0-i never heard that moral force won the battle of [Waterloo]_17-waterloo , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [the Capitalists]_{4765-the capitalists} would try moral force a little , and see whether it would keep the thing going . If [the Capitalists]_{4765-the capitalists} will give up [their]_{4765-the capitalists} red - coats , [I]_0-i would be [a moral force man]_{5001-a moral force man} to - morrow . ” “_{[5001-a moral force man]} And [the new police]_{10024-the new police} , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_{[5001-a moral force man]} A pretty go when [a fellow in a blue coat]_{5003-a fellow in a blue coat} fetches [you]_5004-you the Devil ’s own con on [your]_5004-you head and [you]_5004-you get moral force for [a plaister]_{5005-a plaister} . ” “_{[5003-a fellow in a blue coat]} Why , that ’s all very well , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} : “_{[5003-a fellow in a blue coat]} but [I]_0-i am against violence — at least much . [I]_0-i do n’t object to a moderate riot provided it is not in [[my]_0-i quarter of [the town]_{1349-the town}]_{5006-my quarter of the town} . ” “_[0-i] Well that ’s not the ticket now , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[0-i] [We]_5008-we do n’t want no violence ; all [we]_5008-we want is to stop all the mills and hands in [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom} , and have a regular national holiday for six weeks at least . ” “_[0-i] [I]_0-i have seen a many things in [my]_0-i time , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} solemnly , “_[0-i] but [I]_0-i have always observed that if [the people]_{914-the people} had worked generally for half time for a week [they]_{914-the people} would stand anything . ” “_[0-i] That ’s a true bill , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[0-i] [Their]_{914-the people} spirit is broken , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} , “_{[914-the people]} or else [they]_{914-the people} never would have let [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} have been shut up . ” “_{[914-the people]} And think of [[our]_5008-we Institute]_{1845-our institute} without [a single subscriber]_{5013-a single subscriber} ! ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_{[5014-the gals]} [The gals]_{5014-the gals} is the only thing what has any spirit left . [Julia]_443-julia told [me]_0-i just now [she]_443-julia would go to the cannon ’s mouth for the Five Points any summer day . ” “_[443-julia] [You]_5015-you think the spirit ca n’t be raised , [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} very seriously . “_{[464-chaffing jack]} [You]_5015-you ought to be [a judge]_{7412-a judge} . ” “_{[7412-a judge]} If [I]_0-i do n’t know [Mowbray]_{731-mowbray staty} who does ? Trust [my]_0-i word , the house wo n’t draw . ” “_[732-p] Then it is U - [P]_732-p , ” said [Mick]_440-mick . “_[732-p] Hush ! ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_[732-p] But suppose it spreads ? ” “_[732-p] It wo n’t spread , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} . “_[732-p] [I]_0-i ’ve seen a deal of these things . [I]_0-i fancy from what [you]_5015-you say it ’s a cotton squall . It will pass , [Sir]_1375-sir . Let [me]_0-i see [the miners]_{5018-the miners} out and then [I]_0-i will talk to [you]_5015-you . ” “_[0-i] Stranger things than that have happened , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “_[0-i] Then things get serious , ” said [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} . “_{[5018-the miners]} [[Them]_{5018-the miners} [miners]_7828-miners]_{5019-them miners} is very stubborn , and when [they]_{5019-them miners} gets excited ayn’t it a bear at play , that ’s all ? ” “_{[5019-them miners]} Well , ” said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “_[5015-you] what [you]_5015-you say is well worth attention ; but all the same [I]_0-i feel [we]_5021-we are on the eve of a regular crisis . ” “_[0-i] No , by jingo ! ” said [Mick]_440-mick , and tossing [his]_440-mick cap into the air [he]_440-mick snapped [his]_440-mick fingers with delight at the anticipated amusement . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n’t think [I]_0-i can stand this much longer , ” said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} , [the son - in - law of [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{10205-the son - in - law of lord de mowbray} , to [[his]_0-i wife]_{6766-his wife} , as [he]_0-i stood before the empty fire - place with [his]_0-i back to the mantelpiece and [his]_0-i hands thrust into the pockets of [his]_0-i coat . “_[0-i] This living in [the country in [August]_236-august]_{5022-the country in august} bores [me]_0-i to extinction . [I]_0-i think [we]_5021-we will go to [Baden]_237-baden , [Joan]_{403-lady joan} . ” “_{[403-lady joan]} But [papa]_5023-papa is so anxious , dearest [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} , that [we]_5021-we should remain [here]_6027-here at present and see [the neighbours]_{5025-the neighbours} a little . ” “_[5023-papa] [I]_0-i might be induced to remain here to please [[your]_{270-mr mountchesney} father]_{1372-your father} , but as for [[your]_{270-mr mountchesney} neighbours]_{5027-your neighbours} [I]_0-i have seen quite enough of [them]_{5027-your neighbours} . [They]_{5027-your neighbours} are not a sort of people that [I]_0-i ever met before , or that [I]_0-i wish to meet again . [I]_0-i do not know what to say to [them]_{5027-your neighbours} , nor can [I]_0-i annex an idea to what [they]_{5027-your neighbours} say to [me]_0-i . Heigho ! certainly [the country in [August]_236-august]_{5022-the country in august} is a thing of which [no one who has not tried it]_{5029-no one who has not tried it} has the most remote conception . ” “_{[1372-your father]} But [you]_{1372-your father} always used to say [you]_{1372-your father} doted on [the country]_{932-the country} , [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} , ” said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} in a tone of tender reproach . “_{[1372-your father]} So [I]_0-i do ; [I]_0-i never was happier than when [I]_0-i was at [Melton]_238-melton , and even enjoyed [the country]_{932-the country} in [August]_236-august when [I]_0-i was on [the Moors]_{239-the moors} . ” “_{[733-mrs shelldrake]} But [I]_0-i can not well go to [Melton]_238-melton , ” said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n’t see why [you]_{1372-your father} ca n’t . [Mrs Shelldrake]_{733-mrs shelldrake} goes with [[her]_{733-mrs shelldrake} husband]_{6409-her husband} to [Melton]_238-melton , and so does [Lady Di]_{734-lady di} with [Barham]_240-barham ; and a very pleasant life it is . ” “_{[734-lady di]} Well , at any rate [we]_5033-we can not go to [Melton]_238-melton now , ” said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} mortified ; “_{[734-lady di]} and it is impossible for [me]_0-i to go to [the Moors]_{239-the moors} . ” “_{[734-lady di]} No , but [I]_0-i could go , ” said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} , “_[0-i] and leave [you]_{1372-your father} here . [I]_0-i might have gone with [Eugene de Vere]_{274-lord eugene de vere} and [Milford]_{260-lord milford} and [Fitz - heron]_{403-lady joan} . [They]_5034-they wanted [me]_0-i very much . What [a capital party]_{5035-a capital party} it would have been , and what capital sport [we]_5033-we should have had ! And [I]_0-i need not have been away for more than a month or perhaps six weeks , and [I]_0-i could have written to [you]_{1372-your father} every day and all that sort of thing . ” [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} sighed and affected to recur to the opened volume which during this conversation [she]_{403-lady joan} had held in [her]_{403-lady joan} hand . “_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder where [Maud]_{404-lady maud} is , ” said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} ; “_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall want [her]_{404-lady maud} to ride with [me]_0-i to - day . [She]_{404-lady maud} is [a capital horsewoman]_{5036-a capital horsewoman} , and always amuses [me]_0-i . As [you]_{1372-your father} can not ride now , [Joan]_{403-lady joan} , [I]_0-i wish [you]_{1372-your father} would let [Maud]_{404-lady maud} have [Sunbeam]_735-sunbeam . ” “_{[1372-your father]} As [you]_{1372-your father} please . ” “_{[1372-your father]} Well [I]_0-i am going to [the stables]_{5037-the stables} and will tell [them]_{5037-the stables} . Who is this ? ” [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} exclaimed , and then walked to the window that looking over [the park]_{6209-the park} showed at a distance the advance of a very showy equipage . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} looked up . “_{[403-lady joan]} Come here , [Joan]_{403-lady joan} , and tell [me]_0-i who this is , ” and [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} was at [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} side in a moment . “_[0-i] It is the livery of [the Bardolfs]_{736-the bardolfs} , ” said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . “_{[736-the bardolfs]} [I]_0-i always call [them]_5038-them [Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} ; [I]_0-i can not get out of it , ” said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “_[0-i] Well , [I]_0-i am glad it is [they]_{736-the bardolfs} ; [I]_0-i thought it might be an irruption of barbarians . [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} will bring [us]_5039-them some news . ” [Lord]_10208-lord and [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} were not alone ; [they]_5039-them were accompanied by [a gentleman who had been staying on a visit at [Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , and who , being acquainted with [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , had paid [his]_{10209-a gentleman who had been staying on a visit at firebrace , and who , being acquainted with lord de mowbray , had paid his respects to the castle in his way to london} respects to [the castle]_{7426-the castle} in [his]_{10209-a gentleman who had been staying on a visit at firebrace , and who , being acquainted with lord de mowbray , had paid his respects to the castle in his way to london} way to [London]_5-london]_{10209-a gentleman who had been staying on a visit at firebrace , and who , being acquainted with lord de mowbray , had paid his respects to the castle in his way to london} . [This gentleman]_{3747-this gentleman} was [the individual who had elevated [them]_5039-them to the peerage]_{10212-the individual who had elevated them to the peerage} — [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . A considerable intimacy had sprung up between [him]_{3747-this gentleman} and [[his]_{3747-this gentleman} successful clients]_{10213-his successful clients} . [Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} was [an old place rebuilt in the times of [the Tudors]_{377-the tudors} , but with something of [its]_{365-lady st julians} more ancient portions]_{10214-an old place rebuilt in the times of the tudors , but with something of its more ancient portions} remaining , and with [a storehouse of muniments that had escaped the civil wars]_{10215-a storehouse of muniments that had escaped the civil wars} . [Hatton]_425-hatton revelled in [them]_5039-them , and in pursuing [his]_425-hatton researches , had already made discoveries which might perhaps place the coronet of [the earldom of [Lovel]_179-lovel]_{10216-the earldom of lovel} on the brow of [the former champion of the baronetage , who now however never mentioned the Order]_{10217-the former champion of the baronetage , who now however never mentioned the order} . [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} was well content to see [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , [a gentleman in whom [he]_{3747-this gentleman} did not repose the less confidence , because [his]_{3747-this gentleman} advice given [him]_{3747-this gentleman} three years ago , respecting the writ of right and the claim upon [his]_{3747-this gentleman} estate]_{10218-a gentleman in whom he did not repose the less confidence , because his advice given him three years ago , respecting the writ of right and the claim upon his estate} had proved so discreet and correct . Acting on that advice [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} had instructed [[his]_{3747-this gentleman} lawyers]_{3978-his lawyers} to appear to the action without entering into any unnecessary explanation of the merits of [his]_{3747-this gentleman} case . [He]_{3747-this gentleman} counted on the accuracy of [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton ’s judgment , that the claim would not be pursued ; and [he]_{3747-this gentleman} was right ; after some fencing and preliminary manoeuvring , the claim had not been pursued . [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} therefore , always gracious , was disposed to accord a very distinguished reception to [[his]_{3747-this gentleman} confidential counsellor]_{10220-his confidential counsellor} . [He]_{3747-this gentleman} pressed very much [[his]_{3747-this gentleman} guests]_{1913-his guests} to remain with [him]_{3747-this gentleman} some days , and though that was not practicable , [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton promised that [he]_425-hatton would not leave [the neighbourhood]_{2352-the neighbourhood} without paying another visit to [the castle]_{7426-the castle} . “_{[737-lady bardolf]} And [you]_5040-you continue quiet here ? ” said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton to [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “_[5040-you] And [I]_0-i am told [we]_5041-we shall keep so , ” said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “_[0-i] [The mills]_{1993-the mills} are mostly at work , and [the men]_{7036-the men} take the reduced wages in a good spirit . The fact is [[our]_5041-we agitators in [this neighbourhood]_{2746-this neighbourhood}]_{5044-our agitators in this neighbourhood} suffered pretty smartly in ‘ 39 , and [the Chartists]_{572-the chartists} have lost [their]_{572-the chartists} influence . “ [I]_{737-lady bardolf} am sorry for [poor Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} said [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} to [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ It must be such a disappointment , and [she]_{365-lady st julians} has had so many ; but [I]_{737-lady bardolf} understand there is [nobody to blame]_{10224-nobody to blame} but [herself]_{365-lady st julians} . If [she]_{365-lady st julians} had only left [the Prince]_{1143-the prince} alone , but [she]_{365-lady st julians} would not be quiet ! ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} “ And where are [the Deloraines]_{738-the deloraines} ? ”_{[402-lord marney]} “ [They]_{738-the deloraines} are at [Munich]_242-munich ; with which [they]_{738-the deloraines} are delighted . And [Lady Deloraine]_{581-lady deloraine} writes [me]_{737-lady bardolf} that [Mr Egremont]_290-egremont has promised to join [them]_{738-the deloraines} [there]_6019-there . If [he]_{1143-the prince} do , [they]_{738-the deloraines} mean to winter at [Rome]_41-rome . ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} “ [Somebody]_{10227-somebody} said [he]_{1143-the prince} was going to be married , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ [[His]_{1143-the prince} mother]_{1279-his mother} wishes [him]_{1143-the prince} to marry , ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} said [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} ; “ but [I]_{737-lady bardolf} have heard nothing . ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} came in and greeted [the Bardolfs]_{736-the bardolfs} with some warmth . “ How delightful in [the country]_{932-the country} in August to meet [somebody that [you]_{737-lady bardolf} have seen in [London]_5-london in June]_{10230-somebody that you have seen in london in june} ! ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} exclaimed . “ Now , dear [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} do tell [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} something , for [you]_{737-lady bardolf} can conceive nothing so triste as [we]_10231-we are here . [We]_10231-we never get a letter . [Joan]_{403-lady joan} only corresponds with [philosophers]_{10232-philosophers} and [Maud]_{404-lady maud} with [clergymen]_{10233-clergymen} ; and none of [[my]_{270-mr mountchesney} friends]_{8349-my friends} ever write to [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ Perhaps [you]_{737-lady bardolf} never write to [them]_{8349-my friends} ? ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} “ Well , [I]_{737-lady bardolf} never have been [a letter writer]_{10235-a letter writer} ; because really [I]_{737-lady bardolf} never wanted to write or to be written to . [I]_{737-lady bardolf} always knew what was going on because [I]_{737-lady bardolf} was on the spot ; [I]_{737-lady bardolf} was doing the things that [people]_2341-people were writing letters about — but now not being in [the world]_{6016-the world} any longer , doing nothing , living in [the country]_{932-the country} — and [the country]_{932-the country} in [August]_236-august — [I]_{737-lady bardolf} should like to receive letters every day , but [I]_{737-lady bardolf} do not know who to fix upon as [a correspondent]_{10240-a correspondent} . [Eugene de Vere]_{274-lord eugene de vere} will not write , [Milford]_{260-lord milford} can not ; and as for [Fitz - heron]_{403-lady joan} [he]_{260-lord milford} is so very selfish , [he]_{260-lord milford} always wants [his]_{260-lord milford} letters answered . ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} “ That is very unreasonable , ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} said [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} . “ Besides what can [they]_10241-they tell [me]_{737-lady bardolf} at this moment ? [They]_10241-they have gone to [the Moors]_{239-the moors} and are enjoying [themselves]_10241-they . [They]_10241-they asked [me]_{737-lady bardolf} to go with [them]_10241-they , but [I]_{737-lady bardolf} could not go , because [you]_10242-you see [I]_{737-lady bardolf} could not leave [Joan]_{403-lady joan} ; though why [I]_{737-lady bardolf} could not leave [her]_{403-lady joan} , [I]_{737-lady bardolf} really can not understand , because [Egerton]_{569-mr egerton} has got some moors this year , and [he]_{569-mr egerton} leaves [Lady Augusta]_{576-lady augusta} with [[her]_{576-lady augusta} father]_{7055-her father} . ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} entered [the room]_{798-the room} in [her]_{404-lady maud} bonnet , returning from an airing . [She]_{404-lady maud} was all animation — charmed to see [everybody]_{7354-everybody} ; [she]_{404-lady maud} had been to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} to hear some singing at [the Roman Catholic chapel]_{5048-the roman catholic chapel} in [that town]_{8369-that town} ; a service had been performed and a collection made for [the suffering workpeople of [the place]_{3129-the place}]_{5050-the suffering workpeople of the place} . [She]_{404-lady maud} had been apprised of it for some days , was told that [she]_{404-lady maud} would hear the most beautiful voice that [she]_{404-lady maud} had ever listened to , but it had far exceeded [her]_{404-lady maud} expectations . A female voice it seemed ; no tones could be conceived more tender and yet more thrilling : in short seraphic . [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} blamed [her]_{404-lady maud} for not taking [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} . [He]_{270-mr mountchesney} liked music , singing , especially female singing ; when there was so little to amuse [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} , [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} was surprised that [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} had not been careful that [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} should have been present . [[His]_{270-mr mountchesney} sister - in - law]_{6390-his sister - in - law} reminded [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} that [she]_{6390-his sister - in - law} had particularly requested [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} to drive [her]_{6390-his sister - in - law} over to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} had declined the honour as [a bore]_{5053-a bore} . “ Yes , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} , “ but [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} thought [Joan]_{403-lady joan} was going with [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} , and that [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} would be shopping . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ It was a good thing [[our]_10244-our House]_{10245-our house} was adjourned before these disturbances in [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} , ”_{[635-lord bardolf]} said [Lord Bardolf]_{635-lord bardolf} to [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ The best thing [we]_10244-our can all do is to be on [[our]_10244-our estates]_{2203-our estates} [I]_{402-lord marney} believe , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ [[My]_{635-lord bardolf} neighbour]_{10247-my neighbour} [Marney]_{402-lord marney} is in a great state of excitement , ”_{[635-lord bardolf]} said [Lord Bardolf]_{635-lord bardolf} ; “ all [his]_{10247-my neighbour} yeomanry out . ”_{[635-lord bardolf]} “ But [he]_{10247-my neighbour} is quiet at [Marney]_{402-lord marney} ? ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ In a way ; but these fires puzzle [us]_10244-our . [Marney]_{402-lord marney} will not believe that the condition of [the labourer]_{3109-the labourer} has anything to do with [them]_{3109-the labourer} ; and [he]_{10247-my neighbour} certainly is [a very acute man]_{10249-a very acute man} . But still [I]_{635-lord bardolf} do n’t know what to say to it . [The poor - law]_{4612-the poor - law} is very unpopular in [[my]_{635-lord bardolf} parish]_{10251-my parish} . [Marney]_{402-lord marney} will have it , that [the incendiaries]_{10252-the incendiaries} are [all strangers hired by the anti - Corn - law League]_{10253-all strangers hired by the anti - corn - law league} . ”_{[635-lord bardolf]} “ Ah ! here is [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} , ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} exclaimed [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} , as [the wife of [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney}]_{5054-the wife of mr mountchesney} entered [the room]_{798-the room} ; “ [[My]_{270-mr mountchesney} dearest]_{1294-my dearest} [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} ! ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ Why [Joan]_{403-lady joan} , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} , “ [Maud]_{404-lady maud} has been to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and heard the most delicious singing . Why did [we]_10255-we not go ? ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ [I]_{635-lord bardolf} did mention it to [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} , [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} . ”_{[635-lord bardolf]} “ [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} remember [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} said something about going to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and that [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} wanted to go to several places . But there is nothing [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} hate so much as shopping . It bores [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} more than anything . And [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} are so peculiarly long when [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} are shopping . But singing , and beautiful singing in [a Catholic chapel]_{10256-a catholic chapel} by [a woman]_{2225-a woman} ; perhaps [a beautiful woman]_{10258-a beautiful woman} , that is quite a different thing , and [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} should have been amused , which [nobody]_6018-nobody seems ever to think of here . [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} do not know how [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} find it , [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} , but [the country to [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} in [August]_236-august]_{10260-the country to me in august} is a something;”—and_{[270-mr mountchesney]} not finishing [his]_5056-his sentence , [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} gave a look of inexpressible despair . “ And [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} did not see [this singer]_{10261-this singer} ? ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , sidling up to [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , and speaking in a subdued tone . “ [I]_425-hatton did not , but [they]_10262-they tell [me]_425-hatton [she]_{10261-this singer} is most beautiful ; something extraordinary ; [I]_425-hatton tried to see [her]_{10261-this singer} , but it was impossible . ”_[425-hatton] “ Is [she]_{10261-this singer} [a professional singer]_{10263-a professional singer} ? ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ [I]_425-hatton should imagine not ; [a daughter of [one of [the Mowbray people]_{10266-the mowbray people}]_{10265-one of the mowbray people} [I]_425-hatton believe]_{10264-a daughter of one of the mowbray people i believe} . ”_[425-hatton] “ Let [us]_10267-us have [her]_{10261-this singer} over to [the Castle]_{7426-the castle} , [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “ If [you]_{270-mr mountchesney} like , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} replied [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , with a languid smile . “ Well at last [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} have got something to do , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “ [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} will ride over to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , find out [the beautiful singer]_{10269-the beautiful singer} , and bring [her]_{10261-this singer} to [the Castle]_{243-the castle} . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} The beam of the declining sun , softened by the stained panes of a small gothic window , suffused [the chamber of [the Lady Superior of [the convent of Mowbray]_{5059-the convent of mowbray}]_{5058-the lady superior of the convent of mowbray}]_{5057-the chamber of the lady superior of the convent of mowbray} . [The vaulted room]_{5060-the vaulted room} , of very moderate dimensions , was furnished with great simplicity and opened into [a small oratory]_{5061-a small oratory} . On a table were several volumes , an ebon cross was fixed in a niche , and leaning in a high - backed chair , sate [Ursula Trafford]_690-ursula . [Her]_690-ursula pale and refined complexion that in [her]_690-ursula youth had been distinguished for its lustre , became [her]_690-ursula spiritual office ; and indeed [her]_690-ursula whole countenance , the delicate brow , the serene glance , the small aquiline nose , and the well - shaped mouth , firm and yet benignant , betokened the celestial soul that habited that gracious frame . [The Lady Superior]_{739-the lady superior} was not alone ; on a low seat by [her]_690-ursula side , holding [her]_690-ursula hand , and looking up into [her]_690-ursula face with a glance of reverential sympathy , was [a maiden over whose head five summers have revolved since first [her]_690-ursula girlhood]_{5062-a maiden over whose head five summers have revolved since first her girlhood} broke upon [our]_5063-our sight amid [the ruins of [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey}]_{6615-the ruins of marney abbey} , five summers that have realized the matchless promise of [her]_690-ursula charms , and while [they]_5065-they have added something to [her]_690-ursula stature have robbed it of nothing of its grace , and have rather steadied the blaze of [her]_690-ursula beauty than diminished its radiance . “ Yes , [I]_430-sybil mourn over [them]_5065-they , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ the deep convictions that made [me]_430-sybil look forward to [the cloister]_{7696-the cloister} as [[my]_430-sybil home]_{7654-my home} . Is it that [the world]_{6016-the world} has assoiled [my]_430-sybil soul ? Yet [I]_430-sybil have not tasted of worldly joys ; all that [I]_430-sybil have known of it has been suffering and tears . [They]_5065-they will return , these visions of [my]_430-sybil sacred youth , [dear friend]_{9663-dear friend} , tell [me]_430-sybil that [they]_5065-they will return ! ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil too have had visions in [my]_430-sybil youth , [Sybil]_430-sybil , and not of the cloister , yet am [I]_430-sybil here . ”_[430-sybil] “ And what should [I]_430-sybil infer ? ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil enquiringly . “ That [my]_430-sybil visions were of [the world]_{6016-the world} , and brought [me]_430-sybil to the cloister , and that [yours]_{9663-dear friend} were of the cloister and have brought [you]_{9663-dear friend} to [the world]_{6016-the world} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [My]_430-sybil heart is sad , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ and the sad should seek the shade . ”_[430-sybil] “ It is troubled , [[my]_430-sybil child]_{1827-my child} , rather than sorrowful . ”_[430-sybil] [Sybil]_430-sybil shook [her]_430-sybil head . “ Yes , [[my]_690-ursula child]_{1827-my child} , ”_[690-ursula] said [Ursula]_690-ursula , “ [the world]_{6016-the world} has taught [you]_{1827-my child} that there are affections which [the cloister]_{7696-the cloister} can neither satisfy nor supply . Ah ! [Sybil]_430-sybil , [I]_690-ursula too have loved . ”_[690-ursula] The blood rose to the cheek of [Sybil]_430-sybil , and then returned as quickly to the heart ; [her]_430-sybil trembling hand pressed that of [Ursula]_690-ursula as [she]_430-sybil sighed and murmured , “ No , no , no . ”_[430-sybil] “ Yes , it is [his]_10280-his spirit that hovers over [your]_430-sybil life , [Sybil]_430-sybil ; and in vain [you]_430-sybil would forget what haunts [your]_430-sybil heart . [One not less gifted than [him]_10280-his]_{10281-one not less gifted than him} ; as good , as gentle , as gracious ; once too breathed in [my]_690-ursula ear the accents of joy . [He]_10280-his was , like [myself]_690-ursula , [the child of [an old house]_{10283-an old house}]_{10282-the child of an old house} , and [Nature]_428-nature had invested [him]_10280-his with every quality that can dazzle and can charm . But [his]_10280-his heart was as pure , and [his]_10280-his soul as lofty , as [his]_10280-his intellect and frame were bright , — ”_[690-ursula] and [Ursula]_690-ursula paused . [Sybil]_430-sybil pressed the hand of [Ursula]_690-ursula to [her]_430-sybil lips and whispered , “ Speak on . ”_[430-sybil] “ The dreams of by - gone days , ”_[690-ursula] continued [Ursula]_690-ursula in a voice of emotion , “ the wild sorrows than [I]_690-ursula can recall , and yet feel that [I]_690-ursula was wisely chastened . [He]_10280-his was stricken in [his]_10280-his virtuous pride , the day before [he]_10280-his was to have led [me]_690-ursula to that altar where alone [I]_690-ursula found the consolation that never fails . And thus closed some years of human love , [[my]_690-ursula [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{3161-my sybil} , ”_[690-ursula] said [Ursula]_690-ursula , bending forward and embracing [her]_430-sybil . “ [The world]_{6016-the world} for a season crossed [their]_{6016-the world} fair current , and a power greater than [the world]_{6016-the world} forbade [[their]_{6016-the world} banns]_{10287-their banns} ; but [they]_{6016-the world} are hallowed ; memory is [my]_690-ursula sympathy ; it is soft and free , and when [he]_10280-his came here to enquire after [you]_430-sybil , [his]_10280-his presence and agitated heart recalled the past . ”_[690-ursula] “ It is too wild a thought , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ ruin to [him]_10280-his , ruin to all . No , [we]_10288-we are severed by a fate as uncontrollable as severed [[you]_430-sybil dear friend]_{10289-you dear friend} ; [ours]_10290-ours is a living death . ”_[430-sybil] “ The morrow is unforeseen , ”_[690-ursula] said [Ursula]_690-ursula . “ Happy indeed would it be for [me]_690-ursula , [[my]_690-ursula Sybil]_{3161-my sybil} , that [your]_430-sybil innocence should be enshrined within these holy walls , and that [the pupil of [my]_690-ursula best years]_{10292-the pupil of my best years} , and [the friend of [my]_690-ursula serene life]_{10293-the friend of my serene life} , should be [[my]_690-ursula successor in [this house]_{2238-this house}]_{10294-my successor in this house} . But [I]_690-ursula feel a deep persuasion that the hour has not arrived for [you]_430-sybil to take the step that never can be recalled . ”_[690-ursula] So saying , [Ursula]_690-ursula embraced and dismissed [Sybil]_430-sybil ; for the conversation , the last passages of which [we]_5066-we have given , had Occurred when [Sybil]_430-sybil according to [her]_430-sybil wo nt on Saturday afternoon had come to request the permission of [the Lady Superior]_{739-the lady superior} to visit [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . It was in [a tolerably spacious and not discomfortable chamber]_{5068-a tolerably spacious and not discomfortable chamber} , the first floor over [the printing - office of [the Mowbray Phalanx]_{5070-the mowbray phalanx}]_{5069-the printing - office of the mowbray phalanx} , that [Gerard]_430-sybil had found [a temporary home]_{5071-a temporary home} . [He]_{7055-her father} had not long returned from [[his]_{7055-her father} factory]_{8454-his factory} , and pacing [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} with a disturbed step , [he]_{7055-her father} awaited the expected arrival of [[his]_{7055-her father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} . [She]_{1068-his daughter} came ; the faithful step , [the well - known knock]_{5075-the well - known knock} ; [the father]_{7046-the father} and [the daughter]_{9737-the daughter} embraced ; [he]_{7055-her father} pressed to [his]_{7055-her father} heart [the child who had clung to [him]_{7055-her father} through so many trials , and who had softened so many sorrows , who had been the visiting angel in [[his]_{7055-her father} cell]_{5079-his cell} , and whose devotion had led [captivity]_{740-captivity} captive]_{5078-the child who had clung to him through so many trials , and who had softened so many sorrows , who had been the visiting angel in his cell , and whose devotion had led captivity captive} . [Their]_5080-them meetings , though regular , were now comparatively rare . The sacred day united [them]_5080-them , and sometimes for a short period the previous afternoon , but otherwise [the cheerful hearth and welcome home]_{5081-the cheerful hearth and welcome home} were no longer for [Gerard]_430-sybil . And would the future bring [them]_5080-them to [him]_{7055-her father} ? And what was to be the future of [[his]_{7055-her father} child]_{5082-his child} ? [His]_{7055-her father} mind vacillated between the convent of which [she]_{1068-his daughter} now seldom spoke , and which with [him]_{7055-her father} was never a cherished idea , and those dreams of restored and splendid fortunes which [his]_{7055-her father} sanguine temperament still whispered [him]_{7055-her father} , in spite of hope so long deferred and expectations so often baulked , might yet be realized . And sometimes between these opposing visions , there rose a third and more practical , though less picturesque result , the idea of [her]_{1068-his daughter} marriage . And with whom ? It was impossible that [one so rarely gifted and educated with so much daintiness]_{5083-one so rarely gifted and educated with so much daintiness} , could ever make [a wife of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{5084-a wife of the people} . [Hatton]_425-hatton offered wealth , but [Sybil]_430-sybil had never seemed to comprehend [his]_{7055-her father} hopes , and [Gerard]_430-sybil felt that [their]_5086-their ill - assorted ages was a great barrier . There was of [all the men of [his]_{7055-her father} own order]_{5087-all the men of his own order} but one , who from [his]_{7055-her father} years , [his]_{7055-her father} great qualities , [his]_{7055-her father} sympathy , and the nature of [his]_{7055-her father} toil and means , seemed not unfitted to be [the husband of [[his]_{7055-her father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter}]_{5088-the husband of his daughter} ; and often had [Gerard]_430-sybil mused over the possibility of these intimate ties with [Morley]_423-morley . [Sybil]_430-sybil had been , as it were , bred up under [his]_{7055-her father} eye ; an affection had always subsisted between [them]_5086-their , and [he]_{7055-her father} knew well that in former days [Sybil]_430-sybil had appreciated and admired the great talents and acquirements of [[their]_5086-their friend]_{1926-their friend} . At one period [he]_{7055-her father} almost suspected that [Morley]_423-morley was attached to [her]_430-sybil . And yet , from causes which [he]_{7055-her father} had never attempted to penetrate , probably from a combination of unintentional circumstances , [Sybil]_430-sybil and [Morley]_423-morley had for the last two or three years been thrown little together , and [their]_5086-their intimacy had entirely died away . To [Gerard]_430-sybil it seemed that [Morley]_423-morley had ever proved [[his]_{7055-her father} faithful friend]_{5091-his faithful friend} : [Morley]_423-morley had originally dissuaded [him]_{7055-her father} with energy against that course which had led to [his]_{7055-her father} discomfiture and punishment ; when arrested , [[his]_{7055-her father} former colleague]_{5092-his former colleague} was [[his]_{7055-her father} bail]_{5093-his bail} , was [[his]_{7055-her father} companion]_{786-his companion} and [adviser]_5095-adviser during [his]_{7055-her father} trial ; had endeavoured to alleviate [his]_{7055-her father} imprisonment ; and on [his]_{7055-her father} release had offered to share [his]_{7055-her father} means with [Gerard]_430-sybil , and when these were refused , [he]_{7055-her father} at least supplied [Gerard]_430-sybil with a roof . And yet with all this , that abandonment of heart and brain , and deep sympathy with every domestic thought that characterized old days , was somehow or other wanting . There was on the part of [Morley]_423-morley still devotion , but there was reserve . “ [You]_430-sybil are troubled , [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , as [Gerard]_430-sybil continued to pace [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} . “ Only a little restless . [I]_430-sybil am thinking what a mistake it was to have moved in ‘ 39 . ”_[430-sybil] [Sybil]_430-sybil sighed . “ Ah ! [you]_430-sybil were right , [Sybil]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] continued [Gerard]_430-sybil ; “ affairs were not ripe . [We]_10297-we should have waited three years . ”_[430-sybil] “ Three years ! ”_[430-sybil] exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil , starting ; “ are affairs riper now ? ”_[430-sybil] “ [The whole of [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire}]_{10298-the whole of lancashire} is in revolt , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ There is not a sufficient force to keep [them]_{10298-the whole of lancashire} in check . If [the miners]_{5018-the miners} and [colliers]_{7858-colliers} rise , and [I]_430-sybil have cause to believe that it is more than probable [they]_{10298-the whole of lancashire} will move before many days are past,—the game is up . ”_[430-sybil] “ [You]_{7055-her father} terrify [me]_430-sybil , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ On the Contrary , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , smiling , “ the news is good enough ; [I]_430-sybil ’ll not say too good to be true , for [I]_430-sybil had it from one of [the old delegates who is over here to see what can be done in [our]_10297-we north countree]_{10301-the old delegates who is over here to see what can be done in our north countree} . ”_[430-sybil] “ Yes , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil inquiringly , and leading on [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . “ [He]_{7055-her father} came to the works ; [we]_10297-we had some talk . There are to be [no leaders]_{10302-no leaders} this time , at least [no visible ones]_{10303-no visible ones} . [The people]_{914-the people} will do it [themselves]_{914-the people} . [All the children of Labour]_{10305-all the children of labour} are to rise on the same day , and to toil no more , till [they]_{10305-all the children of labour} have [their]_{10305-all the children of labour} rights . No violence , no bloodshed , but toil halts , and then [[our]_10297-we oppressors]_{3838-our oppressors} will learn the great economical truth as well as moral lesson , that when [Toil]_741-toil plays Wealth ceases . ”_[430-sybil] “ When [Toil]_741-toil ceases [the People]_{914-the people} suffer , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ That is the only truth that [we]_10297-we have learnt , and it is a bitter one . ”_[430-sybil] “ Can [we]_10297-we be free without suffering , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ Is the greatest of human blessings to be obtained as a matter of course ; to be plucked like fruit , or seized like a running stream ? No , no : [we]_10297-we must suffer , but [we]_10297-we are wiser than of yore,—we will not conspire . Conspiracies are for [aristocrats]_{10308-aristocrats} , not for [nations]_954-nations . ”_[430-sybil] “ Alas , alas ! [I]_430-sybil see nothing but woe , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [I]_430-sybil can not believe that after all that has passed , [the people here]_{10310-the people here} will move : [I]_430-sybil can not believe that after all that has passed , all that [you]_10311-you , that [we]_10297-we , have endured , that [you]_10311-you , [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} , will counsel [them]_{10310-the people here} to move . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil counsel nothing , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ It must be a great national instinct that does it : but if [all England]_{10313-all england} , if [Wales]_55-wales , if [Scotland]_146-scotland wo n’t work , is [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} to have a monopoly ? ”_[430-sybil] “ Ah ! that ’s a bitter jest , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [England]_28-england , [Wales]_55-wales , [Scotland]_146-scotland will be forced to work as [they]_{10310-the people here} were forced before . How can [they]_{10310-the people here} subsist without labour ? And if [they]_{10310-the people here} could , there is an organised power that will subdue [them]_{10310-the people here} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [The Benefit Societies]_{244-the benefit societies} , [the Sick and Burial Clubs]_{10314-the sick and burial clubs} , have money in the banks that would maintain [the whole working classes]_{10315-the whole working classes} , with aid in kind that will come , for six weeks , and that will do the business . And as for force , why there are not [five soldiers to [each town]_{10317-each town} in [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom}]_{10316-five soldiers to each town in the kingdom} . It ’s a glittering bugbear this fear of [the military]_{9504-the military} ; simultaneous strikes would baffle [all the armies in [Europe]_29-europe]_{10320-all the armies in europe} . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_430-sybil ’ll go back and pray that all this is wild talk , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil earnestly . “ After all that has passed , were it only for [[your]_10321-your child]_{9614-your child} , [you]_10321-your should not speak , much less think , this , [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} . What havoc to [our]_10324-our hearts and [homes]_3226-homes has been all this madness ! It has separated [us]_10324-our ; it has destroyed [[our]_10324-our happy home]_{10326-our happy home} ; it has done more than this — ”_[430-sybil] and here [she]_430-sybil wept . “ Nay , nay , [[my]_430-sybil child]_{1827-my child} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , coming up and soothing [her]_430-sybil ; “ one can not weigh [one]_6021-one ’s words before those [we]_10324-our love . [I]_5098-i ca n’t hear of [the people]_{914-the people} moving with coldness — that ’s out of nature ; but [I]_5098-i promise [you]_430-sybil [I]_5098-i ’ll not stimulate [the lads]_{2845-the lads} here . [I]_5098-i am told [they]_{2845-the lads} are little inclined to stir . [You]_430-sybil found [me]_5098-i in a moment of what [I]_5098-i must call [I]_5098-i suppose elation ; but [I]_5098-i hear [they]_{2845-the lads} beat [the red - coats and police]_{10331-the red - coats and police} at [Staley Bridge]_{245-staley bridge} , and that pricked [my]_5098-i blood a bit . [I]_5098-i have been ridden down before this when [I]_5098-i was [a lad]_{10332-a lad} , [Sybil]_430-sybil , by Yeomanry hoofs . [You]_430-sybil must allow a little for [my]_5098-i feelings . ”_[5098-i] [She]_5098-i extended [her]_5098-i lips to the proffered embrace of [[her]_5098-i father]_{7055-her father} . [He]_{7055-her father} blessed [her]_5098-i and pressed [her]_5098-i to [his]_{7055-her father} heart , and soothed [her]_5098-i apprehensions with many words of softness . There was a knock at the door . “ Come in , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . And there came in [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . [They]_5100-they had not met since [Gerard]_430-sybil ’s release from [York Castle]_{233-york castle} . There [Hatton]_425-hatton had visited [him]_{7055-her father} , had exercised [his]_425-hatton influence to remedy [his]_{7055-her father} grievances , and had more than once offered [him]_{7055-her father} the means of maintenance on receiving [his]_{7055-her father} freedom . There were moments of despondency when [Gerard]_430-sybil had almost wished that the esteem and regard with which [Sybil]_430-sybil looked upon [Hatton]_425-hatton might have matured into sentiments of a deeper nature ; but on this subject [the father]_{7046-the father} had never breathed a word . Nor had [Hatton]_425-hatton , except to [Gerard]_430-sybil , ever intimated [his]_{7055-her father} wishes , for [we]_5102-we could scarcely call them hopes . [He]_425-hatton was [a silent suitor of [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{5103-a silent suitor of sybil} , watching opportunities and ready to avail [himself]_425-hatton of circumstances which [he]_425-hatton worshipped . [His]_425-hatton sanguine disposition , fed by a very suggestive and inventive mind , and stimulated by success and a prosperous life , sustained [him]_425-hatton always to the last . [Hatton]_425-hatton always believed that everything desirable must happen if [a man]_{1218-a man} had energy and watched circumstances . [He]_425-hatton had confidence too in the influence of [his]_425-hatton really insinuating manner ; [his]_425-hatton fine taste , [his]_425-hatton tender tone , [his]_425-hatton ready sympathy , all which masked [his]_425-hatton daring courage and absolute recklessness of means . There were general greetings of the greatest warmth . The eyes of [Hatton]_425-hatton were suffused with tears as [he]_425-hatton congratulated [Gerard]_430-sybil on [his]_425-hatton restored health , and pressed [Sybil]_430-sybil ’s hand with the affection of [an old friend]_{5105-an old friend} between both [his]_425-hatton own . “ [I]_425-hatton was down in [this part of [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{7222-this part of the world} on business , ”_[425-hatton] said [Hatton]_425-hatton , “ and thought [I]_425-hatton would come over here for a day to find [you]_430-sybil all out . ”_[425-hatton] And then after some general conversation [he]_425-hatton said “ And where do [you]_430-sybil think [I]_425-hatton accidentally paid a visit a day or two back ? At [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} . [I]_425-hatton see [you]_430-sybil are surprised . [I]_425-hatton saw all [[your]_430-sybil friends]_{2335-your friends} . [I]_425-hatton did not ask [[his]_425-hatton Lordship]_{6586-his lordship} how the writ of right went on . [I]_425-hatton dare say [he]_425-hatton thinks ‘ tis all hushed . But [he]_425-hatton is mistaken . [I]_425-hatton have learnt something which may help [us]_10337-we over the stile yet . ”_[425-hatton] “ Well - a - day , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ [I]_430-sybil once thought if [I]_430-sybil could get back [the lands]_{1479-the lands} [the people]_{914-the people} would at last have [a friend]_{6959-a friend} ; but that ’s past . [I]_430-sybil have been [a dreamer of dreams]_{9558-a dreamer of dreams} often when [I]_430-sybil was overlooking [them]_{914-the people} at work . And so [we]_10337-we all have [I]_430-sybil suppose . [I]_430-sybil would willingly give up [my]_430-sybil claim if [I]_430-sybil could be sure [the Lancashire lads]_{10342-the lancashire lads} will not come to harm this bout . ”_[430-sybil] “ ‘ Tis a more serious business , ”_[425-hatton] said [Hatton]_425-hatton , “ than any thing of the kind that has yet happened . [The government]_{1439-the government} are much alarmed . [They]_{1439-the government} talk of sending [the Guards]_{9510-the guards} down into [the north]_{6620-the north} , and bringing over [troops]_10346-troops from [Ireland]_26-ireland . ”_[425-hatton] “ Poor [Ireland]_26-ireland ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ Well , [I]_430-sybil think the frieze - coats might give [us]_10337-we a helping hand now , and employ [the troops]_{9612-the troops} at least . ”_[430-sybil] “ No , [[my]_425-hatton dear father]_{10348-my dear father} , say not such things . ”_[425-hatton] “ [Sybil]_430-sybil will not let [me]_430-sybil think of these matters friend [Hatton]_425-hatton , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil smiling . “ Well , [I]_430-sybil suppose it ’s not in [my]_430-sybil way , at least [I]_430-sybil certainly did not make the best hand of it in ‘ 39 ; but it was [London]_5-london that got [me]_430-sybil into that scrape . [I]_430-sybil can not help fancying that were [I]_430-sybil on [[our]_10337-we Moors]_{10349-our moors} here a bit with [some good lads]_{10350-some good lads} it might be different , and [I]_430-sybil must say so , [I]_430-sybil must indeed , [Sybil]_430-sybil . ”_[430-sybil] “ But [you]_430-sybil are very quiet [here]_6027-here [I]_425-hatton hope , ”_[425-hatton] said [Hatton]_425-hatton . “ Oh ! yes , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ [I]_430-sybil believe [our]_10337-we spirit is sufficiently broken at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . Wages weekly dropping , and just work enough to hinder sheer idleness ; that sort of thing keeps [the people]_{914-the people} in very humble trim . But wait a bit , and when [they]_{914-the people} have reached the starvation point [I]_430-sybil fancy [we]_10337-we shall hear a murmur . ”_[430-sybil] “ [I]_425-hatton remember [[our]_10337-we friend]_{2541-our friend} [Morley]_423-morley in ‘ 39 , when [we]_10337-we returned from [London]_5-london , gave [me]_425-hatton a very good character of the disposition of [the people]_{914-the people} [here]_6027-here , ”_[425-hatton] said [Hatton]_425-hatton ; “ [I]_425-hatton hope it continues the same . [He]_423-morley feared no outbreak then , and the distress in ‘ 39 was severe . ”_[425-hatton] “ Well , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ the wages have been dropping ever since . [The people]_{914-the people} exist , but [you]_10357-you can scarcely say [they]_{914-the people} live . But [they]_{914-the people} are cowed [I]_430-sybil fancy . An empty belly is sometimes as apt to dull the heart as inflame the courage . And then [they]_{914-the people} have lost [[their]_{914-the people} leaders]_{4169-their leaders} , for [I]_430-sybil was away [you]_10357-you see , and have been quiet enough since [I]_430-sybil came out ; and [Warner]_493-warner is broken : [he]_493-warner has suffered more from [his]_493-warner time than [I]_430-sybil did ; which is strange , for [he]_493-warner had [his]_493-warner pursuits ; whereas [I]_430-sybil was restless enough , and that ’s the truth , and had it not been for [Sybil]_430-sybil ’s daily visit [I]_430-sybil think , though [I]_430-sybil may never be allowed to live in [a castle]_{2434-a castle} , [I]_430-sybil should certainly have died in one . ”_[430-sybil] “ And how is [Morley]_423-morley ? ”_{[6526-the reader]} “ Right well ; the same as [you]_10357-you left [him]_423-morley : [I]_430-sybil saw not a straw ’s change when [I]_430-sybil came out . [His]_423-morley paper spreads . [He]_423-morley still preaches moral force , and believes that [we]_10360-we shall all end in living in [communities]_{10361-communities} . But as [the only community of which [I]_430-sybil have personal experience]_{10362-the only community of which i have personal experience} is [a gaol]_{10363-a gaol} , [I]_430-sybil am not much more inclined to [his]_423-morley theory than heretofore . ”_[430-sybil] [The reader]_{6526-the reader} may not have altogether forgotten [Mr Nixon]_{513-master nixon} and [[his]_{513-master nixon} comates]_{5107-his comates} , [the miners and colliers of [that district]_{5109-that district}]_{5108-the miners and colliers of that district} not very remote from [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , which [Morley]_423-morley had visited at the commencement of this history , in order to make fruitless researches after [a gentleman whom [he]_423-morley subsequently so unexpectedly stumbled upon]_{5110-a gentleman whom he subsequently so unexpectedly stumbled upon} . Affairs were as little flourishing in [that region]_{5111-that region} as at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} itself , and the distress fell upon [a population less accustomed to suffering and whose spirit was not daunted by the recent discomfiture]_{5112-a population less accustomed to suffering and whose spirit was not daunted by the recent discomfiture} and punishment of [[their]_{5112-a population less accustomed to suffering and whose spirit was not daunted by the recent discomfiture} leaders]_{4169-their leaders} . “ It ca n’t last , ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} as [he]_{513-master nixon} took [his]_{513-master nixon} pipe from [his]_{513-master nixon} mouth at the Rising Sun . [He]_{513-master nixon} was responded to by a general groan . “ It comes to this , ”_{[513-master nixon]} [he]_{513-master nixon} continued , “ [Natur]_742-natur has [her]_742-natur laws , and this is one ; a fair day ’s wage for a fair day ’s work . ”_{[513-master nixon]} “ [I]_515-juggins wish [you]_515-juggins may get it , ”_{[515-juggins]} said [Juggins]_515-juggins , “ with a harder stint every week and a shilling a day knocked off . ”_{[515-juggins]} “ And what ’s to come to - morrow ? ”_{[518-waghorn]} said [Waghorn]_518-waghorn . “ [The butty]_{2635-the butty} has given notice to quit in [[Parker]_{527-mr parker} ’s field]_{10365-parker ’s field} this day se’nnight . [Simmons]_492-simmons wo n’t drop wages , but works half time . ”_{[518-waghorn]} “ [The boys]_{3055-the boys} will be at play afore long , ”_{[7840-a collier]} said [a collier]_{7840-a collier} . “ Hush ! ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} with a reproving glance , “ play is a very serious word . [The boys]_{3055-the boys} are not to go to play as [they]_{3055-the boys} used to do without by [your]_515-juggins leave or with [your]_515-juggins leave . [We]_10368-we must appoint a committee to consider the question and [we]_10368-we must communicate with the other trades . ”_{[513-master nixon]} “ [You]_{513-master nixon} ’re [the man]_{6600-the man} , [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , to choose for [churchwarden]_{10370-churchwarden} , ”_{[5115-the reproved miner]} replied [the reproved miner]_{5115-the reproved miner} with a glance of admiration . “ What is [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} doing ? ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} in a solemn tone . “ A - dropping wages and a - raising tommy like fun , ”_{[518-waghorn]} said [Master Waghorn]_518-waghorn . “ There is a great stir in [Hell - house yard]_{2676-hell - house yard} , ”_{[518-waghorn]} said [a miner who entered [the tap room]_{5117-the tap room}]_{5116-a miner who entered the tap room} at this moment , much excited . “ [They]_10372-they say that all [the workshops]_{10373-the workshops} will be shut to - morrow ; not an order for a month past . [They]_10372-they have got [a top - sawyer from [London]_5-london]_{10374-a top - sawyer from london} there who addresses [them]_10372-they every evening , and says that [we]_10375-we have a right to four shillings a day wages , eight hours ’ work and two pots of ale . ”_{[518-waghorn]} “ A fair day ’s wage for a fair day ’s work , ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} . “ [I]_{513-master nixon} would not stickle about hours , but the money and the drink are very just . ”_{[513-master nixon]} “ If [Hell - house yard]_{2676-hell - house yard} is astir , ”_{[518-waghorn]} said [Waghorn]_518-waghorn , “ there will be a good deal to be seen yet . ”_{[518-waghorn]} “ [It]_{2676-hell - house yard} ’s grave , ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} . “ What think [you]_10377-you of a deputation [there]_6019-there ? It might come to good . ”_{[513-master nixon]} “ [I]_515-juggins should like to hear [the top - sawyer]_{10379-the top - sawyer} from [London]_5-london , ”_{[515-juggins]} said [Juggins]_515-juggins . “ [We]_10375-we had [a Chartist]_{10380-a chartist} [here]_6027-here the other day , but [he]_{10380-a chartist} did not understand [our]_10375-we case at all . ”_{[515-juggins]} “ [I]_{513-master nixon} heard [him]_{10380-a chartist} , ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} , “ but what ’s [his]_{10380-a chartist} Five Points to [us]_10375-we ? Why [he]_{10380-a chartist} ayn’t got tommy among [them]_10382-them . ”_{[513-master nixon]} “ Nor long stints , ”_{[518-waghorn]} said [Waghorn]_518-waghorn . “ [Nor butties]_{10383-nor butties} , ”_{[515-juggins]} said [Juggins]_515-juggins . “ [He]_{10380-a chartist} ’s [a pretty fellow]_{10384-a pretty fellow} to come and talk to [us]_10375-we , ”_{[7840-a collier]} said [a collier]_{7840-a collier} . “ [He]_{10380-a chartist} had never been down a pit in all [his]_{10380-a chartist} life . ”_{[7840-a collier]} The evening passed away in [the tap room of the Rising Sun]_{5119-the tap room of the rising sun} in reflections on the present critical state of affairs and in consultations as to the most expedient course for the future . The rate of wages which for several years in [this district]_{6554-this district} had undergone a continuous depression , had just received another downward impulse and was threatened with still further reduction , for the price of iron became every day lower in the market , and the article itself so little in demand that [few but the great capitalists who could afford to accumulate]_{5121-few but the great capitalists who could afford to accumulate} [their]_{5121-few but the great capitalists who could afford to accumulate} produce were able to maintain [their]_{5121-few but the great capitalists who could afford to accumulate} furnaces in action . [The little men who still continued [their]_{5122-the little men who still continued their speculations} speculations]_{5122-the little men who still continued their speculations} could only do so partially , by diminishing the days of service and increasing [their]_{5122-the little men who still continued their speculations} stints or toil and by decreasing the rate of wages as well as paying [them]_{5122-the little men who still continued their speculations} entirely in goods , of which [they]_{5122-the little men who still continued their speculations} had a great stock and of which [they]_{5122-the little men who still continued their speculations} thus relieved [themselves]_{5122-the little men who still continued their speculations} at a high profit . Add to all these causes of suffering and discontent among [the workmen]_{6649-the workmen} the apprehension of still greater evils and the tyranny of [the butties]_{2647-the butties} or [middlemen]_{5125-middlemen} , and it will with little difficulty be felt that [the public mind of [this district]_{6554-this district}]_{5126-the public mind of this district} was well - prepared for the excitement of [the political agitator]_{5128-the political agitator} , especially if [he]_{5128-the political agitator} were discreet enough rather to descant on [their]_{5128-the political agitator} physical sufferings and personal injuries than to attempt the propagation of abstract political principles , with which it was impossible for [them]_{5128-the political agitator} to sympathise with the impulse and facility of [the inhabitants of [manufacturing towns]_{5130-manufacturing towns}]_{5129-the inhabitants of manufacturing towns} , members of [literary and scientific institutes]_{5131-literary and scientific institutes} , [habitual readers of political journals]_{5132-habitual readers of political journals} and accustomed to habits of discussion of all public questions . It generally happens however that where a mere physical impulse urges [the people]_{914-the people} to insurrection , though it is often an influence of slow growth and movement , the effects are more violent and sometimes more obstinate than when [they]_{914-the people} move under the blended authority of moral and physical necessity , and mix up together the rights and the wants of [Man]_6203-man . However this may be , on the morning after the conversation at the Rising Sun which [we]_5135-we have just noticed , [the population]_{1155-the population} having as usual gone to [their]_{1155-the population} work , having penetrated [the pit]_{7792-the pit} and descended [the shaft]_{5138-the shaft} , the furnaces all blazing , the chimneys all smoking,—suddenly there rose a rumour even in [the bowels of [the earth]_{7806-the earth}]_{5139-the bowels of the earth} , that the hour and [the man]_{6600-the man} had at length arrived ; the hour that was to bring [them]_{5128-the political agitator} relief and [the man that was to bear [them]_{5128-the political agitator} redress]_{5142-the man that was to bear them redress} . “ [[My]_{5143-a pikeman} missus]_{10385-my missus} told it [me]_{5143-a pikeman} at [the pit - head]_{10386-the pit - head} when [she]_{10385-my missus} brought [me]_{5143-a pikeman} [my]_{5143-a pikeman} breakfast , ”_{[5143-a pikeman]} said [a pikeman]_{5143-a pikeman} to [[his]_{5143-a pikeman} comrade]_{5144-his comrade} , and [he]_{5143-a pikeman} struck a vigorous blow at the broadseam on which [he]_{5143-a pikeman} was working . “ It is not ten mile , ”_{[5143-a pikeman]} said [[his]_{5143-a pikeman} companion]_{786-his companion} . “ [They]_{5128-the political agitator} ’ll be [here]_6027-here by noon . ”_{[5143-a pikeman]} “ There is a good deal to do in [their]_{5128-the political agitator} way , ”_{[5146-the first pikeman]} said [the first pikeman]_{5146-the first pikeman} . “ [All men at work]_{10388-all men at work} after notice to be ducked , [they]_{5128-the political agitator} say , and every engine to be stopped forthwith . ”_{[5146-the first pikeman]} “ Will [the police]_{7267-the police} meet [them]_{5128-the political agitator} before [they]_{5128-the political agitator} reach this ? ”_{[5143-a pikeman]} “ There is none : [[my]_{5143-a pikeman} missus]_{10385-my missus} says that not [a man John of [them]_{5128-the political agitator}]_{10391-a man john of them} is to be seen . The Hell - cats as [they]_{5128-the political agitator} call [themselves]_{5128-the political agitator} halt at [every town]_{10392-every town} and offer fifty pounds for [a live policeman]_{10393-a live policeman} . ”_{[5143-a pikeman]} “ [I]_{5147-the second pikeman} ’ll tell [you]_{5147-the second pikeman} what , ”_{[5147-the second pikeman]} said [the second pikeman]_{5147-the second pikeman} . “ [I]_{5147-the second pikeman} ’ll stop [my]_{5147-the second pikeman} stint and go up [the shaft]_{5138-the shaft} . [My]_{5147-the second pikeman} heart ’s all of a flutter , [I]_{5147-the second pikeman} ca n’t work no more . [We]_10395-we ’ll have a fair day ’s wage for a fair day ’s work yet . ”_{[5147-the second pikeman]} “ Come along , [I]_{5143-a pikeman} ’m [[your]_{5147-the second pikeman} man]_{2866-your man} ; if [the doggy]_{10397-the doggy} stop [us]_10395-we , [we]_10395-we ’ll knock [him]_{10397-the doggy} down . [The People]_{914-the people} must have [their]_{914-the people} rights ; [we]_10395-we ’re driven to this , but if one shilling a day is dropped , why not two ? ”_{[5143-a pikeman]} “ Very true ; [the People]_{914-the people} must have [their]_{914-the people} rights , and eight hours ’ work is quite enough . ”_{[5143-a pikeman]} In the light of day , [the two miners]_{5148-the two miners} soon learnt in more detail the news which [the wife of one of [them]_{5148-the two miners}]_{5149-the wife of one of them} earlier in the morning had given as a rumour . There seemed now no doubt that [the people of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{5150-the people of wodgate} , commonly called the Hell - cats , headed by [[their]_{5150-the people of wodgate} Bishop]_{5151-their bishop} , had invaded in great force [the surrounding district]_{5152-the surrounding district} , stopped all the engines , turned all [the potters]_{5153-the potters} out of the manufactories , met with no resistance from [the authorities]_{5154-the authorities} , and issued a decree that labour was to cease until the Charter was the law of [the land]_{903-the land} . This last edict was not the least surprising part of the whole affair ; for [no one]_{6145-no one} could have imagined that [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} or any of [[his]_{8200-the bishop} subjects]_{4808-his subjects} had ever even heard of the Charter , much less that [they]_{5148-the two miners} could by any circumstances comprehend its nature , or by any means be induced to believe that its operation would further [their]_{5148-the two miners} interests or redress [their]_{5148-the two miners} grievances . But all this had been brought about , as most of the great events of history , by the unexpected and unobserved influence of [individual character]_{5159-individual character} . [A Chartist leader]_{5160-a chartist leader} had been residing for some time at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate , ever since the distress had become severe , and had obtained great influence and popularity by assuring [a suffering and half - starving population]_{5161-a suffering and half - starving population} , that [they]_{5161-a suffering and half - starving population} were entitled to four shillings a day and two pots of ale , and only eight hours ’ work . [He]_{5160-a chartist leader} was [a man of abilities and of popular eloquence]_{5162-a man of abilities and of popular eloquence} , and [his]_{5160-a chartist leader} representations produced an effect ; [their]_{5161-a suffering and half - starving population} reception invested [him]_{5160-a chartist leader} with influence , and as [he]_{5160-a chartist leader} addressed [a population who required excitement , being very slightly employed]_{5163-a population who required excitement , being very slightly employed} and with few resources for [their]_{5161-a suffering and half - starving population} vacant hours , [the Chartist who was careful never to speak of the Charter]_{5164-the chartist who was careful never to speak of the charter} became [an important personage at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{5165-an important personage at wodgate} , and was much patronized by [Bishop Hatton]_743-hatton and [[his]_743-hatton Lady]_{5166-his lady} , whose good offices [he]_{5160-a chartist leader} was sedulous to conciliate . At the right moment , everything being ripe and well prepared , [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} being very drunk and harassed by the complaints of [[his]_{8200-the bishop} subjects]_{4808-his subjects} , [the Chartist]_{5169-the chartist} revealed to [him]_{8200-the bishop} the mysteries of the Charter , and persuaded [him]_{8200-the bishop} not only that the Five Points would cure everything , but that [he]_{5160-a chartist leader} was [the only man who could carry the Five Points]_{5170-the only man who could carry the five points} . [The Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} had nothing to do ; [he]_{8200-the bishop} was making a lock merely for amusement ; [he]_{8200-the bishop} required action ; [he]_{8200-the bishop} embraced the Charter , without having a definite idea what it meant , but [he]_{8200-the bishop} embraced it fervently , and [he]_{8200-the bishop} determined to march into [the country]_{932-the country} at the head of [the population of [Wodgate]_131-wodgate]_{5173-the population of wodgate} , and establish the faith . Since the conversion of [Constantine]_{744-constantine} , a more important adoption had never occurred . The whole of [the north of [England]_28-england]_{6897-the north of england} , and [a great part of [the midland counties]_{5176-the midland counties}]_{5175-a great part of the midland counties} were in a state of disaffection ; [the entire country]_{5177-the entire country} was suffering ; hope had deserted [the labouring classes]_{5178-the labouring classes} ; [they]_{5178-the labouring classes} had no confidence in any future of the existing system . [Their]_{5178-the labouring classes} organisation , independent of the political system of [the Chartists]_{572-the chartists} , was complete . [Every trade]_{5179-every trade} had [its]_{5179-every trade} union , and [every union]_{5180-every union} [its]_{5179-every trade} lodge in [every town]_{10392-every town} , and [its]_{5179-every trade} central committee in [every district]_{1517-every district} . All that was required was the first move , and [the Chartist emissary]_{5183-the chartist emissary} had long fixed upon [Wodgate]_131-wodgate as the spring of the explosion , when the news of the strike in [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} determined [him]_{5183-the chartist emissary} to precipitate the event . The march of [Bishop Hatton]_743-hatton at the head of the Hell - cats into [the mining districts]_{7851-the mining districts} was perhaps the most striking popular movement since the Pilgrimage of Grace . Mounted on a white mule , wall - eyed and of hideous form , [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} brandished a huge hammer with which [he]_{8200-the bishop} had announced [he]_{8200-the bishop} would destroy [the enemies of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{5186-the enemies of the people} : [all butties]_{5188-all butties} , [doggies]_5189-doggies , dealers in [truck and tommy]_{5190-truck and tommy} , [middle masters]_{5191-middle masters} and [main masters]_{5192-main masters} . [Some thousand Hell - cats]_{5193-some thousand hell - cats} followed [him]_{8200-the bishop} brandishing bludgeons , or armed with bars of iron , pickhandles , and hammers . On each side of [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , on a donkey , was one of [[his]_{8200-the bishop} little sons]_{5195-his little sons} , as demure and earnest as if [he]_{8200-the bishop} were handling [his]_{8200-the bishop} file . A flowing standard of silk inscribed with the Charter , and which had been presented to [him]_{8200-the bishop} by [the delegate]_{8990-the delegate} , was borne before [him]_{8200-the bishop} like the oriflamme . Never was [such a gaunt , grim crew]_{5197-such a gaunt , grim crew} . As [they]_{5197-such a gaunt , grim crew} advanced [their]_{5197-such a gaunt , grim crew} numbers continually increased , for [they]_{5197-such a gaunt , grim crew} arrested all labour in [their]_{5197-such a gaunt , grim crew} progress . Every engine was stopped , the plug was driven out of [every boiler]_{5198-every boiler} , every fire was extinguished , [every man]_{7312-every man} was turned out . The decree went forth that labour was to cease until the Charter was the law of [the land]_{903-the land} : [the mine]_{7771-the mine} and [the mill]_{8586-the mill} , [the foundry]_{5203-the foundry} and [the loom - shop]_{5204-the loom - shop} were until that consummation to be idle : nor was the mighty pause to be confined to these great enterprises . Every trade of every kind and description was to be stopped : [tailor]_5205-tailor and [cobbler]_5206-cobbler , [brushmaker and sweep]_{5207-brushmaker and sweep} , [tinker and carter]_{5208-tinker and carter} , [mason]_5209-mason and [builder]_5210-builder , all , all ; for all an enormous Sabbath that was to compensate for any incidental suffering that it induced by the increased means and the elevated condition it ultimately would insure — that [paradise of artizans]_{5211-paradise of artizans} , that Utopia of Toil , embalmed in those ringing words , sounds cheerful to [the Saxon]_{6341-the saxon} race—“A fair day ’s wage for a fair day ’s work . ”_{[6341-the saxon]} During the strike in [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} [the people]_{914-the people} had never plundered , except [a few provision shops]_{5214-a few provision shops} , chiefly rifled by [boys]_7264-boys , and [their]_{914-the people} acts of violence had been confined to those with whom [they]_{914-the people} were engaged in what on the whole might be described as fair contest . [They]_{914-the people} solicited sustenance often in great numbers , but even then [their]_{914-the people} language was mild and respectful , and [they]_{914-the people} were easily satisfied and always grateful . [A body of two thousand persons]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} , for example — [the writer]_{5217-the writer} speaks of circumstances within [his]_{5217-the writer} own experience — quitted one morning [a manufacturing town in [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire}]_{5218-a manufacturing town in lancashire} , when the strike had continued for some time and began to be severely felt , and made a visit to [a neighbouring squire of high degree]_{5219-a neighbouring squire of high degree} . [They]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} entered [[his]_{5219-a neighbouring squire of high degree} park]_{5220-his park} in order — [men]_803-men , [women]_1987-women , and [children]_{1988-children} — and then seating [themselves]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} in [the immediate vicinity of [the mansion]_{5225-the mansion}]_{5224-the immediate vicinity of the mansion} , [they]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} sent a deputation to announce that [they]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} were starving and to entreat relief . In the instance in question , [the lord of the domain]_{5226-the lord of the domain} was absent in the fulfilment of those public duties which the disturbed state of [the country]_{932-the country} devolved on [him]_{5219-a neighbouring squire of high degree} . [[His]_{5219-a neighbouring squire of high degree} wife]_{6766-his wife} , who had a spirit equal to the occasion , notwithstanding the presence of [[her]_{6766-his wife} young children]_{5229-her young children} who might well have aggravated feminine fears , received the deputation [herself]_{6766-his wife} ; told [them]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} that of course [she]_{6766-his wife} was unprepared to feed so many , but that , if [they]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} promised to maintain order and conduct [themselves]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} with decorum , [she]_{6766-his wife} would take measures to satisfy [their]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} need . [They]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} gave [their]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} pledge and remained tranquilly encamped while preparations were making to satisfy [them]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} . [Carts]_5230-carts were sent to [a neighbouring town]_{5231-a neighbouring town} for provisions ; [the gamekeepers]_{5232-the gamekeepers} killed what [they]_{5232-the gamekeepers} could , and in a few hours [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} were fed without the slightest disturbance , or the least breach of [their]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} self - organised discipline . When all was over , [the deputation]_{9076-the deputation} waited again on [the lady]_{1910-the lady} to express to [her]_{1910-the lady} [their]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} gratitude , and [the gardens of [this house]_{2238-this house}]_{5236-the gardens of this house} being of celebrity in [the neighbourhood]_{2352-the neighbourhood} , [they]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} requested permission that [the people]_{914-the people} might be allowed to walk through [them]_{5236-the gardens of this house} , pledging [themselves]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} that no flower should be plucked and no fruit touched . The permission was granted : [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} in order , each file under [a chief]_{5241-a chief} and [each commander of the files]_{5242-each commander of the files} obedient to [a superior officer]_{5243-a superior officer} , then made a progress through [the beautiful gardens of [[their]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} beautiful hostess]_{5245-their beautiful hostess}]_{5244-the beautiful gardens of their beautiful hostess} . [They]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} even passed through [the forcing houses and vineries]_{5246-the forcing houses and vineries} . Not a border was trampled on , not a grape plucked ; and when [they]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} quitted [the domain]_{5247-the domain} , [they]_{5216-a body of two thousand persons} gave three cheers for [the fair castellan]_{5248-the fair castellan} . [The Hell - cats]_{5249-the hell - cats} and [their]_{5249-the hell - cats} following were of a different temper to [these gentle Lancashire insurgents]_{5250-these gentle lancashire insurgents} . [They]_{5249-the hell - cats} destroyed and ravaged ; sacked and gutted [houses]_1551-houses ; plundered [cellars]_7529-cellars ; proscribed [bakers]_5253-bakers as [enemies of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{5254-enemies of the people} ; sequestrated [the universal stores of all [truck and tommy shops]_{5257-truck and tommy shops}]_{5256-the universal stores of all truck and tommy shops} ; burst open doors , broke windows , destroyed [the gas works]_{5258-the gas works} , that [the towns]_{5259-the towns} at night might be in darkness ; took [union workhouses]_{5260-union workhouses} by storm , burned rate - books in [the market - place]_{5261-the market - place} , and ordered public distribution of loaves of bread and flitches of bacon to [a mob]_{4678-a mob} — cheering and laughing amid flames and rapine . In short [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} robbed and rioted ; [the police]_{7267-the police} could make no head against [them]_{5249-the hell - cats} ; there was [no military force]_{5264-no military force} ; [the whole district]_{8077-the whole district} was in [their]_{5249-the hell - cats} possession : and hearing that [a battalion of [the Coldstreams]_{745-the coldstreams}]_{5266-a battalion of the coldstreams} were coming down by [a train]_{5267-a train} , [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} ordered [all railroads]_{5269-all railroads} to be destroyed , and if [the Hell - cats]_{5249-the hell - cats} had not been too drunk to do [his]_{8200-the bishop} bidding and [he]_{8200-the bishop} too tipsy to repeat it , it is probable that a great destruction of these public ways might have taken place . Does [the reader]_{6526-the reader} remember [[Diggs]_{516-master joseph} ’ [tommy shop]_{5273-tommy shop}]_{5272-diggs ’ tommy shop} ? And [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} ? Well a terrible scene took place [there]_6019-there . [The Wodgate girl]_{5275-the wodgate girl} , with a back like a grasshopper , of [the Baptist school religion]_{5276-the baptist school religion} , who had married [Tummas]_541-tummas , once [a pupil of [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop}]_{5277-a pupil of the bishop} and still [[his]_541-tummas fervent follower]_{5279-his fervent follower} , although [he]_541-tummas had cut open [[his]_541-tummas pupil]_{1119-his pupil} ’s head , was [the daughter of [a man who had worked many years in [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} ’ field]_{5282-a man who had worked many years in diggs ’ field}]_{5281-the daughter of a man who had worked many years in diggs ’ field} , had suffered much under [his]_541-tummas intolerable yoke , and at the present moment was deep in [his]_541-tummas awful ledger . [She]_{5275-the wodgate girl} had heard from [her]_{5275-the wodgate girl} first years of the oppression of [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} and had impressed it on [[her]_{5275-the wodgate girl} husband]_{6409-her husband} , who was intolerant of any tyranny except at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate . [Tummas]_541-tummas and [[his]_541-tummas wife]_{6766-his wife} , and [a few chosen friends]_{5285-a few chosen friends} , therefore went out one morning to settle the tommy - book of [[her]_{5275-the wodgate girl} father]_{7055-her father} with [Mr Diggs]_{516-master joseph} . A whisper of [their]_5287-their intention had got about among [those interested in the subject]_{5288-those interested in the subject} . It was a fine summer morning , some three hours from noon , [the shop]_{2634-the shop} was shut , indeed [it]_{2634-the shop} had not been opened since the riots , and all the lower windows of [the dwelling]_{2567-the dwelling} were closed , barred , and bolted . [A crowd of women]_{7971-a crowd of women} had collected . There was [Mistress Page]_{746-mistress page} and [Mistress Prance]_{747-mistress prance} , [old Dame Toddles]_{528-old dame toddles} and [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} , [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} and [the comely dame who was so fond of society that [she]_{5292-the comely dame who was so fond of society that she liked even a riot} liked even a riot]_{5292-the comely dame who was so fond of society that she liked even a riot} . “ [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} [they]_5287-their say has gone to [the North]_{114-the north} , ”_{[7985-the comely dame]} said [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} . “ [I]_{531-mrs mullins} wonder if [old Diggs]_{516-master joseph} is at [home]_6104-home ? ”_{[531-mrs mullins]} said [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} . “ [He]_{516-master joseph} wo n’t show [I]_{528-old dame toddles} ’ll be sworn , ”_{[528-old dame toddles]} said [old Dame Toddles]_{528-old dame toddles} . “ Here are the Hell - cats , ”_{[7985-the comely dame]} said [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} . “ Well [I]_{7985-the comely dame} do declare [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} march like reglars ; two , four , six , twelve ; a good score at the least . ”_{[7985-the comely dame]} [The Hell - cats]_{5249-the hell - cats} briskly marched up to the elm - trees that shaded the canal before [the house]_{6598-the house} , and then formed in line opposite to [it]_{6598-the house} . [They]_{5249-the hell - cats} were armed with bludgeons , crowbars , and hammers . [Tummas]_541-tummas was at the head and by [his]_541-tummas side [[his]_541-tummas Wodgate wife]_{5297-his wodgate wife} . Stepping forth alone , amid the cheering of [the crowd of women]_{5298-the crowd of women} , [the pupil of the Bishop]_{5299-the pupil of the bishop} advanced to the door of [[Diggs]_{516-master joseph} ’ house]_{5300-diggs ’ house} , gave a loud knock and a louder ring . [He]_{5299-the pupil of the bishop} waited patiently for several minutes ; there was no reply from the interior , and then [Tummas]_541-tummas knocked and rang again . “ It ’s very awful , ”_{[7985-the comely dame]} said [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} . “ It ’s what [I]_{302-liza gray} always dreamt would come to pass , ”_{[302-liza gray]} said [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} , “ ever since [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} cut [[my]_{302-liza gray} poor baby]_{10401-my poor baby} over the eye with [his]_{516-master joseph} three foot rule . ”_{[302-liza gray]} “ [I]_{533-mrs prance} think there can be [nobody within]_{10402-nobody within} , ”_{[533-mrs prance]} said [Mrs Prance]_{533-mrs prance} . “ [Old Diggs]_{748-old diggs} would never leave [the tommy]_{2608-the tommy} without [a guard]_{10404-a guard} , ”_{[524-mrs page]} said [Mrs Page]_{524-mrs page} . “ Now [lads]_10405-lads , ”_[541-tummas] said [Tummas]_541-tummas looking round [him]_{5299-the pupil of the bishop} and making a sign , and immediately [some half dozen]_{5302-some half dozen} advanced with [their]_{5302-some half dozen} crowbars and were about to strike at the door , when a window in [the upper story of [the house]_{6598-the house}]_{5303-the upper story of the house} opened and the muzzle of [a blunderbuss]_{5305-a blunderbuss} was presented at [the assailants]_{5306-the assailants} . [The women]_{2613-the women} all screamed and ran away . “ ‘ Twas [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} , ”_{[7985-the comely dame]} said [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} halting to regain [her]_{7985-the comely dame} breath . “ ‘ Twas [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} , ”_{[524-mrs page]} sighed [Mrs Page]_{524-mrs page} . “ ‘ Twas [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} , ”_{[524-mrs page]} moaned [Mrs Prance]_{533-mrs prance} . “ Sure enough , ”_{[531-mrs mullins]} said [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} , “ [I]_{531-mrs mullins} saw [his]_{516-master joseph} ugly face . ”_{[531-mrs mullins]} “ More frightful than the great gun , ”_{[528-old dame toddles]} said [old Dame Toddles]_{528-old dame toddles} . “ [I]_{302-liza gray} hope [the children]_{1883-the children} will get out of the way , ”_{[302-liza gray]} said [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} , “ for [he]_{516-master joseph} is sure to fire on [them]_{1883-the children} . ”_{[302-liza gray]} In the meantime , while [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} [himself]_{516-master joseph} was content with [his]_{516-master joseph} position and said not a word , [a benignant countenance]_{5309-a benignant countenance} exhibited itself at the window and requested in a mild voice to know , “ What [[his]_{516-master joseph} good friends]_{10407-his good friends} wanted there ? ”_{[5309-a benignant countenance]} “ [We]_5310-we have come to settle [Sam Barlow]_{749-sam barlow} ’s tommy book , ”_{[7835-their leader]} said [[their]_5310-we leader]_{7835-their leader} . “ [[Our]_5310-we shop]_{8023-our shop} is not open to - day [[my]_{7835-their leader} good friends]_{10409-my good friends} : the account can stand over ; far be it from [me]_{7835-their leader} to press [the poor]_{915-the poor} . ”_{[7835-their leader]} “ [Master Diggs]_{516-master joseph} , ”_{[5312-a hell - cat]} said [a Hell - cat]_{5312-a hell - cat} , “ canst [thou]_10411-thou tell [us]_5310-we the price of bacon to - day ? ”_{[5312-a hell - cat]} “ Well , good bacon , ”_{[516-master joseph]} said the elder [Diggs]_{516-master joseph} willing to humour [them]_5310-we , “ may be eightpence a - pound . ”_{[516-master joseph]} “ [Thou]_10411-thou are wrong [Master Diggs]_{516-master joseph} , ”_{[5313-the hell - cat]} said [the Hell - cat]_{5313-the hell - cat} , “ ‘ tis fourpence and long credit . Let [us]_5310-we see half a dozen good flitches at fourpence , [Master Diggs]_{516-master joseph} ; and be quick . ”_{[5313-the hell - cat]} There was evidently some controversy in the interior as to the course at this moment to be pursued . [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} remonstrated against the policy of concession , called conciliation , which [[his]_{516-master joseph} father]_{6082-his father} would fain follow , and was for instant coercion ; but age and experience carried the day , and in a few minutes some flitches were thrown out of the window to [the Hell - cats who received the booty with a cheer]_{5315-the hell - cats who received the booty with a cheer} . [The women]_{2613-the women} returned . “ ‘ Tis the tenpence a - pound flitch , ”_{[7985-the comely dame]} said [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} examining the prize with a sparkling glance . “ [I]_{531-mrs mullins} have paid as much for very green stuff , ”_{[531-mrs mullins]} said [Mrs Mullins]_{531-mrs mullins} . “ And now [Master Diggs]_{516-master joseph} , ”_[541-tummas] said [Tummas]_541-tummas , “ what is the price of the best tea a - pound ? [We]_5310-we be [good customers]_{10412-good customers} , and mean to treat [[our]_5310-we wives]_{10413-our wives} and [sweethearts]_{10414-sweethearts} here . [I]_541-tummas think [we]_5310-we must order half a chest . ”_[541-tummas] This time there was a greater delay in complying with the gentle hint ; but [the Hell - cats]_{5249-the hell - cats} getting obstreperous , the tea was at length furnished and divided among [the women]_{2613-the women} . [This gracious office]_{5320-this gracious office} devolved on [the wife of [Tummas]_541-tummas]_{5321-the wife of tummas} who soon found [herself]_{5321-the wife of tummas} assisted by [a spontaneous committee of which [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} was [the most prominent and active member]_{5324-the most prominent and active member}]_{5322-a spontaneous committee of which the comely dame was the most prominent and active member} . Nothing could be more considerate , good - natured , and officious , than the mode and spirit with which [she]_{7985-the comely dame} divided [the stores]_{5325-the stores} . The flitches were cut up and apportioned in like manner . The scene was as gay and hustling as a fair . “ It ’s as good as a grand tommy day , ”_{[7985-the comely dame]} said [the comely dame]_{7985-the comely dame} with a self - complacent smile as [she]_{7985-the comely dame} strutted about smiling and dispensing patronage . The orders for bacon and tea were followed by a very popular demand for cheese . [The female committee]_{5327-the female committee} received all the plunder and were very active in its distribution . At length a rumour got about that [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} was entering the names of [all present in the tommy books]_{5328-all present in the tommy books} , so that eventually the score might be satisfied . The mob had now very much increased . There was a panic among [the women]_{2613-the women} , and indignation among [the men]_{7036-the men} : [a Hell - cat]_{5312-a hell - cat} advanced and announced that unless the tommy books were all given up to be burnt , [they]_{5312-a hell - cat} would pull down [the house]_{6598-the house} . There was no reply : some of [the Hell - cats]_{5249-the hell - cats} advanced ; [the women]_{2613-the women} cheered ; a crowbar fell upon the door ; [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} fired , wounded [a woman]_{2225-a woman} and killed [a child]_{1991-a child} . There rose one of those universal shrieks of wild passion which announce that [men]_803-men have discarded all the trammels of civilization , and found in [their]_803-men licentious rage new and unforseen sources of power and vengeance . Where it came from , how it was obtained , who prompted the thought , who first accomplished it , were alike impossible to trace ; but as it were in a moment , a number of trusses of straw were piled up before [the house]_{6598-the house} and set on fire , the gates of [the timber - yard]_{5339-the timber - yard} were forced , and a quantity of scantlings and battens soon fed the flame . Everything indeed that could stimulate the fire was employed ; and [every one]_{6142-every one} was occupied in the service . [They]_{5312-a hell - cat} ran to the water side and plundered [the barges]_{5341-the barges} , and threw the huge blocks of coal upon the enormous bonfire . [Men]_803-men , [women]_1987-women , and [children]_{1988-children} were alike at work with the eagerness and energy of [fiends]_5345-fiends . The roof of [the house]_{6598-the house} caught fire : [the dwelling]_{2567-the dwelling} burned rapidly ; [you]_5348-you could see the flames like the tongues of wild beasts , licking the bare and vanishing walls ; [a single being]_{5349-a single being} was observed amid the fiery havoc , shrieking and desperate [he]_{516-master joseph} clung convulsively to a huge account book , It was [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} . [[His]_{516-master joseph} father]_{6082-his father} had made [his]_{6082-his father} escape from [the back of [the premises]_{5352-the premises}]_{5351-the back of the premises} and had counselled [[his]_{6082-his father} son]_{6988-his son} instantly to follow [him]_{6082-his father} , but [Master Joseph]_{516-master joseph} wished to rescue the ledger as well as [their]_5354-their lives , and the delay ruined [him]_{6082-his father} . “ [He]_{516-master joseph} has got the tommy book , ”_{[302-liza gray]} cried [Liza Gray]_{302-liza gray} . The glare of the clear flame fell for a moment upon [his]_{516-master joseph} countenance of agony ; [the mob]_{5355-the mob} gave an infernal cheer ; then some part of [the building]_{816-the building} falling in , there rose a vast cloud of smoke and rubbish , and [he]_{516-master joseph} was seen no more . “ Life ’s a tumbleabout thing of ups and downs , ”_{[432-widow carey]} said [Widow Carey]_{432-widow carey} stirring [her]_{432-widow carey} tea , “ but [I]_{432-widow carey} have been down this time longer than [I]_{432-widow carey} can ever remember . ”_{[432-widow carey]} “ [Nor]_10415-nor ever will get up , [Widow]_{432-widow carey} , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia at whose lodgings [herself]_443-julia and [several of [[Julia]_443-julia ’s friends]_{5358-julia ’s friends} had met]_{5357-several of julia ’s friends had met} , “ unless [we]_10416-we have the Five Points . ”_{[432-widow carey]} “ [I]_444-caroline will never marry [any man who is not for the Five Points]_{10417-any man who is not for the five points} , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “ [I]_444-caroline should be ashamed to marry [any one who had not the suffrage]_{10418-any one who had not the suffrage} , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline . “ [He]_{10418-any one who had not the suffrage} is no better than [a slave]_{2168-a slave} , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . [The widow]_{7141-the widow} shook [her]_{7141-the widow} head . “ [I]_{4717-the good woman} do n’t like these politics , ”_{[4717-the good woman]} said [the good woman]_{4717-the good woman} , “ [they]_10420-they bayn’t in a manner business for [our]_10416-we sex . ”_{[4717-the good woman]} “ And [I]_443-julia should like to know why ? ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . “ Ayn’t [we]_10416-we as much concerned in the cause of good government as [the men]_{7036-the men} ? And do n’t [we]_10416-we understand as much about it ? [I]_443-julia am sure [the Dandy]_440-mick never does anything without consulting [me]_443-julia . ”_[443-julia] “ It ’s fine news for a summer day , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline , “ to say [we]_10416-we ca n’t understand politics with [a Queen on the throne]_{10422-a queen on the throne} . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ [She]_{10422-a queen on the throne} has got [[her]_{10422-a queen on the throne} ministers]_{10423-her ministers} to tell [her]_{10422-a queen on the throne} what to do , ”_{[436-mrs carey]} said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , taking a pinch of snuff . “ [Poor innocent young creature]_{10424-poor innocent young creature} , it often makes [my]_{436-mrs carey} heart ache to think how [she]_{10422-a queen on the throne} is beset . ”_{[436-mrs carey]} “ Over the left , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . “ If [the ministers]_{1410-the ministers} try to come into [[her]_{10422-a queen on the throne} bed - chamber]_{10426-her bed - chamber} , [she]_{10422-a queen on the throne} knows how to turn [them]_{1410-the ministers} to the right about . ”_[443-julia] “ And as for that , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline , “ why are [we]_10416-we not to interfere with politics as much as [the swell ladies in [London]_5-london]_{10427-the swell ladies in london} ? ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Do n’t [you]_443-julia remember , too , at the last election here , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline , “ how [the fine ladies from [the Castle]_{7426-the castle}]_{10428-the fine ladies from the castle} came and canvassed for [Colonel Rosemary]_{750-colonel rosemary} ? ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Ah ! ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia , “ [I]_443-julia must say [I]_443-julia wish [the Colonel]_{10430-the colonel} had beat [that horrid Muddlefist]_{10431-that horrid muddlefist} . If [we]_10416-we ca n’t have [[our]_10416-we own man]_{10432-our own man} , [I]_443-julia am all for the Nobs against [the Middle Class]_{1086-the middle class} . ”_[443-julia] “ [We]_10416-we ’ll have [[our]_10416-we own man]_{10432-our own man} soon , [I]_444-caroline expect , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline . “ If [the people]_{914-the people} do n’t work , how are [the aristocracy]_{835-the aristocracy} to pay [the police]_{7267-the police} ? ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Only think ! ”_{[432-widow carey]} said [Widow Carey]_{432-widow carey} shaking [her]_{432-widow carey} head . “ Why , at [your]_444-caroline time of life , [[my]_{432-widow carey} dears]_{10438-my dears} , [we]_10416-we never even heard of these things , much less talked of them . ”_{[432-widow carey]} “ [I]_443-julia should think [you]_{432-widow carey} did n’t , [widow]_1785-widow , and because why ? ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia ; “ because there was no march of mind then . But [we]_10416-we know the time of day now as well as any of [them]_{914-the people} . ”_[443-julia] “ [Lord]_10440-lord , [[my]_{436-mrs carey} dear]_{6049-my dear} , ”_{[436-mrs carey]} said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} ; “ what ’s the use of all that ? What [we]_10416-we want is , good wages and plenty to do ; and as for the rest , [I]_{436-mrs carey} do n’t grudge [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} [her]_{6328-the queen} throne , nor [the noblemen]_{10443-the noblemen} and [gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} [their]_{7251-gentlemen} good things . Live and let live say [I.]_{436-mrs carey} ”_{[436-mrs carey]} “ Why , [you]_{432-widow carey} are [a regular oligarch]_{10445-a regular oligarch} , [widow]_1785-widow , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline . “ Well , [Miss Harriet]_465-harriet , ”_{[444-caroline]} replied [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , a little nettled ; “ ‘ tisn’t calling [[your]_465-harriet neighbours]_{5027-your neighbours} names that settles any question . [I]_{436-mrs carey} ’m quite sure that [Julia]_443-julia will agree to that , and [Caroline]_444-caroline too . And perhaps [I]_{436-mrs carey} might call [you]_465-harriet something if [I]_{436-mrs carey} chose , [Miss Harriet]_465-harriet ; [I]_{436-mrs carey} ’ve heard things said before this , that [I]_{436-mrs carey} should blush to say , and blush to hear too . But [I]_{436-mrs carey} wo n’t demean [myself]_{436-mrs carey} , no [I]_{436-mrs carey} wo n’t . Holly - hock , indeed ! Why holly - hock ? ”_{[436-mrs carey]} At this moment entered [the Dandy]_440-mick and [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ Well [young ladies]_{2397-young ladies} , ”_[440-mick] said [the Dandy]_440-mick . “ A - swelling the receipt of customs by the consumption of [Congo]_751-congo ! That wo n’t do , [Julia]_443-julia ; it wo n’t , indeed . Ask [Dusty]_470-dusty . If [you]_465-harriet want to beat [the enemy]_{9340-the enemy} , [you]_465-harriet must knock up the revenue . How d’ye do , [widow]_1785-widow ? ”_[440-mick] “ The same to [you]_465-harriet , [Dandy Mick]_440-mick . [We]_10451-we is deploring the evils of the times here in a neighbourly way . ”_[440-mick] “ Oh , the times will soon mend , ”_[440-mick] said [the Dandy gaily]_440-mick . “ Well , so [I]_{7141-the widow} think , ”_{[7141-the widow]} said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} ; “ for when things are at the worst , [they]_10452-they always say — ”_{[7141-the widow]} “ But [you]_440-mick always say [they]_10452-they can not mend , [Mick]_440-mick , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia interrupting [her]_{7141-the widow} . “ Why in a sense , [Julia]_443-julia , in a certain sense , [you]_440-mick are right ; but there are two senses to everything , [[my]_440-mick girl]_{10453-my girl} , ”_[440-mick] and [Mick]_440-mick began singing , and then executed a hornpipe to the gratification of [Julia]_443-julia and [[her]_443-julia guests]_{2987-her guests} . “ ‘ Tis genteel , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick , receiving [their]_{2987-her guests} approbation . “ [You]_443-julia remember it at [the Circus]_{7296-the circus} ? ”_[440-mick] “ [I]_444-caroline wonder when [we]_10455-we shall have the Circus again ? ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “ Not with the present rate of wages , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ It ’s very hard , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline , “ that [the Middle Class]_{1086-the middle class} are always dropping [our]_10455-we wages . [One]_752-one really has no amusements now . How [I]_444-caroline do miss [the Temple]_{96-the temple} ! ”_{[444-caroline]} “ [We]_10455-we ’ll have [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} open again before long , ”_[440-mick] said [the Dandy]_440-mick . “ That will be sweet , ”_{[444-caroline]} exclaimed [Caroline]_444-caroline . “ [I]_444-caroline often dream of [that foreign nobleman who used to sing , ‘ Oh , no , [we]_10455-we never]_{10458-that foreign nobleman who used to sing , ‘ oh , no , we never} ! ’ ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Well , [I]_443-julia can not make out what puts [you]_443-julia in such spirits , [Mick]_440-mick , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . “ [You]_443-julia told [me]_443-julia only this morning that the thing was up , and that [we]_10455-we should soon be slaves for life ; working sixteen hours a day for no wages , and living on oatmeal porridge and potatoes , served out by [the millocrats]_{10459-the millocrats} like [a regular Bastile]_{10460-a regular bastile} . ”_[443-julia] “ But , as [Madam Carey]_{439-madam carey} says , when things are at the worst — ”_{[444-caroline]} “ Oh ! [I]_{7141-the widow} did say it , ”_{[7141-the widow]} said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} , “ surely , because [you]_443-julia see , at [my]_{7141-the widow} years , [I]_{7141-the widow} have seen so many ups and downs , though [I]_{7141-the widow} always say — ”_{[7141-the widow]} “ Come , [Dusty]_470-dusty , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia , “ [you]_470-dusty are more silent than ever . [You]_470-dusty wo n’t take a dish [I]_443-julia know : but tell [us]_10455-we the news , for [I]_443-julia am sure [you]_470-dusty have something to say . ”_[443-julia] “ [I]_470-dusty should think [we]_10455-we had , ”_[470-dusty] said [Dusty]_470-dusty . Here all [the girls]_{1925-the girls} began talking at the same time , and without waiting for the intelligence , favouring [one another]_{5365-one another} with [their]_{1925-the girls} guesses of its import . “ [I]_444-caroline am sure it ’s [Shuffle]_431-screw and [Screw]_431-screw going to work half time , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline . “ [I]_444-caroline always said so . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ It ’s something to put down [the people]_{914-the people} , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia : “ [I]_443-julia suppose [the Nobs]_{9816-the nobs} have met , and are going to drop wages again . ”_[443-julia] “ [I]_444-caroline think [Dusty]_470-dusty is going to be married , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “ Not at this rate of wages [I]_{436-mrs carey} should hope , ”_{[436-mrs carey]} said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , getting in a word . “ [I]_{467-devilsdust} should think not , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ [You]_753-caroline are [a sensible woman]_{10463-a sensible woman} , [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} . And [I]_5366-i do n’t know exactly what [you]_753-caroline mean , [Miss Caroline]_753-caroline , ”_[5366-i] [he]_5366-i added , a little confused . [For Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} was [a silent admirer of [Caroline]_753-caroline]_{5367-a silent admirer of caroline} , and had been known to say to [Mick]_440-mick , who told [Julia]_443-julia , who told [[her]_443-julia friend]_{7165-her friend} , that if [he]_440-mick ever found time to think of such things , that was [the sort of girl [he]_440-mick should like to make the partner of [his]_440-mick life]_{5369-the sort of girl he should like to make the partner of his life} . “ But [Dusty]_470-dusty , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia , “ now what is it ? ”_[443-julia] “ Why , [I]_440-mick thought [you]_443-julia all knew , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ Now , now , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia , “ [I]_443-julia hate suspense . [I]_443-julia like news to go round like a fly - wheel . ”_[443-julia] “ Well , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , dryly , “ this is Saturday , [young women]_{10464-young women} , and [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} too , [you]_443-julia will not deny that . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ [I]_{436-mrs carey} should think not , ”_{[436-mrs carey]} said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , “ by the token [I]_{436-mrs carey} kept a stall for thirty year in [[our]_10465-us market]_{10466-our market} , and never gave it up till this summer , which makes [me]_{436-mrs carey} always think that , though [I]_{436-mrs carey} have seen many ups and downs , this — ”_{[436-mrs carey]} “ Well , what has Saturday to do with [us]_10465-us ? ”_{[753-caroline]} said [Caroline]_753-caroline ; “ for neither [Dandy Mick]_440-mick nor [you]_753-caroline can take [us]_10465-us to [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} , or [any other genteel place]_{10468-any other genteel place} , since [they]_10469-they are all shut from the Corn Laws , or some other cause or other . ”_{[753-caroline]} “ [I]_444-caroline believe it ’s the machines more than the Corn Laws that have shut up [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline . “ Machines , indeed ! [Fancy]_754-fancy preferring a piece of iron or wood to [your]_753-caroline own flesh and blood . And [they]_10469-they call that Christianlike ! ”_{[444-caroline]} “ It is Saturday , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia , “ sure enough ; and if [I]_443-julia do n’t lie in bed to - morrow till sunset , may [I]_443-julia get a bate ticket for every day for a week to come . ”_[443-julia] “ Well , go it [my]_440-mick hearty , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick to [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ It is Saturday , that [they]_10469-they have all agreed . ”_[440-mick] “ And to - morrow is Sunday , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} solemnly . “ And the next day is the blackest day in all the week , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . “ When [I]_443-julia hear the factory bell on Monday morning , [I]_443-julia feel just the same as [I]_443-julia did when [I]_443-julia crossed with [[my]_443-julia uncle]_{4777-my uncle} from [Liverpool]_{246-liverpool} to [Seaton]_247-seaton to eat shrimps . Was n’t [I]_443-julia sick coming [home]_6104-home , that ’s all ! ”_[443-julia] “ [You]_443-julia wo n’t hear that bell sound next Monday , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} solemnly . “ [You]_443-julia do n’t mean that ? ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . “ Why , what ’s the matter ? ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “ Is [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} dead ? ”_{[444-caroline]} “ No bell on Monday morning , ”_{[436-mrs carey]} said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , incredulously . “ Not a single ring if [all the Capitalists in [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{10474-all the capitalists in mowbray} were to pull together at the same rope , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ What can it be ? ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . “ Come , [Mick]_440-mick ; [Dusty]_470-dusty is always so long telling [us]_10475-we anything . ”_[443-julia] “ Why [we]_10475-we are going to have [the devil]_{8199-the devil} ’s own strike , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick unable any longer to contain [himself]_440-mick and dancing with glee . “ A strike ! ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . “ [I]_444-caroline hope [they]_10477-they will destroy the machines , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Harriet]_444-caroline . “ And open [the Temple]_{1860-the temple} , ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline , “ or else it will be very dull . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ [I]_{7141-the widow} have seen a many strikes , ”_{[7141-the widow]} said [the widow]_{7141-the widow} , “ but as [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} was saying to [me]_{7141-the widow} the other day — ”_{[7141-the widow]} “ [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} be hanged , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ Such a slow coach wo n’t do in these high - pressure times . [We]_10475-we are going to do the trick and no mistake . There sha n’t be [a capitalist in [England]_28-england who can get a day ’s work out of [us]_10475-we , even if [he]_{10479-a capitalist in england who can get a day ’s work out of us , even if he makes the operatives his junior partners} makes [the operatives]_{4959-the operatives} [[his]_{10479-a capitalist in england who can get a day ’s work out of us , even if he makes the operatives his junior partners} junior partners]_{10481-his junior partners}]_{10479-a capitalist in england who can get a day ’s work out of us , even if he makes the operatives his junior partners} . ”_[440-mick] “ [I]_{436-mrs carey} never heard of such things , ”_{[436-mrs carey]} said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} in amazement . “ It ’s all booked , though , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ [We]_10475-we ’ll clean out [the Savings ’ Banks]_{10482-the savings ’ banks} ; the Benefits and [Burials]_{10483-burials} will shell out . [I]_{467-devilsdust} am [treasurer of [the Ancient Shepherds]_{10485-the ancient shepherds}]_{10484-treasurer of the ancient shepherds} , and [we]_10475-we passed a resolution yesterday unanimously , that [we]_10475-we would devote all [our]_10475-we funds to the sustenance of Labour in this its last and triumphant struggle against Capital . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ [Lor]_720-lor ! ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline , “ [I]_444-caroline think it will be very jolly . ”_{[444-caroline]} “ As long as [you]_444-caroline can give [us]_10475-we money , [I]_443-julia do n’t care , for [my]_443-julia part , how long [we]_10475-we stick out , ”_[443-julia] said [Julia]_443-julia . “ Well , ”_{[436-mrs carey]} said [Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} , “ [I]_{436-mrs carey} did n’t think there was so much spirit in [the place]_{3129-the place} . As [Chaffing Jack]_{464-chaffing jack} was saying the other day — ”_{[436-mrs carey]} “ There is no spirit in [the place]_{3129-the place} , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “ but [we]_10475-we mean to infuse some . [Some of [[our]_10475-we friends]_{7642-our friends}]_{10488-some of our friends} are going to pay [you]_444-caroline a visit to - morrow . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ And who may [they]_{10488-some of our friends} be ? ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “ To - morrow is Sunday , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , “ and [the miners]_{5018-the miners} mean to say [their]_{5018-the miners} prayers in [Mowbray Church]_{116-mowbray church} . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ Well , that will be [a shindy]_{10491-a shindy} ! ”_{[444-caroline]} said [Caroline]_444-caroline . “ It ’s a true bill , though , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ This time to - morrow [you]_444-caroline will have ten thousand of [them]_{5018-the miners} in [this town]_{8148-this town} , and if [every mill]_{10493-every mill} and work in [it]_{8148-this town} and ten mile round is not stopped , [my]_440-mick name is not [MICK RADLEY]_{730-mr radley} ! ”_[440-mick] It was Monday morning . [Hatton]_743-hatton , enveloped in [his]_743-hatton chamber robe and wearing [his]_743-hatton velvet cap , was lounging in [the best room of the principal commercial inn of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5371-the best room of the principal commercial inn of mowbray} , over a breakfast table covered with all the delicacies of which a northern matin meal may justly boast . There were pies of spiced meat and trout fresh from [the stream]_{8243-the stream} , hams that [Westphalia]_{755-westphalia} never equalled , pyramids of bread of every form and flavour adapted to the surrounding fruits , some conserved with curious art , and some just gathered from the bed or from the tree . “ It ’s very odd , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton to [[his]_743-hatton companion]_{786-his companion} [Morley]_423-morley , “ [you]_423-morley ca n’t get coffee anywhere . ”_[743-hatton] [Morley]_423-morley who had supposed that coffee was about the commonest article of consumption in [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , looked a little surprised ; but at this moment [[Hatton]_743-hatton ’s servant]_{5374-hatton ’s servant} entered with a mysterious yet somewhat triumphant air , and ushering in a travelling biggin of [their]_5375-their own fuming like one of [the springs of [Geyser]_248-geyser]_{5376-the springs of geyser} . “ Now try that , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton to [Morley]_423-morley , as [the servant]_{3357-the servant} poured [him]_423-morley out a cup ; “ [you]_423-morley wo n’t find that so bad . ”_[743-hatton] “ Does [the town]_{1349-the town} continue pretty quiet ? ”_{[3357-the servant]} enquired [Morley]_423-morley of [the servant]_{3357-the servant} as [he]_{3357-the servant} was leaving [the room]_{798-the room} . “ Quite quiet [I]_423-morley believe , [Sir]_1375-sir ; but a great many people in [the streets]_{7090-the streets} . All [the mills]_{1993-the mills} are stopped . ”_[423-morley] “ Well , this is a strange business , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton when [they]_5375-their were once more alone . “ [You]_423-morley had no idea of it when [I]_743-hatton met [you]_423-morley on Saturday ? ”_[743-hatton] “ None ; on the contrary , [I]_423-morley felt convinced that there were no elements of general disturbance in [this district]_{6554-this district} . [I]_423-morley thought from the first that the movement would be confined to [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} and would easily be arrested ; but the feebleness of [the government]_{1439-the government} , the want of decision , perhaps the want of means , have permitted a flame to spread the extinction of which will not soon be witnessed . ”_[423-morley] “ Do [you]_423-morley mean that ? ”_[423-morley] “ Whenever [the mining population]_{10500-the mining population} is disturbed the disorder is obstinate . On the whole [they]_{10500-the mining population} endure less physical suffering than [most of [the working classes]_{7728-the working classes}]_{10501-most of the working classes} , [their]_{10500-the mining population} wages being considerable ; and [they]_{10500-the mining population} are so brutalized that [they]_{10500-the mining population} are more difficult to operate on than [[our]_5375-their reading and thinking population of [the factories]_{7078-the factories}]_{10503-our reading and thinking population of the factories} . But when [they]_{10500-the mining population} do stir there is always violence and a determined course . When [I]_743-hatton heard of [their]_{10500-the mining population} insurrection on Saturday [I]_743-hatton was prepared for great disturbances in [[their]_{10500-the mining population} district]_{10505-their district} , but that [they]_{10500-the mining population} should suddenly resolve to invade [another country]_{10506-another country} as it were , [the seat of [another class of labour]_{10508-another class of labour}]_{10507-the seat of another class of labour} , and where the hardships however severe are not of [their]_{10500-the mining population} own kind , is to [me]_743-hatton amazing , and convinces [me]_743-hatton that there is [some political head behind the scenes]_{10509-some political head behind the scenes} , and that this move , however unintentional on the part of [the miners]_{5018-the miners} [themselves]_{5018-the miners} , is part of some comprehensive scheme which , by widening the scene of action and combining [several counties]_{10511-several counties} and [classes of labour]_{10512-classes of labour} in the broil , must inevitably embarrass and perhaps paralyse [the Government]_{1439-the government} . ”_[743-hatton] “ There is a good deal in what [you]_743-hatton say , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton , taking a strawberry with a rather absent air , and then [he]_743-hatton added , “ [You]_743-hatton remember a conversation [we]_10514-we once had , the eve of [my]_743-hatton departure from [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} in ‘ 39 ? ”_[743-hatton] “ [I]_423-morley do , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley reddening . “ [The miners]_{5018-the miners} were not so ready then , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton . “ [They]_{5018-the miners} were not , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley speaking with some confusion . “ Well [they]_{5018-the miners} are [here]_6027-here now , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton . “ [They]_{5018-the miners} are , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley thoughtfully , but more collected . “ [You]_743-hatton saw [them]_{5018-the miners} enter yesterday ? ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton . “ [I]_743-hatton was sorry [I]_743-hatton missed it , but [I]_743-hatton was taking a walk with [the Gerards]_{756-the gerards} up [Dale]_249-dale to see [the cottage where [they]_{5018-the miners} once lived , and which [they]_{5018-the miners} used to talk of so much]_{10517-the cottage where they once lived , and which they used to talk of so much} ! Was it a strong body ? ”_[743-hatton] “ [I]_743-hatton should say about [two thousand men]_{10518-two thousand men} , and as far as bludgeons and iron staves go , armed . ”_[743-hatton] “ [A formidable force with [no military to encounter]_{10520-no military to encounter} [them]_{5018-the miners}]_{10519-a formidable force with no military to encounter them} . ”_[743-hatton] “ Irresistible , especially with [a favourable population]_{10521-a favourable population} . ”_[743-hatton] “ [You]_743-hatton think [the people]_{914-the people} were not grieved to see [them]_{5018-the miners} ? ”_[743-hatton] “ Certainly . Left alone [they]_{914-the people} might have remained quiet ; but [they]_{914-the people} only wanted the spark . [We]_10523-we have [a number of young men here who have for a long time been murmuring against [our]_10523-we inaction and what [they]_{5018-the miners} call want of spirit]_{10524-a number of young men here who have for a long time been murmuring against our inaction and what they call want of spirit} . The [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} strike set [them]_{5018-the miners} all agog ; and had [any popular leader]_{10525-any popular leader} , [Gerard]_430-sybil for example or [Warner]_493-warner , resolved to move , [they]_{5018-the miners} were ready . ”_[743-hatton] “ The times are critical , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton wheeling [his]_743-hatton arm - chair from the table and resting [his]_743-hatton feet on the empty fire - place . “ [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} had no idea of all this . [I]_743-hatton was with [him]_743-hatton on [my]_743-hatton way [here]_6027-here , and found [him]_743-hatton quite tranquil . [I]_743-hatton suppose the invasion of yesterday has opened [his]_743-hatton eyes a little . ”_[743-hatton] “ What can [he]_743-hatton do ? ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ It is useless to apply to [the Government]_{250-the government} . [They]_{250-the government} have no force to spare . Look at [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} ; [a few dragoons]_{10527-a few dragoons} and rifles hurried about from place to place and harassed by night service ; always arriving too late , and generally attacking the wrong point , some diversion from the main scheme . Now [we]_10528-we had a week ago some of [the 17th Lancers]_{10529-the 17th lancers} [here]_6027-here . [They]_{10529-the 17th lancers} have been marched into [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} . Had [they]_{10529-the 17th lancers} remained the invasion would never have occurred . ”_[423-morley] “ [You]_423-morley have n’t [a soldier]_{10531-a soldier} at hand ? ”_[743-hatton] “ Not [a man]_{1218-a man} ; [they]_{250-the government} have actually sent for [a party of 73d from [Ireland]_26-ireland]_{10533-a party of 73d from ireland} to guard [us]_10528-we . [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} may be burnt before [they]_{250-the government} land . ”_[743-hatton] “ And [the castle]_{7426-the castle} too , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton quietly . “ These are indeed critical times [Mr Morley]_447-morley . [I]_743-hatton was thinking when walking with [[our]_10528-we friend]_{2541-our friend} [Gerard]_430-sybil yesterday , and hearing [him]_{2541-our friend} and [[his]_{2541-our friend} charming daughter]_{10536-his charming daughter} dilate upon the beauties of [the residence which [they]_{250-the government} had forfeited]_{10537-the residence which they had forfeited} , [I]_743-hatton was thinking what a strange thing life is , and that the fact of a box of papers belonging to [him]_{2541-our friend} being in the possession of [another person who only lives close by]_{10538-another person who only lives close by} , for [we]_10528-we were walking through [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} woods — ”_[743-hatton] But at this moment [a waiter]_{6879-a waiter} entered and said there was one without who wished to speak with [Mr Morley]_447-morley . “ Let [him]_{5381-a young man who had been a member of the convention in ‘ 39 with morley , afterwards of the secret council with gerard , the same young man who had been the first arrested on the night that sybil was made a prisoner , having left the scene of their deliberations for a moment in order to fetch her some water} come up , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton , “ [he]_{5381-a young man who had been a member of the convention in ‘ 39 with morley , afterwards of the secret council with gerard , the same young man who had been the first arrested on the night that sybil was made a prisoner , having left the scene of their deliberations for a moment in order to fetch her some water} will give [us]_10528-we some news perhaps . ”_[743-hatton] And there was accordingly shown up [a young man who had been [a member of the Convention in ‘ 39]_{5382-a member of the convention in ‘ 39} with [Morley]_447-morley , afterwards of [the Secret Council]_{5383-the secret council} with [Gerard]_430-sybil , [the same young man who had been the first arrested on the night that [Sybil]_430-sybil was made [a prisoner]_{4690-a prisoner} , having left the scene of [their]_5386-their deliberations for a moment in order to fetch [her]_430-sybil some water]_{5384-the same young man who had been the first arrested on the night that sybil was made a prisoner , having left the scene of their deliberations for a moment in order to fetch her some water}]_{5381-a young man who had been a member of the convention in ‘ 39 with morley , afterwards of the secret council with gerard , the same young man who had been the first arrested on the night that sybil was made a prisoner , having left the scene of their deliberations for a moment in order to fetch her some water} . [He]_{5381-a young man who had been a member of the convention in ‘ 39 with morley , afterwards of the secret council with gerard , the same young man who had been the first arrested on the night that sybil was made a prisoner , having left the scene of their deliberations for a moment in order to fetch her some water} too had been tried , convicted , and imprisoned , though for a shorter time than [Gerard]_430-sybil ; and [he]_{5381-a young man who had been a member of the convention in ‘ 39 with morley , afterwards of the secret council with gerard , the same young man who had been the first arrested on the night that sybil was made a prisoner , having left the scene of their deliberations for a moment in order to fetch her some water} was [the Chartist Apostle who had gone and resided at [Wodgate]_131-wodgate , preached the faith to [the barbarians]_{5388-the barbarians} , converted [them]_{5388-the barbarians} , and was thus the primary cause of the present invasion of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5387-the chartist apostle who had gone and resided at wodgate , preached the faith to the barbarians , converted them , and was thus the primary cause of the present invasion of mowbray} . “ Ah ! [Field]_757-field , ”_[447-morley] said [Morley]_447-morley , “ is it [you]_757-field ? ”_[447-morley] “ [You]_757-field are surprised to see [me]_{4545-the young man} ; ”_{[4545-the young man]} and then [the young man]_{4545-the young man} looked at [Hatton]_743-hatton . “ [A friend]_{6959-a friend} , ”_[447-morley] said [Morley]_447-morley ; “ speak as [you]_743-hatton like . ”_[447-morley] “ [[Our]_10540-our great man]_{10541-our great man} , [the leader and liberator of [the people]_{914-the people}]_{10542-the leader and liberator of the people} , ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field with a smile , “ who has carried all before [him]_{10541-our great man} , and who [I]_757-field verily believe will carry all before [him]_{10541-our great man} , for [Providence]_{758-providence} has given [him]_{10541-our great man} those superhuman energies which can alone emancipate a race , wishes to confer with [you]_743-hatton on the state of [this town]_{8148-this town} and [neighbourhood]_{7687-neighbourhood} . It has been represented to [him]_{10541-our great man} that [no one]_{6145-no one} is more knowing and experienced than [yourself]_743-hatton in this respect ; besides as [the head of [[our]_10540-our most influential organ in the Press]_{10548-our most influential organ in the press}]_{10547-the head of our most influential organ in the press} , it is in every way expedient that [you]_743-hatton should see [him]_{10541-our great man} . [He]_{10541-our great man} is at this moment below giving instructions and receiving reports of the stoppage of all the country works , but if [you]_743-hatton like [I]_757-field will bring [him]_{10541-our great man} up here , [we]_10540-our shall be less disturbed . ”_[757-field] “ By all means , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton who seemed to apprehend that [Morley]_447-morley would make some difficulties . “ By all means . ”_[743-hatton] “ Stop ; ”_[447-morley] said [Morley]_447-morley , “ have [you]_743-hatton seen [Gerard]_430-sybil ? ”_[447-morley] “ No , ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field . “ [I]_757-field wrote to [him]_{10541-our great man} some time back , but [his]_{10541-our great man} reply was not encouraging . [I]_757-field thought [his]_{10541-our great man} spirit was perhaps broken . ”_[757-field] “ [You]_743-hatton know that [he]_{10541-our great man} is [here]_6027-here ? ”_[743-hatton] “ [I]_743-hatton concluded so , but [we]_10540-our have not seen [him]_{10541-our great man} ; though to be sure , [we]_10540-our have seen so many , and done so much since [our]_10540-our arrival yesterday , it is not wonderful . By the bye , who is [this blackcoat [you]_743-hatton have here]_{10550-this blackcoat you have here} , [this St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} ? [We]_10540-our took possession of [the church]_{6666-the church} yesterday on [our]_10540-our arrival , for it ’s a sort of thing that pleases [the miners]_{5018-the miners} and [colliers]_{7858-colliers} wonderfully , and [I]_743-hatton always humour [them]_10554-them . [This St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} preached [us]_10540-our such a sermon that [I]_743-hatton was almost afraid at one time the game would be spoiled . [[Our]_10540-our great man]_{10541-our great man} was alarmingly taken by it , was saying [his]_{10541-our great man} prayers all day and had nearly marched back again : had it not been for the excellence of the rum and water at [[our]_10540-our quarters]_{10556-our quarters} , [the champion of the Charter]_{10557-the champion of the charter} would have proved [a pious recreant]_{10558-a pious recreant} . ”_[743-hatton] “ [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} will trouble [you]_743-hatton , ”_[447-morley] said [Morley]_447-morley . “ Alas ! for poor human nature , when violence can only be arrested by superstition . ”_[447-morley] “ Come do n’t [you]_447-morley preach , ”_{[5169-the chartist]} said [the Chartist]_{5169-the chartist} . “ The Charter is a thing [the people]_{914-the people} can understand , especially when [they]_{914-the people} are [masters of [the country]_{932-the country}]_{10560-masters of the country} ; but as for moral force , [I]_{5169-the chartist} should like to know how [I]_{5169-the chartist} could have marched from [Wodgate]_131-wodgate to [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} with that on [my]_{5169-the chartist} banner . ”_{[5169-the chartist]} “ [Wodgate]_131-wodgate , ”_[447-morley] said [Morley]_447-morley , “ that ’s [a queer place]_{10562-a queer place} . ”_[447-morley] “ [Wodgate]_131-wodgate , ”_[743-hatton] said [Hatton]_743-hatton , “ what Wodgate is that ? ”_[743-hatton] At this moment a great noise sounded without [the room]_{798-the room} , the door was banged , there seemed a scuttling , some harsh high tones , the deprecatory voices of [many waiters]_{5392-many waiters} . The door was banged again and this time flew open , while exclaiming in an insolent coarse voice , “ Do n’t tell [me]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} of [[your]_{5169-the chartist} private rooms]_{10563-your private rooms} ; who is master [here]_6027-here [I]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} should like to know ? ”_{[5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance]} there entered [a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} , wearing the unbuttoned coat of [a police serjeant conquered in fight , a cocked hat , with a white plume , which was also a trophy of war]_{5394-a police serjeant conquered in fight , a cocked hat , with a white plume , which was also a trophy of war} , a pair of leather breeches and topped boots , which from their antiquity had the appearance of being [[his]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} authentic property]_{5395-his authentic property} . This was [the leader and liberator of [the people of [England]_28-england]_{6126-the people of england}]_{5396-the leader and liberator of the people of england} . [He]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} carried in [his]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} hand a large hammer which [he]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} had never parted with during the whole of the insurrection ; and stopping when [he]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} had entered [the room]_{798-the room} , and surveying [[its]_{798-the room} inmates]_{5399-its inmates} with an air at once stupid and arrogant , recognizing [Field]_757-field [the Chartist]_{5169-the chartist} , [he]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} halloed out , “ [I]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} tell [you]_757-field [I]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} want [him]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} . [He]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} ’s [[my]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} Lord Chancellor]_{10565-my lord chancellor} and [Prime Minister]_{1246-prime minister} , [my]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} head and [principal Doggy]_{10567-principal doggy} ; [I]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} ca n’t go on without [him]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} . Well , what do [you]_757-field think , ”_{[5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance]} [he]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} said advancing to [Field]_757-field , “ here ’s a pretty go ! [They]_10568-they wo n’t stop the works at [the big country mill [you]_757-field were talking of]_{10569-the big country mill you were talking of} . [They]_10568-they wo n’t , wo n’t [they]_10568-they ? Is [my]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} word the law of [the land]_{903-the land} or is it not ? Have [I]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} given [my]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} commands that all labour shall cease till [the Queen]_{6328-the queen} sends [me]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} a message that the Charter is established , and is [a man who has [a mill]_{10573-a mill} , to shut [his]_{10572-a man who has a mill , to shut his gates upon my forces , and pump upon my people with engines} gates upon [my]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} forces , and pump upon [[my]_{5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance} people]_{10574-my people} with engines]_{10572-a man who has a mill , to shut his gates upon my forces , and pump upon my people with engines} ? There shall be fire for this water ; ”_{[5393-a very thickset man , rather under the middle size , with a brutal and grimy countenance]} and so saying [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} sent [his]_{5401-the liberator} hammer with such force upon the table , that the plate and porcelain and accumulated luxuries of [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton ’s breakfast perilously vibrated . “ [We]_10575-we will enquire into this , [Sir]_1375-sir , ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field , “ and [we]_10575-we will take the necessary steps . ”_[757-field] “ [We]_10575-we will enquire into this and [we]_10575-we will take the necessary steps , ”_{[5401-the liberator]} said [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} , looking round with an air of pompous stupidity , and then taking up some peaches , [he]_{5401-the liberator} began devouring them with considerable zest . “ Would [the Liberator]_{759-the liberator} like to take some breakfast ? ”_[425-hatton] said [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton . [The Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} looked at [[his]_{5401-the liberator} host]_{5404-his host} with a glance of senseless intimidation , and then as if not condescending to communicate directly with [ordinary men]_{5405-ordinary men} , [he]_{5401-the liberator} uttered in a more subdued tone to [the Chartist]_{5169-the chartist} these words , “ Glass of ale . ”_{[5401-the liberator]} Ale was instantly ordered for [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} , who after a copious draught assumed a less menacing air , and smacking [his]_{5401-the liberator} lips , pushed aside the dishes , and sate down on the table swinging [his]_{5401-the liberator} legs . “ This is [[my]_{5169-the chartist} friend of whom [I]_{5169-the chartist} spoke and whom [you]_447-morley wished to see]_{10577-my friend of whom i spoke and whom you wished to see} , [Sir]_1375-sir , ”_{[5169-the chartist]} said [the Chartist]_{5169-the chartist} , “ [the most distinguished advocate of popular rights [we]_10580-we possess]_{10579-the most distinguished advocate of popular rights we possess} , [the editor of [the Mowbray Phalanx]_{224-the mowbray phalanx}]_{2918-the editor of the mowbray phalanx} , [Mr Morley]_447-morley . ”_{[5169-the chartist]} [Morley]_447-morley slightly advanced , [he]_447-morley caught [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} ’s eye , who scrutinized [him]_{5401-the liberator} with extreme earnestness , and then jumping from the table shouted ; “ Why this is the muff that called on [me]_{5169-the chartist} in [Hell - house Yard]_{2676-hell - house yard} three years ago . ”_{[5169-the chartist]} “ [I]_447-morley had that honour , ”_[447-morley] said [Morley]_447-morley quietly . “ [Honour]_760-honour be hanged , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} said [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , “ [you]_447-morley know something about [somebody]_{10227-somebody} ; [I]_{8200-the bishop} could n’t squeeze [you]_447-morley then , but by G — [I]_{8200-the bishop} will have it out of [you]_447-morley now . Now , cut it short ; have [you]_447-morley seen [him]_{10227-somebody} , and where does [he]_{10227-somebody} live ? ”_{[8200-the bishop]} “ [I]_447-morley came then to gain information , not to give it , ”_[447-morley] said [Morley]_447-morley . “ [I]_447-morley had [a friend]_{6959-a friend} who wished much to see [this gentleman]_{3747-this gentleman} — ”_[447-morley] “ [He]_{10227-somebody} ayn’t [no gentleman]_{10586-no gentleman} , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} said [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} ; “ [he]_{10227-somebody} ’s [[my]_{8200-the bishop} brother]_{6069-my brother} : but [I]_{8200-the bishop} tell [you]_447-morley what , [I]_{8200-the bishop} ’ll do something for [him]_{10227-somebody} now . [I]_{8200-the bishop} ’m cock of the walk [you]_447-morley see , and that ’s a sort of thing that do n’t come twice in [a man]_{1218-a man} ’s life . One should feel for [one]_6021-one ’s flesh and blood , and if [I]_{8200-the bishop} find [him]_{10227-somebody} out [I]_{8200-the bishop} ’ll make [his]_{10227-somebody} fortune , or [my]_{8200-the bishop} name is not [Simon Hatton]_{761-simon hatton} . ”_{[8200-the bishop]} [The creator]_{5412-the creator} and [counsellor of [peers]_3334-peers]_{5413-counsellor of peers} started in [his]_{5412-the creator} chair and turned pale . A look was interchanged between [him]_{5412-the creator} and [Morley]_447-morley which revealed [their]_5415-their mutual thoughts , and [the great antiquary]_{5416-the great antiquary} — looking at [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} with a glance of blended terror and disgust — walked away to the window . “ Suppose [you]_447-morley put an advertisement in [your]_447-morley paper , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} continued [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . “ [I]_{8200-the bishop} know [a traveller who lost [his]_{10590-a traveller who lost his keys at the yard and got them back again by those same means} keys at [the Yard]_{2810-the yard} and got them back again by those same means]_{10590-a traveller who lost his keys at the yard and got them back again by those same means} . Go on advertising till [you]_447-morley find [him]_{10590-a traveller who lost his keys at the yard and got them back again by those same means} , and [[my]_{8200-the bishop} prime minister]_{10592-my prime minister} and [principal doggy here]_{10593-principal doggy here} shall give [you]_447-morley an order on [the town]_{1349-the town} council for [your]_447-morley expenses . ”_{[8200-the bishop]} [Morley]_447-morley bowed [his]_447-morley thanks in silence . [The Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} continued—“What ’s the name of [the man who has got [the big mill here]_{10596-the big mill here} , about three mile off , who wo n’t stop [his]_{10595-the man who has got the big mill here , about three mile off , who wo n’t stop his works and ducked my men this morning with his engines} works and ducked [[my]_{8200-the bishop} men]_{9940-my men} this morning with [his]_{10595-the man who has got the big mill here , about three mile off , who wo n’t stop his works and ducked my men this morning with his engines} engines]_{10595-the man who has got the big mill here , about three mile off , who wo n’t stop his works and ducked my men this morning with his engines} . [I]_{8200-the bishop} ’ll have fire [I]_{8200-the bishop} say for that water — do [you]_447-morley hear that Master Newspaper — [I’ll]_{8200-the bishop} have fire for that water before [I]_{8200-the bishop} am many hours older . ”_{[8200-the bishop]} “ [The Liberator]_{759-the liberator} means [Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} , ”_{[5169-the chartist]} said [the Chartist]_{5169-the chartist} . “ [I]_{759-the liberator} ’ll Trafford [him]_{427-mr trafford} , ”_{[759-the liberator]} said [the Liberator]_{759-the liberator} and [he]_{759-the liberator} struck the table with [his]_{759-the liberator} hammer . “ [He]_{427-mr trafford} ducks [[my]_{759-the liberator} messenger]_{10598-my messenger} does [he]_{427-mr trafford} ? [I]_{759-the liberator} tell [you]_447-morley [I]_{759-the liberator} ’ll have fire for that water , ”_{[759-the liberator]} and [he]_{759-the liberator} looked around [him]_{759-the liberator} as if [he]_{759-the liberator} courted some remonstrance in order that [he]_{759-the liberator} might crush it . “ [Trafford]_690-ursula is [a humane man]_{10599-a humane man} , ”_[447-morley] said [Morley]_447-morley in a quiet tone , “ and behaves well to [[his]_{10599-a humane man} people]_{1105-his people} . ”_[447-morley] “ [A man]_{1218-a man} with [a big mill humane]_{10602-a big mill humane} ! ”_{[8200-the bishop]} exclaimed [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} ; “ with [two or three thousand slaves working under the same roof]_{10603-two or three thousand slaves working under the same roof} , and [he]_{1218-a man} doing nothing but eating [their]_{10603-two or three thousand slaves working under the same roof} vitals . [I]_{8200-the bishop} ’ll have [no big mills]_{10604-no big mills} where [[I]_{8200-the bishop} ’m [main master]_{10606-main master}]_{10605-i ’m main master} . Let [him]_{1218-a man} look to it . Here goes , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} and [he]_{8200-the bishop} jumped off the table . “ Before an hour [I]_{8200-the bishop} ’ll pay [this same Trafford]_{10607-this same trafford} a visit and [I]_{8200-the bishop} ’ll see whether [he]_{1218-a man} ’ll duck [me]_{8200-the bishop} . Come on [my]_{8200-the bishop} prime [Doggy]_762-doggy , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} and nodding to [the Chartist]_{5169-the chartist} to follow [him]_{8200-the bishop} , [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} left [the room]_{798-the room} . [Hatton]_{761-simon hatton} turned [his]_{761-simon hatton} head from the window , and advanced quickly to [Morley]_447-morley . “ To business , [friend [Morley]_447-morley]_{10608-friend morley} . [This savage]_{10609-this savage} can - not be quiet for a moment ; [he]_{10609-this savage} exists only in destruction and rapine . If it were not [[Trafford]_690-ursula ’s mill]_{10610-trafford ’s mill} it would be something else . [I]_{761-simon hatton} am sorry for [the Traffords]_{550-the traffords} ; [they]_{550-the traffords} have old blood in [their]_{550-the traffords} veins . Before sunset [[their]_{550-the traffords} settlement]_{10611-their settlement} will be razed to the ground . Can [we]_10612-we prevent it ? And why not attack [the castle]_{7426-the castle} instead of [the mill]_{8586-the mill} ? ”_{[761-simon hatton]} About noon of this day there was a great stir in [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . It was generally whispered about that [the Liberator at the head of the Hell - cats]_{5425-the liberator at the head of the hell - cats} and [all others who chose to accompany [them]_5427-them]_{5426-all others who chose to accompany them} was going to pay a visit to [[Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s settlement]_{8581-mr trafford ’s settlement} , in order to avenge an insult which [[his]_{427-mr trafford} envoys]_{5429-his envoys} had experienced early in the morning when , accompanied by [a rabble of two or three hundred persons]_{5430-a rabble of two or three hundred persons} , [they]_{5429-his envoys} had repaired to [the Mowedale works]_{5431-the mowedale works} in order to signify the commands of [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} that labour should stop , and if necessary to enforce those commands . The injunctions were disregarded , and when [the mob in pursuance of [their]_{5433-the mob in pursuance of their further instructions} further instructions]_{5433-the mob in pursuance of their further instructions} began to force the great gates of [the premises]_{5352-the premises} , in order that [they]_{5433-the mob in pursuance of their further instructions} might enter [the building]_{816-the building} , drive the plugs out of the steam - boilers , and free [the slaves]_{5436-the slaves} enclosed , a masqued battery of powerful engines was suddenly opened upon [them]_{5433-the mob in pursuance of their further instructions} , and [the whole band of [patriots]_{5438-patriots}]_{5437-the whole band of patriots} were deluged . It was impossible to resist a power which seemed inexhaustible , and wet to the skins and amid the laughter of [[their]_{5433-the mob in pursuance of their further instructions} adversaries]_{5439-their adversaries} [they]_{5433-the mob in pursuance of their further instructions} fled . This ridiculous catastrophe had terribly excited the ire of [the Liberator]_{759-the liberator} . [He]_{759-the liberator} vowed vengeance , and as , like [all great revolutionary characters and military leaders]_{5440-all great revolutionary characters and military leaders} , the only foundation of [his]_{759-the liberator} power was constant employment for [[his]_{759-the liberator} troops]_{5441-his troops} and constant excitement for [the populace]_{5442-the populace} , [he]_{759-the liberator} determined to place [himself]_{759-the liberator} at the head of [the chastising force]_{5443-the chastising force} , and make a great example which should establish [his]_{759-the liberator} awful reputation and spread the terror of [his]_{759-the liberator} name throughout [the district]_{8432-the district} . [Field the Chartist]_757-field had soon discovered who were [the rising spirits of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5445-the rising spirits of mowbray} , and [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} and [Dandy Mick]_440-mick were both sworn on Monday morning of [the council of [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator}]_{5446-the council of the liberator} , and took [their]_5448-their seats at the board accordingly . [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , used to public business and to the fulfilment of responsible duties , was calm and grave , but equally ready and determined . [Mick]_440-mick ’s head on the contrary was quite turned by the importance of [his]_440-mick novel position . [He]_440-mick was greatly excited , could devise nothing and would do anything , always followed [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} in council , but when [he]_{759-the liberator} executed [their]_5449-their joint decrees and showed [himself]_{759-the liberator} about [the town]_{1349-the town} , [he]_{759-the liberator} strutted like a peacock , swore at [the men]_{7036-the men} and winked at [the girls]_{1925-the girls} , and was the idol and admiration of [every gaping or huzzaing younker]_{5453-every gaping or huzzaing younker} . There was [a large crowd]_{5454-a large crowd} assembled in [the Market Place]_{5455-the market place} , in which were [[the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} ’s lodgings]_{5457-the liberator ’s lodgings} , many of [them]_{5454-a large crowd} armed in [their]_{5454-a large crowd} rude fashion , and all anxious to march . [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} was with [the great man]_{5458-the great man} and [Field]_757-field ; [Mick]_440-mick below was marshalling [the men]_{7036-the men} , and swearing like [a trooper at all who disobeyed or who misunderstood]_{5460-a trooper at all who disobeyed or who misunderstood} . “ Come stupid , ”_{[759-the liberator]} said [he]_{759-the liberator} addressing [Tummas]_541-tummas , “ what are [you]_541-tummas staring about ? Get [[your]_541-tummas men]_{8793-your men} in order or [I]_{759-the liberator} ’ll be among [you]_541-tummas . ”_{[759-the liberator]} “ Stupid ! ”_[541-tummas] said [Tummas]_541-tummas , staring at [Mick]_440-mick with immense astonishment . “ And who are [you]_440-mick who says ‘ Stupid ? ’ A white - livered Handloom as [I]_541-tummas dare say , or [a son of a gun of [a factory slave]_{10617-a factory slave}]_{10616-a son of a gun of a factory slave} . Stupid indeed ! What next , when [a Hell - cat]_{5312-a hell - cat} is to be called stupid by such a thing as [you]_440-mick ? ”_[541-tummas] “ [I]_{513-master nixon} ’ll give [you]_440-mick a piece of advice [young man]_{10619-young man} , ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} taking [his]_{513-master nixon} pipe out of [his]_{513-master nixon} mouth and blowing an immense puff ; “ just [you]_440-mick go down the shaft for a couple of months , and then [you]_440-mick ’ll learn a little of life , which is [wery]_10620-wery useful . ”_{[513-master nixon]} The lively temperament of [the Dandy]_440-mick would here probably have involved [him]_440-mick in an inconvenient embroilment had not [some one]_{8258-some one} at this moment touched [him]_440-mick on the shoulder , and looking round [he]_440-mick recognised [Mr Morley]_447-morley . Notwithstanding the difference of [their]_5462-their political schools [Mick]_440-mick had a profound respect for [Morley]_447-morley , though why [he]_440-mick could not perhaps precisely express . But [he]_440-mick had heard [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} for years declare that [Stephen Morley]_423-morley was [the deepest head in [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5463-the deepest head in mowbray} , and though [he]_440-mick regretted the unfortunate weakness in favour of that imaginary abstraction called Moral Force for which [the editor of the Phalanx]_{5464-the editor of the phalanx} was distinguished , still [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} used to say that if ever the great revolution were to occur by which the rights of labour were to be recognised , though [bolder spirits and brawnier arms]_{5465-bolder spirits and brawnier arms} might consummate the change , there was only one head among [them]_5462-their that would be capable when [they]_5462-their had gained [their]_5462-their power to guide it for the public weal , and as [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} used to add , “ carry out the thing , ”_[423-morley] and that was [Morley]_423-morley . It was a fine summer day , and [Mowedale]_147-mowedale was as resplendent as when [Egremont]_290-egremont amid [its]_290-egremont beauties first began to muse over the beautiful . There was the same bloom over the sky , the same shadowy lustre on the trees , the same sparkling brilliancy on [the waters]_{5466-the waters} . [A herdsman following some kine]_{5467-a herdsman following some kine} was crossing [the stone bridge]_{5468-the stone bridge} , and except [their]_{5467-a herdsman following some kine} lowing as [they]_{5467-a herdsman following some kine} stopped and sniffed the current of fresh air in [its]_290-egremont centre , there was not a sound . Suddenly the tramp and hum of [a multitude]_{4482-a multitude} broke upon the sunshiny silence . [A vast crowd with some assumption of an ill - disciplined order]_{5470-a vast crowd with some assumption of an ill - disciplined order} approached from the direction of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . At [their]_{5470-a vast crowd with some assumption of an ill - disciplined order} head rode [a man]_{1218-a man} on a white mule . [Many of [[his]_{1218-a man} followers]_{1908-his followers}]_{5472-many of his followers} were armed with bludgeons and other rude weapons , and moved in files . Behind [them]_{5470-a vast crowd with some assumption of an ill - disciplined order} spread a more miscellaneous throng , in which [women]_1987-women were not wanting and even [children]_{1988-children} . [They]_{5470-a vast crowd with some assumption of an ill - disciplined order} moved rapidly ; [they]_{5470-a vast crowd with some assumption of an ill - disciplined order} swept by [the former cottage of [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{5476-the former cottage of gerard} ; [they]_{5470-a vast crowd with some assumption of an ill - disciplined order} were in sight of [the settlement of [Trafford]_{427-mr trafford}]_{8485-the settlement of trafford} . “ [All the waters of [the river]_{6492-the river}]_{10621-all the waters of the river} shall not dout the blaze that [I]_{5401-the liberator} will light up to - day , ”_{[5401-the liberator]} said [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} . “ [He]_{1218-a man} is [a most inveterate Capitalist]_{10623-a most inveterate capitalist} , ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field , “ and would divert the minds of [the people]_{914-the people} from [the Five Points]_{252-the five points} by allotting [them]_{914-the people} gardens and giving [them]_{914-the people} baths . ”_[757-field] “ [We]_10625-we will have [no more gardens]_{10626-no more gardens} in [England]_28-england ; everything shall be open , ”_{[5401-the liberator]} said [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} , “ and baths shall only be used to drown [the enemies of [the People]_{914-the people}]_{5186-the enemies of the people} . [I]_{5401-the liberator} was always against washing ; it takes the marrow out of [a man]_{1218-a man} . ”_{[5401-the liberator]} “ Here [we]_10625-we are , ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field , as the roofs and bowers of [the village]_{8487-the village} , the spire and [the spreading factory]_{8491-the spreading factory} , broke upon [them]_5482-them . “ Every door and every window closed ! [The settlement]_{10630-the settlement} is deserted . [Some one]_{8258-some one} has been before [us]_10625-we and apprised [them]_{914-the people} of [our]_10625-we arrival . ”_{[5401-the liberator]} “ Will [they]_{914-the people} pour water on [me]_{8200-the bishop} ? ”_{[8200-the bishop]} said [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . “ It must be a stream indeed that shall put out the blaze that [I]_{5401-the liberator} am going to light . What shall [we]_10625-we do first ? Halt there , [[you]_{5485-his apprentices} men]_{10632-you men} , ”_{[5401-the liberator]} said [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} looking back with that scowl which [[his]_{5401-the liberator} apprentices]_{5485-his apprentices} never could forget . “ Will [you]_{5485-his apprentices} halt or wo n’t [you]_{5485-his apprentices} ? or must [I]_{5401-the liberator} be among [you]_{5485-his apprentices} ? ”_{[5401-the liberator]} There was a tremulous shuffling and then a comparative silence . [The women and children of [the village]_{8487-the village}]_{5486-the women and children of the village} had been gathered into [the factory yard]_{5488-the factory yard} , of which the great gates were closed . “ What shall [we]_10625-we burn first ? ”_{[8200-the bishop]} asked [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . “ [We]_10625-we may as well parley with [them]_{5486-the women and children of the village} a little , ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field ; “ perhaps [we]_10625-we may contrive to gain admission and then [we]_10625-we can sack the whole affair , and let [the people]_{914-the people} burn the machinery . It will be a great moral lesson . ”_[757-field] “ As long as there is burning , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} said [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , “ [I]_{8200-the bishop} do n’t care what lessons [you]_757-field teach [them]_{5486-the women and children of the village} . [I]_{8200-the bishop} leave [them]_{5486-the women and children of the village} to [you]_757-field ; but [I]_{8200-the bishop} will have fire to put out that water . ”_{[8200-the bishop]} “ [I]_757-field ’ll advance , ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field , and so saying [he]_757-field went forward and rang at the gate ; [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , on [his]_{8200-the bishop} mule , with a dozen Hell - cats accompanying [him]_{8200-the bishop} ; the great body of [the people about twenty yards withdrawn]_{5492-the people about twenty yards withdrawn} . “ Who rings ? ”_{[8200-the bishop]} asked a loud voice . “ [One who by the order of [the Liberator]_{759-the liberator}]_{10634-one who by the order of the liberator} wishes to enter and see whether [his]_{10634-one who by the order of the liberator} commands for a complete cessation of labour have been complied with in [this establishment]_{10635-this establishment} . ”_{[8200-the bishop]} “ Very good , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} said [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . “ There is no hand at work here , ”_{[7561-the voice]} said [the voice]_{7561-the voice} ; “ and [you]_757-field may take [my]_{7561-the voice} word for it . ”_{[7561-the voice]} “ [Your]_{8200-the bishop} word be hanged , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} said [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . “ [I]_{7561-the voice} want to know — ”_{[7561-the voice]} “ Hush , hush ! ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field , and then in a louder voice [he]_757-field said , “ It may be so , but as [[our]_10636-us messengers]_{10637-our messengers} this morning were not permitted to enter and were treated with great indignity — ”_[757-field] “ That ’s it , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} said [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . “ With great indignity , ”_[757-field] continued [Field]_757-field , “ [we]_10636-us must have ocular experience of the state of affairs , and [I]_757-field beg and recommend [you]_757-field therefore at once to let [the Liberator]_{5401-the liberator} enter . ”_[757-field] “ [None]_1771-none shall enter here , ”_{[5497-the unseen guardian of the gate]} replied [the unseen guardian of the gate]_{5497-the unseen guardian of the gate} . “ That ’s enough , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} cried [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . “ Beware ! ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field . “ Whether [you]_757-field let [us]_10636-us in or not , ‘ tis all the same , ”_{[8200-the bishop]} said [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} ; “ [I]_{8200-the bishop} will have fire for [your]_757-field water , and [I]_{8200-the bishop} have come for that . Now [lads]_10405-lads ! ”_{[8200-the bishop]} “ Stop , ”_{[5500-the unseen]} said the voice of [the unseen]_{5500-the unseen} . “ [I]_{5500-the unseen} will speak to [you]_757-field . ”_{[5500-the unseen]} “ [He]_5503-his is going to let [us]_10636-us in , ”_[757-field] whispered [Field]_757-field to [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} . And suddenly there appeared on the flat roof of [the lodge]_{5502-the lodge} that was on one side of the gates — [Gerard]_430-sybil . [His]_5503-his air , [his]_5503-his figure , [his]_5503-his position were alike commanding , and at the sight of [him]_5503-his a loud and spontaneous cheer burst from [the assembled thousands]_{5504-the assembled thousands} . It was the sight of [one who was after all [the most popular leader of [the people that had ever figured in these parts , whose eloquence charmed and commanded , whose disinterestedness was acknowledged , whose sufferings had created sympathy , whose courage , manly bearing , and famous feats of strength]_{5507-the people that had ever figured in these parts , whose eloquence charmed and commanded , whose disinterestedness was acknowledged , whose sufferings had created sympathy , whose courage , manly bearing , and famous feats of strength} were a source to [them]_{5504-the assembled thousands} of pride]_{5506-the most popular leader of the people that had ever figured in these parts , whose eloquence charmed and commanded , whose disinterestedness was acknowledged , whose sufferings had created sympathy , whose courage , manly bearing , and famous feats of strength were a source to them of pride}]_{5505-one who was after all the most popular leader of the people that had ever figured in these parts , whose eloquence charmed and commanded , whose disinterestedness was acknowledged , whose sufferings had created sympathy , whose courage , manly bearing , and famous feats of strength were a source to them of pride} . There was not [a Mowbray man whose heart did not throb with emotion , and whose memory did not recall the orations from the Druid]_{5508-a mowbray man whose heart did not throb with emotion , and whose memory did not recall the orations from the druid} ’s altar and the famous meetings on [the moor]_{7067-the moor} . “ [Gerard]_430-sybil for ever ”_[743-hatton] was the universal shout . [The Bishop who liked [no one]_{6145-no one} to be cheered except [himself]_743-hatton , like [many great men]_{5511-many great men}]_743-hatton , was much disgusted , a little perplexed . “ What does all this mean ? ”_[743-hatton] [he]_743-hatton whispered to [Field]_757-field . “ [I]_743-hatton came here to burn down [the place]_{3129-the place} . ”_[743-hatton] “ Wait awhile , ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field , “ [we]_10642-we must humour [the Mowbray men]_{10643-the mowbray men} a bit . This is [[their]_{10643-the mowbray men} favourite leader]_{10644-their favourite leader} , at least was in old days . [I]_757-field know [him]_{10644-their favourite leader} well ; [he]_{10644-their favourite leader} is [a bold and honest man]_{10645-a bold and honest man} . ”_[757-field] “ Is this [the man who ducked [[my]_{8200-the bishop} people]_{10574-my people}]_{10646-the man who ducked my people} ? ”_{[8200-the bishop]} asked [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} fiercely . “ Hush ! ”_[757-field] said [Field]_757-field ; “ [he]_{10644-their favourite leader} is going to speak . ”_[757-field] “ [[My]_430-sybil friends]_{8349-my friends} , ”_[430-sybil] said [Gerard]_430-sybil , “ for if [we]_10642-we are not [friends who should be]_{10649-friends who should be} ? ( loud cheers and cries of “_[430-sybil] Very true ” ) , if [you]_{8349-my friends} come hear to learn whether the Mowedale works are stopped , [I]_5513-we give [you]_{8349-my friends} [my]_5513-we word there is not a machine or [man that stirs here at this moment]_{10650-man that stirs here at this moment} ( great cheering ) . [I]_5513-we believe [you]_{8349-my friends} ’ll take [my]_5513-we word ( cheers , and cries of “_[5513-we] [We]_5513-we will ” ) . [I]_757-field believe [I]_757-field ’m known at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ( “_[757-field] [Gerard]_430-sybil for ever ! ” ) , and on [Mowbray Moor]_{162-mowbray moor} too ( tumultous cheering ) . [We]_5513-we have met together before this ( “_[430-sybil] That [we]_5513-we have ” ) , and shall meet again yet ( great cheering ) . [The people]_{914-the people} have n’t so many [friends]_8267-friends that [they]_{914-the people} should quarrel with [well - wishers]_{10653-well - wishers} . [The master here]_{10654-the master here} has done [his]_{10654-the master here} best to soften [your]_{8349-my friends} lots . [He]_{10654-the master here} is not one of those who deny that Labour has rights ( loud cheers ) . [I]_430-sybil say that [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} has always acknowledged the rights of Labour ( prolonged cheers and cries of “_[430-sybil] So [he]_5514-he has ” ) . Well , is [he]_{427-mr trafford} [the man that [we]_5513-we should injure]_{10655-the man that we should injure} ? ( “_[5515-his] No , no ” ) . What if [he]_{427-mr trafford} did give a cold reception to [some visitors]_{10656-some visitors} this [morning—(groans)—perhaps]_{10657-morning—(groans)—perhaps} [they]_{10656-some visitors} wore faces [he]_{427-mr trafford} was not used to ( loud cheers and laughter from [the Mowbray people]_{10266-the mowbray people} ) . [I]_430-sybil dare say [they]_{10266-the mowbray people} mean as well as [we]_5513-we do — no doubt of that — but still [a neighbour]_{6401-a neighbour} ’s [a neighbour]_{6401-a neighbour} ( immense cheering ) . Now , [[my]_430-sybil lads]_{10661-my lads} , three cheers for the National Holiday , ”_[430-sybil] and [Gerard]_430-sybil gave the time , and [his]_5515-his voice was echoed by [the thousands present]_{5516-the thousands present} . “ [The master here]_{10654-the master here} has no wish to interfere with the National Holiday ; all [he]_{427-mr trafford} wants to secure is that all mills and works should alike stop ( cries of “_[5515-his] Very just ” ) . And [I]_430-sybil say so too , ”_[430-sybil] continued [Gerard]_430-sybil . “ It is just ; just and manly and like [a true - born Englishman]_{10663-a true - born englishman} as [he]_{427-mr trafford} is , who loves [the people]_{914-the people} and [whose fathers before [him]_{427-mr trafford}]_{10665-whose fathers before him} loved [the people]_{914-the people} ( great cheering ) . Three cheers for [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} [I]_430-sybil say ; ”_[430-sybil] and [they]_5517-they were given ; “ and three cheers for [Mrs Trafford]_{556-mrs trafford} too , [the friend of the poor]_{10667-the friend of the poor} ! ”_[430-sybil] Here [the mob]_{5355-the mob} became not only enthusiastic but maudlin ; all vowing to [each other]_{6085-each other} that [Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} was [a true - born Englishman]_{10663-a true - born englishman} and [[his]_{427-mr trafford} wife]_{6766-his wife} a very angel upon [earth]_8155-earth . This popular feeling is so contagious that even [the Hell - cats]_{5249-the hell - cats} shared it — cheering , shaking hands with [each other]_{6085-each other} , and almost shedding tears — though it must be confessed that [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} had some vague idea that it was all to end in something to drink . [[Their]_{5249-the hell - cats} great leader]_{5525-their great leader} however remained unmoved , and nothing but [his]_{5525-their great leader} brutal stupidity could have prevented [him]_{5525-their great leader} from endeavouring to arrest the tide of public feeling , but [he]_{5525-their great leader} was quite bewildered by the diversion , and for the first time failed in finding a prompter in [Field]_757-field . [The Chartist]_757-field was cowed by [Gerard]_430-sybil ; [[his]_{5525-their great leader} old companion]_{3560-his old companion} in scenes that the memory lingered over , and whose superior genius had often controlled and often led [him]_{5525-their great leader} . [Gerard]_430-sybil too had recognized [him]_{5525-their great leader} and had made some personal allusion and appeal to [him]_{5525-their great leader} , which alike touched [his]_{5525-their great leader} conscience and flattered [his]_{5525-their great leader} vanity . The ranks were broken , the spirit of the expedition had dissolved , [the great body]_{5527-the great body} were talking of returning , [some of [the stragglers]_{5529-the stragglers}]_{5528-some of the stragglers} indeed were on [their]_{5528-some of the stragglers} way back , [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} silent and confused kept knocking the mane of [his]_{8200-the bishop} mule with [his]_{8200-the bishop} hammer . “ Now , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley who during this scene had stood apart accompanied by [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} and [Dandy Mick]_440-mick . “ Now , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley to [the latter]_{5531-the latter} , “ now is [your]_{5531-the latter} time . ”_[423-morley] “ [Gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} ! ”_[440-mick] sang out [Mick]_440-mick . “ A speech , a speech ! ”_{[7841-several]} cried out [several]_7841-several . “ Listen to [Mick Radley]_{445-mick radley} , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} whispered [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} moving swiftly among [the mob]_{5355-the mob} and addressing [every one [he]_5535-he met of influence]_{5534-every one he met of influence} . “ Listen to [Mick Radley]_{445-mick radley} , [he]_{445-mick radley} has something important . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ [Radley]_{445-mick radley} for ever ! Listen to [Mick Radley]_{445-mick radley} ! Go it [Dandy]_440-mick ! Pitch it into [them]_{5355-the mob} ! Silence for [Dandy Mick]_440-mick ! Jump up on [that ere bank]_{10669-that ere bank} , ”_[440-mick] and on [the bank]_{5536-the bank} [Mick]_440-mick mounted accordingly . “ [Gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ Well [you]_{7251-gentlemen} have said that before . ”_[440-mick] “ [I]_{467-devilsdust} like to hear [him]_{445-mick radley} say ‘ [Gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} ; ’ it ’s respectful . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ [Gentlemen]_{7251-gentlemen} , ”_[440-mick] said [the Dandy]_440-mick , “ the National Holiday has begun — ”_[440-mick] “ Three cheers for it ! ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ Silence ; hear [the Dandy]_440-mick ! ”_{[467-devilsdust]} “ The National Holiday has begun , ”_[440-mick] continued [Mick]_440-mick , “ and it seems to [me]_440-mick the best thing for [the people]_{914-the people} to do is to take a walk in [[Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ’s park]_{10674-lord de mowbray ’s park} . ”_[440-mick] This proposition was received with one of those wild shouts of approbation which indicate [the orator]_{6927-the orator} has exactly hit [[his]_{6927-the orator} audience]_{5538-his audience} between wind and water . The fact is [the public mind]_{6130-the public mind} at this instant wanted to be led , and in [Dandy Mick]_440-mick [a leader]_{8930-a leader} appeared . [A leader to be successful]_{5541-a leader to be successful} should embody in [his]_{5541-a leader to be successful} system the necessities of [[his]_{5541-a leader to be successful} followers]_{1908-his followers} ; express what [every one]_{6142-every one} feels , but [no one]_{6145-no one} has had the ability or the courage to pronounce . The courage and adroitness , the influence of [Gerard]_430-sybil , had reconciled [the people]_{914-the people} to the relinquishment of the great end for which [they]_{914-the people} had congregated ; but [neither man]_{5546-neither man} nor [multitude]_{5547-multitude} like to make preparations without obtaining a result . [Every one]_{6142-every one} wanted to achieve some object by the movement ; and at this critical juncture an object was proposed , and one which promised novelty , amusement , excitement . [The Bishop whose consent must be obtained]_{5549-the bishop whose consent must be obtained} , but who relinquished an idea with the same difficulty with which [he]_{5549-the bishop whose consent must be obtained} had imbibed it , alone murmured , and kept saying to [Field]_757-field , “ [I]_757-field thought [we]_10675-we came to burn down [the mill]_{8586-the mill} ! [A bloody - minded Capitalist]_{10677-a bloody - minded capitalist} , [a man that makes [gardens]_{10679-gardens} and forces [the people]_{914-the people} to wash [themselves]_{914-the people}]_{10678-a man that makes gardens and forces the people to wash themselves} : What is all this ? ”_[757-field] [Field]_757-field said what [he]_757-field could , while [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} leaning over [the mule]_{5550-the mule} ’s shoulder , cajoled the other ear of [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , who at last gave [his]_{8200-the bishop} consent with almost as much reluctance as [George the Fourth]_422-george did to the emancipation of [the Roman Catholics]_{5552-the roman catholics} ; but [he]_{8200-the bishop} made [his]_{8200-the bishop} terms , and said in a sulky voice [he]_{8200-the bishop} must have a glass of ale . “ Drink a glass of ale with [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . When the news had arrived in the morning at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , that [the messengers of [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop}]_{5553-the messengers of the bishop} had met with a somewhat queer reception at [the Mowedale works]_{5431-the mowedale works} , [Gerard]_430-sybil prescient that some trouble might in consequence occur there , determined to repair at once to [the residence of [[his]_{8200-the bishop} late employer]_{5557-his late employer}]_{5556-the residence of his late employer} . It so happened that Monday was the day on which [the cottages up [the dale]_{6466-the dale} and on [the other side of [the river]_{6492-the river}]_{5560-the other side of the river}]_{5558-the cottages up the dale and on the other side of the river} were visited by [an envoy of [Ursula Trafford]_690-ursula]_{5562-an envoy of ursula trafford} , and it was [the office of [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{5563-the office of sybil} this morning to fulfil the duties of that mission of charity . [She]_430-sybil had mentioned this to [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} on the previous day , and as in consequence of the strike , [he]_{7055-her father} was no longer occupied , [he]_{7055-her father} had proposed to accompany [[his]_{7055-her father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} on the morrow . Together therefore [they]_5566-they had walked until [they]_5566-they arrived at [the bridge]_{8242-the bridge} , it being then about two hours to noon , a little above [[their]_5566-they former residence]_{5568-their former residence} . Here [they]_5566-they were to separate . [Gerard]_430-sybil embraced [[his]_{7055-her father} daughter]_{1068-his daughter} with even more than usual tenderness ; and as [Sybil]_430-sybil crossed [the bridge]_{8242-the bridge} , [she]_430-sybil looked round at [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , and [her]_430-sybil glance caught [his]_{7055-her father} , turned for the same fond purpose . [Sybil]_430-sybil was not alone ; [Harold , who had ceased to gambol , but who had gained in stature , majesty and weight]_{5572-harold , who had ceased to gambol , but who had gained in stature , majesty and weight} what [he]_{5572-harold , who had ceased to gambol , but who had gained in stature , majesty and weight} [had lost of lithe and frolick grace]_{5573-had lost of lithe and frolick grace} , was by [her]_430-sybil side . [He]_{7055-her father} no longer danced before [[his]_{7055-her father} mistress]_{8364-his mistress} , coursed away and then returned , or vented [his]_{7055-her father} exuberant life in a thousand feats of playful vigour ; but sedate and observant , [he]_{7055-her father} was always at hand , ever sagacious , and seemed to watch [her]_430-sybil every glance . The day was beautiful , the scene was fair , the spot indeed was one which rendered the performance of gracious offices to [Sybil]_430-sybil doubly sweet . [She]_430-sybil ever begged of [the Lady Superior]_{5575-the lady superior} that [she]_430-sybil might be [[her]_430-sybil minister]_{5576-her minister} to [the cottages up [Dale]_249-dale]_{5577-the cottages up dale} . [They]_{5577-the cottages up dale} were full of familiar faces . It was a region endeared to [Sybil]_430-sybil by many memories of content and tenderness . And as [she]_430-sybil moved along to - day [her]_430-sybil heart was light , and the natural joyousness of [her]_430-sybil disposition , which so many adverse circumstances had tended to repress , was visible in [her]_430-sybil sunny face . [She]_430-sybil was happy about [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} . The invasion of [the miners]_{5018-the miners} , instead of prompting [him]_{7055-her father} as [she]_430-sybil had feared to some rash conduct , appeared to have filled [him]_{7055-her father} only with disgust . Even now [he]_{7055-her father} was occupied in a pursuit of order and peace , counselling prudence and protecting [the benevolent]_{5580-the benevolent} . [She]_430-sybil passed through a copse which skirted [those woods of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5581-those woods of mowbray} wherein [she]_430-sybil had once so often rambled with one whose image now hovered over [her]_430-sybil spirit . Ah ! what scenes and changes , dazzling and dark , had occurred since the careless though thoughtful days of [her]_430-sybil early girlhood ! [Sybil]_430-sybil mused : [she]_430-sybil recalled the moonlit hour when [Mr Franklin]_{509-mr franklin} first paid a visit to [[their]_5582-their cottage]_{8417-their cottage} , [their]_5582-their walks and wanderings , the expeditions which [she]_430-sybil planned and the explanations which [she]_430-sybil so artlessly gave [him]_{7055-her father} . [Her]_430-sybil memory wandered to [their]_5582-their meeting in [Westminster]_{64-westminster} , and all the scenes of sorrow and of softness of which it was [the herald]_{5584-the herald} . [Her]_430-sybil imagination raised before [her]_430-sybil in colours of light and life the morning , the terrible morning when [he]_{7055-her father} came to [her]_430-sybil desperate rescue ; [his]_{7055-her father} voice sounded in [her]_430-sybil ear ; [her]_430-sybil cheek glowed as [she]_430-sybil recalled [their]_5582-their tender farewell . It was past noon : [Sybil]_430-sybil had reached the term of [her]_430-sybil expedition , had visited [her]_430-sybil last charge ; [she]_430-sybil was emerging from [the hills]_{5585-the hills} into [the open country]_{5586-the open country} , and about to regain [the river road that would in time have conducted [her]_430-sybil to [the bridge]_{8242-the bridge}]_{5587-the river road that would in time have conducted her to the bridge} . On one side of [her]_430-sybil was [the moor]_{7067-the moor} , on the other a wood that was [the boundary of [Mowbray Park]_{254-mowbray park}]_{5590-the boundary of mowbray park} . And now [a number of women]_{5591-a number of women} met [her]_430-sybil , [some of whom [she]_430-sybil recognised]_{5592-some of whom she recognised} , and had [indeed visited earlier in the morning]_{5593-indeed visited earlier in the morning} . [Their]_{5591-a number of women} movements were disordered , distress and panic were expressed on [their]_{5591-a number of women} countenances . [Sybil]_430-sybil stopped , [she]_430-sybil spoke to [some]_1958-some , [the rest]_{1807-the rest} gathered around [her]_430-sybil . [The Hell - cats]_{5249-the hell - cats} were coming , [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} said ; [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} were on [the other side of [the river]_{6492-the river}]_{5560-the other side of the river} , burning [mills]_3434-mills , destroying all [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} could put [their]_{5249-the hell - cats} hands on , [man]_6203-man , [woman]_6168-woman and [child]_1849-child . [Sybil]_430-sybil , alarmed for [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} , put to [them]_{5249-the hell - cats} some questions , to which [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} gave incoherent answers . It was however clear that [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} had seen [no one]_{6145-no one} , and knew nothing of [their]_{5249-the hell - cats} own experience . The rumour had reached [them]_{5249-the hell - cats} that [the mob]_{5355-the mob} was advancing up [Dale]_249-dale , those who had apprised [them]_{5249-the hell - cats} had , according to [their]_{5249-the hell - cats} statement , absolutely witnessed the approach of [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} , and so [they]_{5249-the hell - cats} had locked up [[their]_{5249-the hell - cats} cottages]_{5607-their cottages} , crossed [the bridge]_{8242-the bridge} , and ran away to [the woods]_{6522-the woods} and [moor]_5610-moor . Under these circumstances , deeming that there might be much exaggeration , [Sybil]_430-sybil at length resolved to advance , and in a few minutes those whom [she]_430-sybil had encountered were out of sight . [She]_430-sybil patted [Harold]_625-harold , who looked up in [her]_430-sybil face and gave a bark , significant of [his]_625-harold approbation of [her]_430-sybil proceeding , and also of [his]_625-harold consciousness that something strange was going on . [She]_430-sybil had not proceeded very far before [two men on horseback , at full gallop]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} , met [her]_430-sybil . [They]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} pulled up directly [they]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} observed [her]_430-sybil , and said , “ [You]_430-sybil had better go back as fast as [you]_430-sybil can : [the mob]_{5355-the mob} is out , and coming up [Dale]_249-dale in great force . ”_{[5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop]} [Sybil]_430-sybil enquired , with much agitation , whether [they]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} had [themselves]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} seen [the people]_{914-the people} , and [they]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} replied that [they]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} had not , but that advices had been received from [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} of [their]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} approach , and as for [themselves]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} [they]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} were hurrying at [their]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} utmost speed to [a town ten miles off , where [they]_{5611-two men on horseback , at full gallop} understood [some yeomanry]_{5614-some yeomanry} were stationed , and to whom [the Mayor of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{1793-the mayor of mowbray} had last night sent a despatch : [Sybil]_430-sybil would have enquired whether there were time for [her]_430-sybil to reach [the bridge]_{8242-the bridge} and join [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} at [the factory of [Trafford]_{427-mr trafford}]_{5618-the factory of trafford}]_{5613-a town ten miles off , where they understood some yeomanry were stationed , and to whom the mayor of mowbray had last night sent a despatch : sybil would have enquired whether there were time for her to reach the bridge and join her father at the factory of trafford} , but [the horsemen]_{8520-the horsemen} were impatient and rode off . Still [she]_430-sybil determined to proceed . All that [she]_430-sybil now aimed at was to reach [Gerard]_430-sybil and share [his]_{7055-her father} fate . [A boat]_{5620-a boat} put across [the river]_{6492-the river} ; [two men]_{6712-two men} and [a crowd of women]_{7971-a crowd of women} . [The mob]_{5355-the mob} had been seen ; at least there was positively [one person present who had distinguished [them]_{5355-the mob} in the extreme distance , or rather the cloud of dust which [they]_{5355-the mob} created]_{5625-one person present who had distinguished them in the extreme distance , or rather the cloud of dust which they created} ; there were dreadful stories of [their]_{5355-the mob} violence and devastation . It was understood that a body meant to attack [[Trafford]_690-ursula ’s works]_{2266-trafford ’s works} , but , as [the narrator]_{5627-the narrator} added , it was very probable that the greater part would cross [the bridge]_{8242-the bridge} and so on to [the Moor]_{7067-the moor} , where [they]_{5355-the mob} would hold a meeting . [Sybil]_430-sybil would fain have crossed in [the boat]_{5630-the boat} , but there was [no one]_{6145-no one} to assist [her]_430-sybil . [They]_{5355-the mob} had escaped , and meant to lose no time in finding [a place of refuge]_{5632-a place of refuge} for the moment . [They]_{5355-the mob} were sure if [they]_{5355-the mob} recrossed now , [they]_{5355-the mob} must meet [the mob]_{5355-the mob} . [They]_{5355-the mob} were about to leave [her]_430-sybil , [Sybil]_430-sybil in infinite distress , when [a lady driving [herself]_{5634-a lady driving herself in a pony carriage , with a couple of grooms} in [a pony carriage]_{5635-a pony carriage} , with a couple of grooms]_{5634-a lady driving herself in a pony carriage , with a couple of grooms} behind [her]_{5634-a lady driving herself in a pony carriage , with a couple of grooms} mounted also on [ponies of the same form and colour]_{5636-ponies of the same form and colour} , came up from the direction of [the Moor]_{221-the moor} , and observing [the group]_{5637-the group} and [Sybil]_430-sybil much agitated , pulled up and enquired the cause . [One of [the men]_{7036-the men} , frequently interrupted by [all the women]_{5640-all the women}]_{5638-one of the men , frequently interrupted by all the women} , immediately entered into a narrative of the state of affairs for which [the lady]_{1910-the lady} was evidently quite unprepared , for [her]_{1910-the lady} alarm was considerable . “ And [this young person]_{10682-this young person} will persist in crossing over , ”_{[6600-the man]} continued [the man]_{6600-the man} . “ It ’s nothing less than madness . [I]_{6600-the man} tell [her]_{10682-this young person} [she]_{10682-this young person} will meet instant death or worse . ”_{[6600-the man]} “ It seems to [me]_{1910-the lady} very rash , ”_{[1910-the lady]} said [the lady]_{1910-the lady} in a kind tone , and who seemed to recognise [her]_{1910-the lady} . “ Alas ! what am [I]_430-sybil to do ! ”_[430-sybil] exclaimed [Sybil]_430-sybil . “ [I]_430-sybil left [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} at [Mr Trafford ’s]_{427-mr trafford} ! ”_[430-sybil] “ Well , [we]_5647-we have no time to lose , ”_{[6600-the man]} said [the man]_{6600-the man} , whose companion had now fastened [the boat]_{5630-the boat} to [the bank]_{5536-the bank} , and so wishing [them]_5647-we good morning , and followed by the whole of [his]_{6600-the man} cargo , [they]_5647-we went on [their]_5647-we way . But just at this moment [a gentleman , mounted on a very knowing little cob]_{5648-a gentleman , mounted on a very knowing little cob} , came cantering up , exclaiming , as [he]_{5648-a gentleman , mounted on a very knowing little cob} reached [the pony carriage]_{5649-the pony carriage} , “ [[My]_{5648-a gentleman , mounted on a very knowing little cob} dear]_{6049-my dear} [Joan]_{403-lady joan} , [I]_{5648-a gentleman , mounted on a very knowing little cob} am looking after [you]_{403-lady joan} . [I]_{5648-a gentleman , mounted on a very knowing little cob} have been in the greatest alarm for [you]_{403-lady joan} . There are riots on [the other side of [the river]_{6492-the river}]_{5560-the other side of the river} , and [I]_{5648-a gentleman , mounted on a very knowing little cob} was afraid [you]_{403-lady joan} might have crossed [the bridge]_{8242-the bridge} . ”_{[5648-a gentleman , mounted on a very knowing little cob]} Upon this , [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} related to [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} how [she]_{403-lady joan} had just become acquainted with the intelligence , and then [they]_5647-we conversed together for a moment or so in a whisper : when turning round to [Sybil]_430-sybil , [she]_{403-lady joan} said , “ [I]_{403-lady joan} think [you]_430-sybil had really better come [home]_6104-home with [us]_5647-we till affairs are a little more quiet . ”_{[403-lady joan]} “ [You]_430-sybil are most kind , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ but if [I]_430-sybil could get back to [the town]_{1349-the town} through [Mowbray Park]_{254-mowbray park} , [I]_430-sybil think [I]_430-sybil might do something for [[my]_430-sybil father]_{1718-my father} ! ”_[430-sybil] “ [We]_5647-we are going to [the Castle]_{243-the castle} through [the park]_{6209-the park} at this moment , ”_{[7896-the gentleman]} said [the gentleman]_{7896-the gentleman} . “ [You]_430-sybil had better come with [us]_5647-we . There [you]_430-sybil will at least be safe , and perhaps [we]_5647-we shall be able to do something for [the good people]_{10692-the good people} in trouble over [the water]_{10693-the water} , ”_{[7896-the gentleman]} and so saying , nodding to [a groom who , advancing , held [his]_{5651-a groom who , advancing , held his cob} cob]_{5651-a groom who , advancing , held his cob} , [the gentleman]_{7896-the gentleman} dismounted , and approaching [Sybil]_430-sybil with great courtesy , said , “ [I]_{7896-the gentleman} think [we]_5647-we ought all of [us]_5647-we to know [each other]_{6085-each other} . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [myself]_{7896-the gentleman} had once the pleasure of meeting [you]_430-sybil , [I]_{7896-the gentleman} think , at [Mr Trafford]_{427-mr trafford} ’s . It is a long time ago , but , ”_{[7896-the gentleman]} [he]_{7896-the gentleman} added in a subdued tone , “ [you]_430-sybil are not [a person to forget]_{10695-a person to forget} . ”_{[7896-the gentleman]} [Sybil]_430-sybil was insensible to [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} ’s gallantry , but alarmed and perplexed , [she]_430-sybil yielded to the representations of [himself]_{270-mr mountchesney} and [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} , and got into [the phaeton]_{5653-the phaeton} . Turning from [the river]_{6492-the river} , [they]_5655-they pursued [a road]_{5656-a road} which entered after a short progress into [the park]_{6209-the park} , [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} cantering on before [them]_5655-they , [Harold]_625-harold following . [They]_5655-they took [their]_5655-they way for about a mile through [a richly - wooded demesne]_{5658-a richly - wooded demesne} , [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} addressing many observations with great kindness to [Sybil]_430-sybil , and frequently endeavouring , though in vain , to distract [her]_430-sybil agitated thoughts , till [they]_5655-they at length emerged from the more covered parts into [extensive lawns]_{5659-extensive lawns} , while on a rising ground which [they]_5655-they rapidly approached rose [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} , [a modern castellated building , raised in a style not remarkable for [its]_{71-mowbray castle} taste or correctness , but vast , grand , and imposing]_{5660-a modern castellated building , raised in a style not remarkable for its taste or correctness , but vast , grand , and imposing} . “ And now , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} , riding up to [them]_5655-they and addressing [Sybil]_430-sybil , “ [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} will send off [a scout]_{10696-a scout} immediately for news of [[your]_430-sybil father]_{1372-your father} . In the mean time let [us]_5655-they believe the best ! ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} [Sybil]_430-sybil thanked [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} with cordiality , and then [she]_430-sybil entered — [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} . Less than an hour after the arrival of [Sybil]_430-sybil at [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle} the scout that [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} had sent off to gather news returned , and with intelligence of the triumph of [Gerard]_430-sybil ’s eloquence , that all had ended happily , and that [the people]_{914-the people} were dispersing and returning to [the town]_{1349-the town} . Kind as was the reception accorded to [Sybil]_430-sybil by [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} and [[her]_{402-lord marney} daughter]_{6185-her daughter} on [her]_430-sybil arrival , the remembrance of the perilous position of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} had totally disqualified [her]_430-sybil from responding to [their]_5665-their advances . Acquainted with the cause of [her]_430-sybil anxiety and depression and sympathising with womanly softness with [her]_430-sybil distress , nothing could be more considerate than [their]_5665-their behaviour . It touched [Sybil]_430-sybil much , and [she]_430-sybil regretted the harsh thoughts that irresistible circumstances had forced [her]_430-sybil to cherish [respecting persons , who , now that [she]_430-sybil saw [them]_{5666-respecting persons , who , now that she saw them in their domestic and unaffected hour} in [their]_{5666-respecting persons , who , now that she saw them in their domestic and unaffected hour} domestic and unaffected hour]_{5666-respecting persons , who , now that she saw them in their domestic and unaffected hour} , had apparently many qualities to conciliate and to charm . When the good news arrived of [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} ’s safety , and safety achieved in a manner so flattering to [a daughter]_{2246-a daughter} ’s pride , it came upon a heart predisposed to warmth and kindness and all [her]_430-sybil feelings opened . The tears stood in [her]_430-sybil beautiful eyes , and they were tears not only of tenderness but gratitude . [Fortunately Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} was at the moment absent , and as the question of the controverted inheritance was a secret to [every member of [the family]_{883-the family}]_{5669-every member of the family} except [himself]_{7055-her father} , the name of [Gerard]_430-sybil excited no invidious sensation in the circle . [Sybil]_430-sybil was willing to please and to be pleased : [every one]_{6142-every one} was captivated by [her]_430-sybil beauty , [her]_430-sybil grace , [her]_430-sybil picturesque expression and sweet simplicity . [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} serenely smiled and frequently when unobserved viewed [her]_430-sybil through [her]_{402-lord marney} eyeglass . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} , much softened by marriage , would show [her]_{403-lady joan} [the castle]_{7426-the castle} ; [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} was in ecstasies with all that [Sybil]_430-sybil said or did : while [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} who had thought of little else but [Sybil]_430-sybil ever since [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} ’s report of [her]_{404-lady maud} seraphic singing , and who had not let four - and - twenty hours go by without discovering , with all the practised art of [St James ’]_{56-st james ’s street} , the name and residence of [the unknown fair]_{5673-the unknown fair} , flattered [himself]_{270-mr mountchesney} [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} was making great play when [Sybil]_430-sybil , moved by [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} great kindness , distinguished [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} by frequent notice . [They]_5674-they had viewed [the castle]_{7426-the castle} , [they]_5674-they were in [the music - room]_{5676-the music - room} , [Sybil]_430-sybil had been prevailed upon , though with reluctance , to sing . Some Spanish church music which [she]_430-sybil found there called forth all [her]_430-sybil powers : all was happiness , delight , rapture , [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} in a frenzy of friendship , [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} convinced that [the country in August]_{5022-the country in august} might be delightful , and [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} almost gay because [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} was pleased . [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} had been left in [[her]_{402-lord marney} boudoir]_{1275-her boudoir} with the “ Morning Post . ”_[430-sybil] [Sybil]_430-sybil had just finished a ravishing air , there was a murmur of luncheon — when suddenly [Harold]_625-harold , who had persisted in following [[his]_625-harold mistress]_{8364-his mistress} and whom [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} had gallantly introduced into [the music - room]_{5676-the music - room} , rose and coming forward from the corner in which [he]_625-harold reposed , barked violently . “ How now ! ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “ [Harold]_625-harold ! ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil in a tone of remonstrance and surprise . But the dog not only continued to bark but even howled . At this moment [the groom of [the chambers]_{2008-the chambers}]_{2007-the groom of the chambers} entered [the room]_{798-the room} abruptly and with a face of mystery said that [he]_{2007-the groom of the chambers} wished to speak with [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . [That gentleman]_{10181-that gentleman} immediately withdrew . [He]_{10181-that gentleman} was absent some little time , the dog very agitated ; [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} becoming disquieted , when [he]_{10181-that gentleman} returned . [His]_{10181-that gentleman} changed air struck the vigilant eye of [[his]_{10181-that gentleman} wife]_{6766-his wife} . “ What has happened [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} ? ”_{[6766-his wife]} [she]_{6766-his wife} said . “ Oh ! do n’t be alarmed , ”_{[10181-that gentleman]} [he]_{10181-that gentleman} replied with an obvious affectation of ease . “ There are [some troublesome people in [the park]_{6209-the park}]_{10698-some troublesome people in the park} ; [stragglers]_{10700-stragglers} [I]_{10181-that gentleman} suppose from [the rioters]_{9526-the rioters} . [The gate - keeper]_{10702-the gate - keeper} ought not to have let [them]_{10698-some troublesome people in the park} pass . [I]_{10181-that gentleman} have given directions to [Bentley]_{764-mr bentley} what to do , if [they]_{10698-some troublesome people in the park} come to [the castle]_{7426-the castle} . ”_{[10181-that gentleman]} “ Let [us]_5686-us go to [mama]_3180-mama , ”_{[403-lady joan]} said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . And [they]_5686-us were all about leaving [the music - room]_{5676-the music - room} , when [a servant]_{1292-a servant} came running in and called out “ [Mr Bentley]_{764-mr bentley} told [me]_{1292-a servant} to say , [sir]_1375-sir , [they]_{10698-some troublesome people in the park} are in sight . ”_{[1292-a servant]} “ Very well , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} in a calm tone but changing colour . “ [You]_{403-lady joan} had better go to [[your]_{403-lady joan} mama]_{10706-your mama} , [Joan]_{403-lady joan} , and take [Maud]_{404-lady maud} and [[our]_5686-us friend]_{2541-our friend} with [you]_{403-lady joan} . [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} will stay below for a while , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} and notwithstanding the remonstrances of [[his]_{270-mr mountchesney} wife]_{6766-his wife} , [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} went to [the hall]_{3150-the hall} . “ [I]_{5691-the house steward} do n’t know what to do , [sir]_1375-sir , ”_{[5691-the house steward]} said [the house steward]_{5691-the house steward} . “ [They]_{10698-some troublesome people in the park} are [a very strong party]_{10709-a very strong party} . ”_{[5691-the house steward]} “ Close all the windows , lock and bar all the doors , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “ [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} am frightened , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} continued , “ about [[your]_{403-lady joan} lord]_{10710-your lord} . [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} fear [he]_{10710-your lord} may fall in with [these people]_{1297-these people} . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ [[My]_{764-mr bentley} lord]_{6037-my lord} is at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , ”_{[764-mr bentley]} said [Mr Bentley]_{764-mr bentley} . “ [He]_{6037-my lord} must have heard of [this mob there]_{10713-this mob there} . ”_{[764-mr bentley]} And now emerging from [the plantations]_{5692-the plantations} and entering on [the lawns]_{5693-the lawns} , the force and description of [the invading party]_{5694-the invading party} were easier to distinguish . [They]_{5694-the invading party} were numerous , though consisting of only a section of [the original expedition]_{5695-the original expedition} , for [Gerard]_430-sybil had collected a great portion of [the Mowbray men]_{10643-the mowbray men} , and [they]_{5694-the invading party} preferred being under [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} command to following [a stranger whom [they]_{5694-the invading party} did not much like on a somewhat licentious adventure of which [[their]_{5694-the invading party} natural leader]_{5698-their natural leader} disapproved . [The invading section]_{5699-the invading section} therefore were principally composed of Hell - cats , though singular enough Morley of [all men in [the world]_{6016-the world}]_{5700-all men in the world}]_{5697-a stranger whom they did not much like on a somewhat licentious adventure of which their natural leader disapproved . the invading section therefore were principally composed of hell - cats , though singular enough morley of all men in the world} accompanied [them]_{5694-the invading party} , attended by [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , [Dandy Mick]_440-mick , and [others of that youthful class of which these last]_{5702-others of that youthful class of which these last} were [the idols]_{5703-the idols} and [heroes]_9960-heroes . There were perhaps [eighteen hundred or two thousand persons armed with bars and bludgeons]_{5705-eighteen hundred or two thousand persons armed with bars and bludgeons} , in general [a grimy crew , whose dress and appearance revealed the kind of labour to which [they]_{5694-the invading party} were accustomed . The difference between [them]_{5694-the invading party} and [the minority of [Mowbray operatives]_{5708-mowbray operatives}]_{5707-the minority of mowbray operatives}]_{5706-a grimy crew , whose dress and appearance revealed the kind of labour to which they were accustomed . the difference between them and the minority of mowbray operatives} was instantly recognizable . When [they]_{5694-the invading party} perceived [the castle]_{7426-the castle} [this dreadful band]_{5710-this dreadful band} gave a ferocious shout . [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} showed blood ; [she]_{402-lord marney} was composed and courageous . [She]_{402-lord marney} observed [the mob]_{5355-the mob} from the window , and re - assuring [[her]_{402-lord marney} daughters]_{6187-her daughters} and [Sybil]_430-sybil [she]_{402-lord marney} said [she]_{402-lord marney} would go down and speak to [them]_{5355-the mob} . [She]_{402-lord marney} was on the point of leaving [the room]_{798-the room} with this object when [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} entered and hearing [her]_{402-lord marney} purpose , dissuaded [her]_{402-lord marney} from attempting it . “ Leave all to [me]_{270-mr mountchesney} , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} said ; “ and make [yourselves]_{5355-the mob} quite easy ; [they]_{5355-the mob} will go away , [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} am certain [they]_{5355-the mob} will go away , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} and [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} again quitted [them]_{5355-the mob} . In the meantime [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} and [[her]_{402-lord marney} friends]_{8571-her friends} observed the proceedings below . When [the main body]_{5715-the main body} had advanced within a few hundred yards of [the castle]_{7426-the castle} , [they]_{5715-the main body} halted and seated [themselves]_{5715-the main body} on the turf . This step re - assured [the garrison]_{5717-the garrison} : it was generally held to indicate that the intentions of [the invaders]_{4647-the invaders} were not of a very settled or hostile character ; that [they]_{4647-the invaders} had visited [the place]_{3129-the place} probably in a spirit of frolic , and if met with tact and civility might ultimately be induced to retire from [it]_{3129-the place} without much annoyance . This was evidently the opinion of [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} from the first , and when [an uncouth being on a white mule]_{5720-an uncouth being on a white mule} , attended by [twenty or thirty miners]_{5721-twenty or thirty miners} , advanced to [the castle]_{7426-the castle} and asked for [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} met [them]_{5355-the mob} with kindness , saying that [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} regretted [[his]_{270-mr mountchesney} father - in - law]_{1070-his father - in - law} was absent , expressed [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} readiness to represent [him]_{1070-his father - in - law} , and enquired [their]_{5355-the mob} pleasure . [His]_{270-mr mountchesney} courteous bearing evidently had an influence on [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} , who dropping [his]_{8200-the bishop} usual brutal tone mumbled something about [his]_{8200-the bishop} wish to drink [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} ’s health . “ [You]_{5355-the mob} shall all drink [his]_{1070-his father - in - law} health , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} humouring [him]_{8200-the bishop} , and [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} gave directions that a couple of barrels of ale should be broached in the park before [the castle]_{7426-the castle} . [The Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} was pleased , [the people]_{914-the people} were in good humour , [some men]_{5728-some men} began dancing , it seemed that the cloud had blown over , and [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} sent up a bulletin to [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} that all danger was past and that [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} hoped in ten minutes [they]_{5355-the mob} would all have disappeared . The ten minutes had expired : [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} was still drinking ale , and [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} still making civil speeches and keeping [[his]_{270-mr mountchesney} immediate attendants]_{5730-his immediate attendants} in humour . “ [I]_{402-lord marney} wish [they]_{5355-the mob} would go , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . “ How wonderfully [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} has managed [them]_{5355-the mob} , ”_{[403-lady joan]} said [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} . “ After all , ”_{[404-lady maud]} said [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} , “ it must be confessed that [the people]_{914-the people} — ”_{[404-lady maud]} [Her]_{404-lady maud} sentence was interrupted ; [Harold who had been shut out but who had laid down without quietly , though moaning at intervals]_{5731-harold who had been shut out but who had laid down without quietly , though moaning at intervals} , now sprang at the door with so much force that it trembled on its hinges , while the dog again barked with renewed violence . [Sybil]_430-sybil went to [him]_{270-mr mountchesney} : [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} seized [her]_430-sybil dress with [his]_{270-mr mountchesney} teeth and would have pulled [her]_430-sybil away . Suddenly uncouth and mysterious sounds were heard , there was a loud shriek , the gong in the hail thundered , the great alarum - bell of [the tower]_{5732-the tower} sounded without , and [the housekeeper]_{4715-the housekeeper} followed by [the female domestics]_{5734-the female domestics} rushed into [the room]_{798-the room} . “ O ! [[my]_5736-us lady]_{10715-my lady} , [[my]_5736-us lady]_{10715-my lady} , ”_[5736-us] [they]_5736-us all exclaimed at the same time , “ the Hell - cats are breaking into [the castle]_{7426-the castle} . ”_[5736-us] Before [any one of [the terrified company]_{5738-the terrified company}]_{5737-any one of the terrified company} could reply , the voice of [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} was heard . [He]_{270-mr mountchesney} was approaching [them]_5736-us ; [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} was no longer calm . [He]_{270-mr mountchesney} hurried into [the room]_{798-the room} ; [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} was pale , evidently greatly alarmed . “ [I]_{270-mr mountchesney} have come to [you]_{10715-my lady} , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} said ; “ [these fellows]_{7292-these fellows} have got in below . While there is time and [we]_10719-we can manage [them]_{7292-these fellows} , [you]_{10715-my lady} must leave [the place]_{3129-the place} . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ [I]_{402-lord marney} am ready for anything . ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . [Lady Joan]_{403-lady joan} and [Lady Maud]_{404-lady maud} wrung [their]_5736-us hands in frantic terror . [Sybil]_430-sybil very pale said “ Let [me]_430-sybil go down ; [I]_430-sybil may know [some of [these men]_{6055-these men}]_{10721-some of these men} . ”_[430-sybil] “ No , no , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “ [They]_{10721-some of these men} are [not Mowbray people]_{10723-not mowbray people} . It would not be safe . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} Dreadful sounds were now heard ; a blending of shouts and oaths and hideous merriment . [Their]_5736-us hearts trembled . “ [The mob]_{5355-the mob} are in [the house]_{6598-the house} , [sir]_1375-sir , ”_{[764-mr bentley]} called out [Mr Bentley]_{764-mr bentley} rushing up to [them]_5736-us . “ [They]_{5355-the mob} say [they]_{5355-the mob} will see everything . ”_{[764-mr bentley]} “ Let [them]_{5355-the mob} see everything , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , “ but make a condition that [they]_{5355-the mob} first let [us]_5736-us go . Try [Alfred]_{270-mr mountchesney} , try to manage [them]_{5355-the mob} before [they]_{5355-the mob} are utterly ungovernable . ”_{[402-lord marney]} [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} again left [them]_5736-us on this desperate mission . [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} and [all the women]_{5640-all the women} remained in [the chamber]_{815-the chamber} . Not a word was spoken : the silence was complete . [Even the maid - servants]_{5742-even the maid - servants} had ceased to sigh and sob . A feeling something like desperation was stealing over [them]_5736-us . The dreadful sounds continued increased . [They]_5736-us seemed to approach nearer . It was impossible to distinguish a word , and yet [their]_5736-us import was frightful and ferocious . “ [Lord]_10727-lord have mercy on [us]_5736-us all ! ”_{[4715-the housekeeper]} exclaimed [the housekeeper]_{4715-the housekeeper} unable to restrain [herself]_{4715-the housekeeper} . [The maids]_{5744-the maids} began to cry . After an absence of about five minutes [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} again hurried in and leading away [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [he]_{270-mr mountchesney} said , “ [You]_{402-lord marney} have n’t a moment to lose . Follow [us]_5736-us ! ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} There was a general rush , and following [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} [they]_5736-us passed rapidly through [several apartments]_{5745-several apartments} , the fearful noises every moment increasing , until [they]_5736-us reached [the library]_{6677-the library} which opened on [the terrace]_{5747-the terrace} . The windows were broken , [the terrace]_{5747-the terrace} crowded with [people]_2341-people , [several of [the mob]_{5355-the mob}]_{5750-several of the mob} were in [the room]_{798-the room} , even [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} cried out and fell back . “ Come on , ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} said [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} . “ [The mob]_{5355-the mob} have possession of [the castle]_{7426-the castle} . It is [our]_5736-us only chance . ”_{[270-mr mountchesney]} “ But [the mob]_{5355-the mob} are here , ”_{[402-lord marney]} said [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} much terrified . “ [I]_430-sybil see some [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} faces , ”_[430-sybil] cried [Sybil]_430-sybil springing forward , with a flashing eye and glowing cheek . “ [Bamford]_765-bamford and [Samuel Carr]_{766-samuel carr} : [Bamford]_765-bamford , if [you]_765-bamford be [[my]_430-sybil father ’s friend]_{10731-my father ’s friend} , aid [us]_5736-us now ; and [Samuel Carr]_{766-samuel carr} , [I]_430-sybil was with [[your]_765-bamford mother]_{8775-your mother} this morning : did [she]_{8775-your mother} think [I]_430-sybil should meet [[her]_{8775-your mother} son]_{6154-her son} thus ? No , [you]_765-bamford shall not enter , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil advancing . [They]_5753-they recognised [her]_430-sybil , [they]_5753-they paused . “ [I]_430-sybil know [you]_765-bamford , [Couchman]_767-couchman ; [you]_765-bamford told [us]_5736-us once at [the Convent]_{7086-the convent} that [we]_5736-us might summon [you]_765-bamford in [our]_5736-us need . [I]_430-sybil summon [you]_765-bamford now . O , [men]_803-men , [men]_803-men ! ”_[430-sybil] [she]_430-sybil exclaimed , clasping [her]_430-sybil hands . “ What is this ? Are [you]_765-bamford led away by [strangers]_{2312-strangers} to such deeds ? Why , [I]_430-sybil know [you]_765-bamford all ! [You]_765-bamford came here to aid , [I]_430-sybil am sure , and not to harm . Guard [these ladies]_{7288-these ladies} ; save [them]_{7288-these ladies} from [these foreigners]_{10739-these foreigners} ! There ’s [Butler]_768-butler , [he]_768-butler ’ll go with [us]_5736-us , and [Godfrey Wells]_468-godfrey . Shall it be said [you]_765-bamford let [[your]_765-bamford neighbours]_{5027-your neighbours} be plundered and assailed by [strangers]_{2312-strangers} and never tried to shield [them]_{5027-your neighbours} ? Now , [[my]_430-sybil good friends]_{10409-my good friends} , [I]_430-sybil entreat , [I]_430-sybil adjure [you]_765-bamford , [Butler]_768-butler , [Wells]_468-godfrey , [Couchman]_767-couchman , what would [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard say , [[your]_765-bamford friend]_{1696-your friend} that [you]_765-bamford have so often followed , if [he]_424-gerard saw this ? ”_[430-sybil] “ [Gerard]_424-gerard forever ! ”_{[767-couchman]} shouted [Couchman]_767-couchman . “ [Gerard]_424-gerard forever ! ”_{[5754-a hundred voices]} exclaimed [a hundred voices]_{5754-a hundred voices} . “ ‘ Tis [[his]_424-gerard blessed daughter]_{10744-his blessed daughter} , ”_{[6174-others]} said [others]_6174-others ; “ ‘ tis [Sybil]_430-sybil , [[our]_10745-our angel]_{10746-our angel} [Sybil]_430-sybil . ”_{[6174-others]} “ Stand by [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil . ”_[430-sybil] [Sybil]_430-sybil had made [her]_430-sybil way upon [the terrace]_{5747-the terrace} , and had collected around [her]_430-sybil a knot of [stout followers , who , whatever may have been [their]_{5757-stout followers , who , whatever may have been their original motive , were now resolved to do her bidding} original motive , were now resolved to do [her]_430-sybil bidding]_{5757-stout followers , who , whatever may have been their original motive , were now resolved to do her bidding} . The object of [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} was to descend the side - step of [the terrace]_{5747-the terrace} and again [the flower - garden]_{5759-the flower - garden} , from whence there were means of escape . But [the throng]_{5760-the throng} was still too fierce to permit [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} and [[her]_{402-lord marney} companions]_{7049-her companions} to attempt the passage , and all that [Sybil]_430-sybil and [[her]_430-sybil followers]_{5762-her followers} could at present do , was to keep [the mob]_{5355-the mob} off from entering [the library]_{6677-the library} , and to exert [themselves]_{5355-the mob} to obtain [fresh recruits]_{5765-fresh recruits} . At this moment an unexpected aid arrived . “ Keep back there ! [I]_{484-mr st lys} call upon [you]_10747-you in the name of [God]_398-god to keep back ! ”_{[484-mr st lys]} exclaimed a voice of one struggling and communing with [the rioters]_{9526-the rioters} , a voice which all immediately recognised . It was that of [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . [Charles Gardner]_{769-charles gardner} , “ [I]_{769-charles gardner} have been [[your]_10747-you friend]_{1696-your friend} . The aid [I]_{769-charles gardner} gave [you]_10747-you was often supplied to [me]_{769-charles gardner} by [this house]_{2238-this house} . Why are [you]_10747-you here ? ”_{[769-charles gardner]} “ For no evil purpose , [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} . [I]_{484-mr st lys} came as [others]_6174-others did , to see what was going on . ”_{[484-mr st lys]} “ Then [you]_10747-you see a deed of darkness . Struggle against it . Aid [me]_{769-charles gardner} and [Philip Warner]_493-warner in this work ; it will support [you]_10747-you at the judgment . [Tressel]_770-tressel , [Tressel]_770-tressel , stand by [me]_{769-charles gardner} and [Warner]_493-warner . That ’s good , that ’s right ! And [you]_10747-you too , [Daventry]_771-daventry , and [you]_10747-you , and [you]_10747-you . [I]_{769-charles gardner} knew [you]_10747-you would wash [your]_10747-you hands of this fell deed . It is not [Mowbray men who would do this]_{10751-mowbray men who would do this} . That ’s right , that ’s right ! Form [a band]_{10752-a band} . Good again . There ’s not [a man that joins [us]_10754-us now who does not make [a friend for life]_{10755-a friend for life}]_{10753-a man that joins us now who does not make a friend for life} . ”_{[769-charles gardner]} [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} had been in [the neighbourhood]_{2352-the neighbourhood} when the news of the visit of [the mob]_{5355-the mob} to [the castle]_{7426-the castle} reached [him]_{484-mr st lys} . [He]_{484-mr st lys} anticipated the perilous consequences . [He]_{484-mr st lys} hastened immediately to the scene of action . [He]_{484-mr st lys} had met [[Warner]_493-warner the handloom weaver in [his]_493-warner way]_{5770-warner the handloom weaver in his way} , and enlisted [his]_493-warner powerful influence with [the people on [his]_493-warner side]_{5771-the people on his side} . [The respective bands of [Sybil]_430-sybil and [Mr St Lys]_{484-mr st lys}]_{5772-the respective bands of sybil and mr st lys} in time contrived to join . [Their]_{5772-the respective bands of sybil and mr st lys} numbers were no longer contemptible ; [they]_{5772-the respective bands of sybil and mr st lys} were animated by the words and presence of [[their]_{5772-the respective bands of sybil and mr st lys} leaders]_{4169-their leaders} : [St Lys]_{484-mr st lys} struggling in [their]_{5772-the respective bands of sybil and mr st lys} midst ; [Sybil]_430-sybil maintaining [her]_430-sybil position on [the terrace]_{5747-the terrace} , and inciting all around [her]_430-sybil to courage and energy . [The multitude]_{1200-the multitude} were kept back , the passage to the side - steps of [the terrace]_{5747-the terrace} was clear . “ Now , ”_[430-sybil] said [Sybil]_430-sybil , and [she]_430-sybil encouraged [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [[her]_{402-lord marney} daughters]_{6187-her daughters} , and [followers]_{5778-followers} to advance . It was a fearful struggle to maintain the communication , but it was a successful one . [They]_{5772-the respective bands of sybil and mr st lys} proceeded breathless and trembling , until [they]_{5772-the respective bands of sybil and mr st lys} reached what was commonly called [the Grotto]_{5779-the grotto} , but which was in fact a subterranean way excavated through [a hill]_{5780-a hill} and leading to [the bank of [a river]_{5782-a river} where there were [boats]_5783-boats]_{5781-the bank of a river where there were boats} . The entrance of [this tunnel]_{5784-this tunnel} was guarded by an iron gate , and [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} had secured the key . The gate was opened , [Warner]_493-warner and [[his]_493-warner friends]_{6161-his friends} made almost superhuman efforts at this moment to keep back [the multitude]_{1200-the multitude} , [Lady de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} and [[her]_{402-lord marney} daughters]_{6187-her daughters} had passed through , when there came one of those violent undulations usual in [mobs]_5788-mobs , and which was occasioned by a sudden influx of [persons attracted by what was occurring]_{5789-persons attracted by what was occurring} , and [Sybil]_430-sybil and [those who immediately surrounded [her]_430-sybil and were guarding [the retreat]_{5791-the retreat}]_{5790-those who immediately surrounded her and were guarding the retreat} were carried far away . The gate was closed , [the rest of [the party]_{1011-the party}]_{5792-the rest of the party} had passed , but [Sybil]_430-sybil was left , and found [herself]_430-sybil entirely among [strangers]_{2312-strangers} . In the meantime [the castle]_{7426-the castle} was in possession of [the mob]_{5355-the mob} . The first great rush was to [the cellars]_{7131-the cellars} : [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} [himself]_{8200-the bishop} headed this onset , nor did [he]_{8200-the bishop} rest until [he]_{8200-the bishop} was seated among [the prime binns of [the noble proprietor]_{5800-the noble proprietor}]_{5799-the prime binns of the noble proprietor} . This was not a crisis of corkscrews ; the heads of the bottles were knocked off with the same promptitude and dexterity as if they were shelling nuts or decapitating shrimps : the choicest wines of [Christendom]_{30-christendom} were poured down the thirsty throats that ale and spirits had hitherto only stimulated ; [Tummas]_541-tummas was swallowing [Burgundy]_772-burgundy ; [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} had got hold of a batch of tokay ; while [the Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} [himself]_{8200-the bishop} seated on the ground and leaning against an arch , the long perspective of [the cellars]_{7131-the cellars} full of [rapacious figures brandishing bottles and torches]_{5803-rapacious figures brandishing bottles and torches} , alternately quaffed [some very old Port and some Madeira of many voyages]_{5804-some very old port and some madeira of many voyages} , and was making up [his]_{8200-the bishop} mind as to [their]_{5804-some very old port and some madeira of many voyages} respective and relative merits . While [the cellars]_{7131-the cellars} and [offices]_5806-offices were thus occupied , [bands]_5807-bands were parading [the gorgeous saloons]_{5808-the gorgeous saloons} and gazing with wonderment on [their]_5807-bands decorations and furniture . [Some grimy ruffians]_{5809-some grimy ruffians} had thrown [themselves]_{5809-some grimy ruffians} with disdainful delight on the satin couches and the state beds : [others]_6174-others rifled the cabinets with an idea that [they]_6174-others must be full of money , and finding little in [their]_6174-others way , had strewn [their]_6174-others contents — papers and books and works of art over the floors of [the apartments]_{6358-the apartments} ; sometimes [a band who had escaped from below with booty]_{5812-a band who had escaped from below with booty} came up to consummate [their]_{5812-a band who had escaped from below with booty} orgies in the magnificence of [the dwelling rooms]_{6491-the dwelling rooms} . Among these were [Nixon]_{513-master nixon} and [[his]_{513-master nixon} friends]_{6161-his friends} , who stared at the pictures and stood before the tall mirrors with still greater astonishment . Indeed many of [them]_{5804-some very old port and some madeira of many voyages} had never seen an ordinary looking - glass in [their]_{5804-some very old port and some madeira of many voyages} lives . “ ‘ Tis [Natur]_742-natur ! ”_{[513-master nixon]} said [Master Nixon]_{513-master nixon} surveying [himself]_{513-master nixon} , and turning to [Juggins]_515-juggins . [Many of these last]_{5815-many of these last} grew frantic , and finished [their]_{5815-many of these last} debauch by the destruction of everything around [them]_{5815-many of these last} . But while these scenes of brutal riot were occurring there was [one select but resolute band who shared in none of these excesses]_{5816-one select but resolute band who shared in none of these excesses} . [Morley]_423-morley , followed by [half a dozen Mowbray lads]_{5817-half a dozen mowbray lads} and [two chosen Hell - cats , leaving all the confusion below]_{5818-two chosen hell - cats , leaving all the confusion below} , had ascended [the great staircase]_{5819-the great staircase} , traced [his]_423-morley way down [a corridor]_{5820-a corridor} to [the winding steps of [the Round Tower]_{257-the round tower}]_{5821-the winding steps of the round tower} , and supplied with the necessary instruments had forced [his]_423-morley entrance into [the muniment room of [the castle]_{7426-the castle}]_{5822-the muniment room of the castle} . [It]_{5822-the muniment room of the castle} was [a circular chamber lined with tall fire - proof cases]_{5824-a circular chamber lined with tall fire - proof cases} . These might have presented invincible obstacles to any other than [the pupils of [Bishop Hatton]_743-hatton]_{5825-the pupils of bishop hatton} ; as it was , in some instances the locks in others the hinges yielded in time , though after prolonged efforts , to the resources of [their]_5826-their art ; and while [Dandy Mick]_440-mick and [[his]_440-mick friends]_{6161-his friends} kept watch at the entrance , [Morley]_423-morley and [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} proceeded to examine the contents of the cases : piles of parchment deeds , bundles of papers arranged and docketed , many boxes of various size and materials : but the desired object was not visible . A baffled expression came over the face of [Morley]_423-morley ; [he]_423-morley paused for an instant in [his]_423-morley labours . The thought of how much [he]_423-morley had sacrificed for this , and only to fail , came upon [him]_423-morley — upon [him]_423-morley , the votary of Moral Power in the midst of havoc which [he]_423-morley had organised and stimulated . [He]_423-morley cursed [Baptist Hatton]_627-hatton in [his]_423-morley heart . “ The knaves have destroyed [them]_10756-them , ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} . “ [I]_{467-devilsdust} thought how it would be . [They]_10756-them never would run the chance of [a son of Labour]_{10757-a son of labour} being [lord of all this]_{10758-lord of all this} . ”_{[467-devilsdust]} Some of the cases were very deep , and they had hitherto in general , in order to save time , proved their contents with an iron rod . Now [Morley]_423-morley with a desperate air mounting on some steps that were in [the room]_{798-the room} , commenced formally rifling the cases and throwing their contents on the floor ; it was soon strewn with deeds and papers and boxes which [he]_423-morley and [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} the moment [they]_5829-they had glanced at [them]_5829-they hurled away . At length when all hope seemed to have vanished , clearing a case which at first appeared only to contain papers , [Morley]_423-morley struck something at its back ; [he]_423-morley sprang forward with outstretched arm , [his]_423-morley body was half hid in the cabinet , and [he]_423-morley pulled out with triumphant exultation the box , painted blue and blazoned with the arms of [Valence]_421-valence . It was neither large nor heavy ; [he]_423-morley held it out to [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} without saying a word , and [Morley]_423-morley descending the steps sate down for a moment on a pile of deeds and folded [his]_423-morley arms . At this juncture the discharge of musketry was heard . “ [Hilloa]_701-hilloa ! ”_{[467-devilsdust]} said [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} with a queer expression . [Morley]_423-morley started from [his]_423-morley seat . [Dandy Mick]_440-mick rushed into [the room]_{798-the room} . “ [Troops]_10346-troops , [troops]_10346-troops ! there are [troops]_10346-troops here ! ”_[440-mick] [he]_440-mick exclaimed . “ Let [us]_5831-us descend , ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley . “ In the confusion [we]_5831-us may escape . [I]_423-morley will take the box , ”_[423-morley] and [they]_5831-us left [the muniment room]_{5832-the muniment room} . [One of [[their]_5831-us party whom [Mick]_440-mick had sent forward to reconnoitre]_{5834-their party whom mick had sent forward to reconnoitre}]_{5833-one of their party whom mick had sent forward to reconnoitre} fell back upon [them]_5831-us . “ [They]_10346-troops are not [troops]_10346-troops , ”_{[5833-one of their party whom mick had sent forward to reconnoitre]} [he]_{5833-one of their party whom mick had sent forward to reconnoitre} said ; “ [they]_10346-troops are yeomanry ; [they]_10346-troops are firing away and cutting [every one]_{6142-every one} down . [They]_10346-troops have cleared [the ground floor of [the castle]_{7426-the castle}]_{10764-the ground floor of the castle} and are in complete possession below . [We]_5831-us can not escape this way . ”_{[5833-one of their party whom mick had sent forward to reconnoitre]} “ Those accursed locks ! ”_[423-morley] said [Morley]_423-morley clenching the box . “ Time has beat [us]_5831-us . Let [us]_5831-us see , let [us]_5831-us see . ”_[423-morley] [He]_423-morley ran back into [the mumment room]_{5835-the mumment room} and examined the egress from the window . It was just possible for [any one very lithe and nimble]_{5836-any one very lithe and nimble} to vault upon the roof of [the less elevated part of [the castle]_{7426-the castle}]_{5837-the less elevated part of the castle} . Revolving this , [another scout]_{5839-another scout} rushed in and said , “ [Comrades]_{10766-comrades} , [they]_10346-troops are here ! [they]_10346-troops are ascending the stairs . ”_{[5839-another scout]} [Morley]_423-morley stamped on the ground with rage and despair . Then seizing [Mick]_440-mick by the hand [he]_423-morley said , “ [You]_440-mick see this window ; can [you]_440-mick by any means reach that roof ? ”_[423-morley] “ [One]_6021-one may as well lose one ’s neck that way , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ [I]_423-morley ’ll try . ”_[423-morley] “ Off ! If [you]_440-mick land [I]_423-morley will throw this box after [you]_440-mick . Now mind ; take it to [the convent at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{10189-the convent at mowbray} and deliver it [yourself]_440-mick from [me]_423-morley to [Sybil Gerard]_430-sybil . It is light ; there are only papers in it ; but [they]_10346-troops will give [her]_430-sybil [her]_430-sybil own again , and [she]_430-sybil will not forget [you]_440-mick . ”_[423-morley] “ Never mind that , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick . “ [I]_440-mick only wish [I]_440-mick may live to see [her]_430-sybil . ”_[440-mick] The tramp of [the ascending troopers]_{5840-the ascending troopers} was heard . “ Good bye [[my]_440-mick hearties]_{10769-my hearties} , ”_[440-mick] said [Mick]_440-mick , and [he]_440-mick made the spring . [He]_440-mick seemed stunned , but [he]_440-mick might recover . [Morley]_423-morley watched [him]_440-mick and flung the box . “ And now , ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley said drawing a pistol , “ [we]_10770-we may fight [our]_10770-we way yet . [I]_423-morley ’ll shoot [the first man who enters]_{10771-the first man who enters} , and then [you]_423-morley must rush on [them]_{10771-the first man who enters} with [your]_423-morley bludgeons . ”_[423-morley] The force that had so unexpectedly arrived at this scene of devastation was [a troop of [the yeomanry regiment of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney}]_{5842-the yeomanry regiment of lord marney}]_{5841-a troop of the yeomanry regiment of lord marney} . The strike in [Lancashire]_{234-lancashire} and the revolt in [the mining districts]_{7851-the mining districts} had so completely drained [this county of military]_{5844-this county of military} , that [the lord lieutenant]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} had insisted on [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} quitting [[his]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} agricultural neighbourhood]_{5846-his agricultural neighbourhood} and quartering [himself]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} in [the region of [factories]_{5848-factories}]_{5847-the region of factories} . Within the last two days [he]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} had fixed [his]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} headquarters at [a large manufacturing town within ten miles of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5849-a large manufacturing town within ten miles of mowbray} , and a despatch on Sunday evening from [the mayor of [that town]_{8369-that town}]_{5850-the mayor of that town} having reached [him]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} , apprising [him]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} of the invasion of [the miners]_{5018-the miners} , [Egremont]_290-egremont had received orders to march with [his]_290-egremont troop [there]_6019-there on the following morning . [Egremont]_290-egremont had not departed more than two hours when the horsemen whom [Sybil]_430-sybil had met arrived at [[Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} ’s headquarters]_{5854-lord marney ’s headquarters} , bringing a most alarming and exaggerated report of the insurrection and of the havoc that was probably impending . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} being of opinion that [[Egremont]_290-egremont ’s forces]_{5855-egremont ’s forces} were by no means equal to the occasion resolved therefore at once to set out for [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} with [[his]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} own troop]_{5856-his own troop} . Crossing [Mowbray Moor]_{162-mowbray moor} [he]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} encountered a great multitude , now headed for purposes of peace by [Walter Gerard]_424-gerard . [His]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} mind inflamed by the accounts [he]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} had received , and hating at all times any popular demonstration , [[his]_{10142-the lord lieutenant} lordship]_{6586-his lordship} resolved without inquiry or preparation immediately to disperse [them]_{5855-egremont ’s forces} . The Riot Act was read with the rapidity with which grace is sometimes said at the head of a public table — a ceremony of which none but [the performer]_{5858-the performer} and [[his]_{5858-the performer} immediate friends]_{5859-his immediate friends} are conscious . [The people]_{914-the people} were fired on and sabred . The indignant spirit of [Gerard]_424-gerard resisted ; [he]_424-gerard struck down [a trooper]_{5861-a trooper} to [the earth]_{7806-the earth} , and incited those about [him]_424-gerard not to yield . [The father of [Sybil]_430-sybil]_{5863-the father of sybil} was picked out — [the real friend and champion of [the People]_{914-the people}]_{5864-the real friend and champion of the people} — and shot dead . Instantly arose a groan which almost quelled the spirit of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} , though armed and at the head of [armed men]_{5866-armed men} . [The people who before this were in general scared and dispersing , ready indeed to fly in all directions]_{5867-the people who before this were in general scared and dispersing , ready indeed to fly in all directions} , no sooner saw [[their]_{5867-the people who before this were in general scared and dispersing , ready indeed to fly in all directions} beloved leader]_{5868-their beloved leader} fall than a feeling of frenzy came over [them]_{5867-the people who before this were in general scared and dispersing , ready indeed to fly in all directions} . [They]_{5867-the people who before this were in general scared and dispersing , ready indeed to fly in all directions} defied [the troopers]_{5869-the troopers} , though [themselves]_{5867-the people who before this were in general scared and dispersing , ready indeed to fly in all directions} armed only with stones and bludgeons ; [they]_{5867-the people who before this were in general scared and dispersing , ready indeed to fly in all directions} rushed at [the horsemen]_{8520-the horsemen} and tore [them]_{8520-the horsemen} from [their]_{8520-the horsemen} saddles , while a shower of stones rattled on the helmet of [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} and seemed never to cease . In vain [the men around [him]_{5868-their beloved leader}]_{5871-the men around him} charged [the infuriated throng]_{5872-the infuriated throng} ; [the people]_{914-the people} returned to [their]_{914-the people} prey , nor did [they]_{914-the people} rest until [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} fell lifeless on [Mowbray Moor]_{162-mowbray moor} , literally stoned to death . These disastrous events of course occurred at a subsequent period of the day to that on which [half - a - dozen troopers]_{5874-half - a - dozen troopers} were ascending the staircase of [the Round Tower of [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{5875-the round tower of mowbray castle} . [The distracted house - steward of [Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5876-the distracted house - steward of lord de mowbray} had met and impressed upon [them]_{5874-half - a - dozen troopers} , now that [the Castle]_{243-the castle} was once more in [their]_{5874-half - a - dozen troopers} possession , of securing [the muniment room]_{5832-the muniment room} , for [Mr Bentley]_{764-mr bentley} had witnessed the ominous ascent of [Morley]_423-morley and [[his]_423-morley companions]_{1924-his companions} to [that important chamber]_{5879-that important chamber} . [Morley]_423-morley and [[his]_423-morley companions]_{1924-his companions} had taken up an advantageous position at the head of the staircase . “ Surrender , ”_{[5881-the commander of the yeomanry]} said [the commander of the yeomanry]_{5881-the commander of the yeomanry} . “ Resistance is useless . ”_[423-morley] [Morley]_423-morley presented [his]_423-morley pistol , but before [he]_423-morley could pull the trigger a shot from [a trooper in the rear]_{5882-a trooper in the rear} , and who from [his]_{5882-a trooper in the rear} position could well observe the intention of [Morley]_423-morley , struck [Stephen]_423-morley in the breast ; still [he]_423-morley fired , but aimless and without effect . [The troopers]_{5869-the troopers} pushed on ; [Morley]_423-morley fainting fell back with [[his]_423-morley friends]_{6161-his friends} who were frightened , except [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} , who had struck hard and well , and who in turn had been slightly sabred . [The yeomanry]_{5885-the yeomanry} entered [the muniment room]_{5832-the muniment room} almost at the same time as [[their]_{5885-the yeomanry} foes]_{5887-their foes} , leaving [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} behind [them]_{5885-the yeomanry} , who had fallen , and who cursing [the Capitalist who had wounded [him]_423-morley]_{5888-the capitalist who had wounded him} managed to escape . [Morley]_423-morley fell when [he]_423-morley had regained [the room]_{798-the room} . [The rest]_{1807-the rest} surrendered . “ [Morley]_423-morley ! [Stephen Morley]_423-morley ! ”_{[5881-the commander of the yeomanry]} exclaimed [the commander of [the yeomanry]_{5885-the yeomanry}]_{5881-the commander of the yeomanry} . “ [You]_423-morley , [you]_423-morley here ! ”_{[5881-the commander of the yeomanry]} “ Yes . [I]_423-morley am sped , ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley said in a faint voice . “ No , no succour . It is useless and [I]_423-morley desire none . Why [I]_423-morley am here is a mystery ; let it remain so . [The world]_{6016-the world} will misjudge [me]_423-morley ; [the man of peace]_{10773-the man of peace} [they]_{6016-the world} will say was [a hypocrite]_{10774-a hypocrite} . [The world]_{6016-the world} will be wrong , as it always is . Death is bitter , ”_[423-morley] [he]_423-morley said with a deep sigh , and speaking with great difficulty , “ more bitter from [you]_423-morley ; but just . [We]_10776-we have struggled together before , [Egremont]_290-egremont . [I]_423-morley thought [I]_423-morley had scotched [you]_423-morley then , but [you]_423-morley escaped . [Our]_10776-we lives have been a struggle since [we]_10776-we first met . [Your]_423-morley star has controlled [mine]_423-morley ; and now [I]_423-morley feel [I]_423-morley have sacrificed life and fame — dying men prophecy — for [your]_423-morley profit and honour . O [Sybil]_430-sybil ! ”_[423-morley] and with this name half sighed upon [his]_423-morley lips the votary of Moral Power and [the Apostle of Community]_{5893-the apostle of community} ceased to exist . Meanwhile [Sybil]_430-sybil , separated from [[her]_430-sybil friends who had made [their]_{5894-her friends who had made their escape through the grotto} escape through [the grotto]_{5779-the grotto}]_{5894-her friends who had made their escape through the grotto} , was left with only [Harold]_625-harold for [[her]_430-sybil protector]_{5896-her protector} , for [she]_430-sybil had lost even [Warner]_493-warner in the crush . [She]_430-sybil looked around in vain for some Mowbray face that [she]_430-sybil could recognise , but after some fruitless research , a loud shouting in the distance , followed by the firing of musketry , so terrified all around [her]_430-sybil , that [the mob in [[her]_430-sybil immediate neighbourhood]_{5898-her immediate neighbourhood}]_{5897-the mob in her immediate neighbourhood} dispersed as if by magic , and [she]_430-sybil remained alone crouching in a corner of [the flower - garden]_{5759-the flower - garden} , while dreadful shouts and shrieks and yells resounded from the distance , occasionally firing , the smoke floating to [her]_430-sybil retreat . [She]_430-sybil could see from where [she]_430-sybil stood the multitude flying about [the park]_{6209-the park} in all directions , and therefore [she]_430-sybil thought it best to remain in [her]_430-sybil present position and await the terrible events . [She]_430-sybil concluded that some military force had arrived , and that if [she]_430-sybil could maintain [her]_430-sybil present post , [she]_430-sybil hoped that the extreme danger might pass . But while [she]_430-sybil indulged in these hopes , a dark cloud of smoke came descending in [the garden]_{6682-the garden} . It could not be produced by musket or carbine : its volume was too heavy even for ordnance : and in a moment there were sparks mingled with its black form ; and then the shouting and shrieking which had in some degree subsided , suddenly broke out again with increased force and wildness . [The Castle]_{7426-the castle} was on fire . Whether from heedlessness or from insane intention , for the deed sealed [their]_5903-their own doom , [the drunken Hell - cats]_{5904-the drunken hell - cats} brandishing [their]_{5904-the drunken hell - cats} torches , while [they]_{5904-the drunken hell - cats} rifled [the cellars]_{7131-the cellars} and examined [every closet and corner of [the offices]_{6624-the offices}]_{5906-every closet and corner of the offices} , had set fire to [the lower part of [the building]_{816-the building}]_{5908-the lower part of the building} , and the flames that had for some time burnt unseen , had now gained [the principal chambers]_{5910-the principal chambers} . [The Bishop]_{8200-the bishop} was lying senseless in [the main cellar]_{5912-the main cellar} , surrounded by [[his]_{8200-the bishop} chief officers]_{5913-his chief officers} in the same state : indeed the whole of [the basement]_{5914-the basement} was covered with the recumbent figures of Hell - cats , as black and thick as torpid flies during the last days of [their]_{5904-the drunken hell - cats} career . The funeral pile of [the children of [Woden]_138-woden]_{5915-the children of woden} was a sumptuous one ; it was prepared and lighted by [themselves]_{5915-the children of woden} ; and the flame that , rising from [the keep of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5916-the keep of mowbray} , announced to [the startled country]_{5917-the startled country} that in a short hour the splendid mimickry of Norman rule would cease to exist , told also the pitiless fate of [the ruthless savage]_{5918-the ruthless savage} , who , with analogous pretension , had presumed to style [himself]_{5918-the ruthless savage} [the Liberator of [the People]_{914-the people}]_{5919-the liberator of the people} . The clouds of smoke , the tongues of flame , that now began to mingle with [them]_{914-the people} , [the multitude whom this new incident and impending catastrophe]_{5921-the multitude whom this new incident and impending catastrophe} summoned hack to the scene , forced [Sybil]_430-sybil to leave [the garden]_{6682-the garden} and enter [the park]_{6209-the park} . It was in vain [she]_430-sybil endeavoured to gain some part less frequented than the rest , and to make [her]_430-sybil way unobserved . Suddenly [a band of drunken ruffians , with shouts and oaths]_{5924-a band of drunken ruffians , with shouts and oaths} , surrounded [her]_430-sybil ; [she]_430-sybil shrieked in frantic terror ; [Harold]_625-harold sprung at the throat of [the foremost]_{5925-the foremost} ; another advanced , [Harold]_625-harold left [his]_625-harold present prey and attacked [the new assailant]_{5926-the new assailant} . [The brave dog]_{5927-the brave dog} did wonders , but the odds were fearful ; and [the men]_{7036-the men} had bludgeons , were enraged , and had already wounded [him]_{5927-the brave dog} . [One ruffian]_{5929-one ruffian} had grasped the arm of [Sybil]_430-sybil , another had clenched [her]_430-sybil garments , when [an officer covered with dust and gore , sabre in hand]_{5930-an officer covered with dust and gore , sabre in hand} , jumped from [the terrace]_{5747-the terrace} , and hurried to the rescue . [He]_{5930-an officer covered with dust and gore , sabre in hand} cut down [one man]_{5932-one man} , thrust away another , and placing [his]_{5930-an officer covered with dust and gore , sabre in hand} left arm round [Sybil]_430-sybil , [he]_{5930-an officer covered with dust and gore , sabre in hand} defended [her]_430-sybil with [his]_{5930-an officer covered with dust and gore , sabre in hand} sword , while [Harold]_625-harold now become furious , flew from [man]_6203-man to [man]_6203-man , and protected [her]_430-sybil on the other side . [[Her]_430-sybil assailants]_{5935-her assailants} were routed , [they]_{5935-her assailants} made a staggering flight ; [the officer]_{4669-the officer} turned round and pressed [Sybil]_430-sybil to [his]_{4669-the officer} heart . “ [We]_10777-we will never part again , ”_{[290-egremont]} said [Egremont]_290-egremont . “ Never , ”_[430-sybil] murmured [Sybil]_430-sybil . It was the Spring of last year , and [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} was making a morning visit to [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [I]_{365-lady st julians} heard [they]_{5935-her assailants} were to be at [Lady Palmerston]_{773-lady palmerston} ’s last night , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ No , ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} said [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} shaking [his]_5937-his head , “ [they]_{5935-her assailants} make [their]_{5935-her assailants} first appearance at [Deloraine House]_{159-deloraine house} . [We]_10777-we meet there on Thursday [I]_5937-his know . ”_[5937-his] “ Well , [I]_{365-lady st julians} must say , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , “ that [I]_{365-lady st julians} am curious to see [her]_430-sybil . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [Lord Valentine]_{478-lord valentine} met [them]_{5935-her assailants} last year at [Naples]_172-naples . ”_[5937-his] “ And what does [he]_{478-lord valentine} say of [her]_430-sybil . ”_[5937-his] “ Oh ! [he]_{478-lord valentine} raves ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ What a romantic history ! And what [a fortunate man]_{8778-a fortunate man} is [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} . If one could only have foreseen events ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} exclaimed [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [He]_{478-lord valentine} was always a favourite of [mine]_{365-lady st julians} though . But still [I]_{365-lady st julians} thought [[his]_{478-lord valentine} brother]_{6180-his brother} was the very last person who ever would die . [He]_{478-lord valentine} was so very hard ! ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [I]_{737-lady bardolf} fear [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} is entirely lost to [us]_10780-us , ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} said [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} looking very solemn . “ Ah ! [he]_{478-lord valentine} always had a twist , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} , “ and used to breakfast with that horrid [Mr Trenchard]_{598-mr trenchard} , and do those sort of things . But still with [his]_{478-lord valentine} immense fortune , [I]_{365-lady st julians} should think [he]_{478-lord valentine} would become rational . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} “ [You]_{365-lady st julians} may well say immense , ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} said [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} . “ [Mr Ormsby]_{574-mr ormsby} , and there is [no better judge of]_{10781-no better judge of} [another man]_{10782-another man} ’s income , says there are not [three peers in [the kingdom]_{1326-the kingdom}]_{10783-three peers in the kingdom} who have so much a year clear . ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} “ [They]_10785-they say [the Mowbray estate]_{10786-the mowbray estate} is forty thousand a year , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} . “ [Poor Lady de Mowbray]_{774-poor lady de mowbray} ! [I]_{737-lady bardolf} understand that [Mr Mountchesney]_{270-mr mountchesney} has resolved not to appeal against the verdict . ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} “ [You]_{365-lady st julians} know [he]_{478-lord valentine} has not a shadow of a chance , ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} said [Lady Bardolf]_{737-lady bardolf} . “ Ah ! what changes [we]_10787-we have seen in [that family]_{7743-that family} ! [They]_10785-they say the writ of right killed [poor Lord de Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , but to [my]_{737-lady bardolf} mind [he]_{478-lord valentine} never recovered the burning of [the Castle]_{7426-the castle} . [We]_10787-we went over to [them]_10785-they directly , and [I]_{737-lady bardolf} never saw [a man]_{1218-a man} so cut up . [We]_10787-we wanted [them]_10785-they to come to [us]_10787-we at [Firebrace]_{365-lady st julians} , but [he]_{478-lord valentine} said [he]_{478-lord valentine} should leave [the county]_{1647-the county} immediately . [I]_{737-lady bardolf} remember [Lord Bardolf]_{635-lord bardolf} mentioning to [me]_{737-lady bardolf} , that [he]_{478-lord valentine} looked like [a dying man]_{10792-a dying man} . ”_{[737-lady bardolf]} “ Well [I]_{365-lady st julians} must say , ”_{[365-lady st julians]} said [Lady St Julians]_{365-lady st julians} rallying as it were from a fit of abstraction , “ that [I]_{365-lady st julians} am most curious to see [Lady Marney]_{10793-lady marney} . ”_{[365-lady st julians]} [The reader]_{6526-the reader} will infer from this conversation that [Dandy Mick]_440-mick , in spite of [his]_440-mick stunning fall , and all dangers which awaited [him]_440-mick on [his]_440-mick recovery , had contrived in spite of fire and flame , sabre and carbine , trampling [troopers]_{5939-troopers} and [plundering mobs]_{5940-plundering mobs} , to reach [the Convent of [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{5059-the convent of mowbray} with the box of papers . There [he]_440-mick enquired for [Sybil]_430-sybil , in whose hands , and whose hands alone [he]_440-mick was enjoined to deposit them . [She]_430-sybil was still absent , but faithful to [his]_440-mick instructions , [Mick]_440-mick would deliver [his]_440-mick charge to none other , and exhausted by the fatigues of the terrible day , [he]_440-mick remained in [the court - yard of [the Convent]_{7086-the convent}]_{5942-the court - yard of the convent} , lying down with the box for [his]_440-mick pillow until [Sybil]_430-sybil under the protection of [Egremont]_290-egremont [herself]_430-sybil returned . Then [he]_440-mick fulfilled [his]_440-mick mission . [Sybil]_430-sybil was too agitated at the moment to perceive all its import , but [she]_430-sybil delivered the box into the custody of [Egremont]_290-egremont , who desiring [Mick]_440-mick to follow [him]_440-mick to [[his]_440-mick hotel]_{5944-his hotel} bade farewell to [Sybil]_430-sybil , who equally with [himself]_440-mick , was then ignorant of the fatal encounter on [Mowbray Moor]_{162-mowbray moor} . [We]_5945-we must drop a veil over the anguish which its inevitable and speedy revelation brought to [the daughter of [Gerard]_430-sybil]_{7584-the daughter of gerard} . [Her]_430-sybil love for [[her]_430-sybil father]_{7055-her father} was one of those profound emotions which seemed to form a constituent part of [her]_430-sybil existence . [She]_430-sybil remained for a long period in helpless woe , soothed only by the sacred cares of [Ursula]_690-ursula . There was another mourner in this season of sorrow who must not be forgotten ; and that was [Lady Marney]_{5948-lady marney} . All that tenderness and the most considerate thought could devise to soften sorrow and reconcile [her]_{5948-lady marney} to a change of life which at the first has in it something depressing were extended by [Egremont]_290-egremont to [Arabella]_371-arabella . [He]_290-egremont supplied in an instant every arrangement which had been neglected by [[his]_290-egremont brother]_{6180-his brother} , but which could secure [her]_{5948-lady marney} convenience and tend to [her]_{5948-lady marney} happiness . Between [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} where [he]_290-egremont insisted for the present that [Arabella]_371-arabella should reside and [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , [Egremont]_290-egremont passed [his]_290-egremont life for many months , until by some management which [we]_5950-we need not trace or analyse , [Lady Marney]_{5951-lady marney} came over one day to [the Convent at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney}]_{10189-the convent at mowbray} and carried back [Sybil]_430-sybil to [Marney Abbey]_{21-marney abbey} , never again to quit it until on [her]_{5951-lady marney} bridal day , when [the Earl]_{6382-the earl} and [Countess of Marney]_{651-the countess of marney} departed for [Italy]_122-italy where [they]_5954-they passed nearly a year , and from which [they]_5954-they had just returned at the commencement of this chapter . During the previous period however many important events had occurred . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} had placed [himself]_{402-lord marney} in communication with [Mr Hatton]_425-hatton , who had soon become acquainted with all that had occurred in [the muniment room of [Mowbray Castle]_{71-mowbray castle}]_{4815-the muniment room of mowbray castle} . The result was not what [he]_290-egremont had once anticipated ; but for [him]_290-egremont it was not without some compensatory circumstances . True another , and [an unexpected rival]_{5956-an unexpected rival} , had stepped on the stage with whom it was vain to cope , but the idea that [he]_290-egremont had deprived [Sybil]_430-sybil of [her]_430-sybil inheritance , had ever , since [he]_290-egremont had became acquainted with [her]_430-sybil , been the plague - spot of [Hatton]_425-hatton ’s life , and there was nothing that [he]_290-egremont desired more ardently than to see [her]_430-sybil restored to [her]_430-sybil rights , and to be instrumental in that restoration . How successful [he]_290-egremont was in pursuing [her]_430-sybil claim , [the reader]_{6526-the reader} has already learnt . [Dandy Mick]_440-mick was rewarded for all the dangers [he]_440-mick had encountered in the service of [Sybil]_430-sybil , and what [he]_440-mick conceived was the vindication of popular rights . [Lord Marney]_{402-lord marney} established [him]_440-mick in business , and [Mick]_440-mick took [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} for [a partner]_{5958-a partner} . [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} having thus obtained a position in [society]_4132-society and become [a capitalist]_{5960-a capitalist} , thought it but a due homage to the social decencies to assume a decorous appellation , and [he]_290-egremont called [himself]_290-egremont by the name of [[the town]_{1349-the town} where [he]_290-egremont was born]_{5962-the town where he was born} . [The firm of [Radley]_{445-mick radley}]_{5963-the firm of radley} , [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} , and [Co.]_5964-co. , is [a rising one]_{5965-a rising one} ; and will probably furnish in time a crop of [members of Parliament]_{9551-members of parliament} and [Peers of the realm]_{5967-peers of the realm} . [Devilsdust]_{467-devilsdust} married [Caroline]_444-caroline , and [Mrs Mowbray]_{775-mrs mowbray} became a great favorite . [She]_{775-mrs mowbray} was always perhaps a little too fond of junketting but [she]_{775-mrs mowbray} had a sweet temper and a gay spirit , and sustained [[her]_{775-mrs mowbray} husband]_{6409-her husband} in the agonies of a great speculation , or the despair of glutted markets . [Julia]_443-julia became [Mrs Radley]_{776-mrs radley} , and was much esteemed : [no one]_{6145-no one} could behave better . [She]_443-julia was more orderly than [Caroline]_444-caroline , and exactly suited [Mick]_440-mick , who wanted [a person near [him]_440-mick of decision and method]_{5970-a person near him of decision and method} . As for [Harriet]_444-caroline , [she]_444-caroline is not yet married . Though pretty and clever , [she]_444-caroline is selfish and a screw . [She]_444-caroline has saved a good deal and has a considerable sum in [the Savings ’ Bank]_{5971-the savings ’ bank} , but like many [heiresses]_{5972-heiresses} [she]_444-caroline can not bring [her]_444-caroline mind to share [her]_444-caroline money with [another]_7839-another . The great measures of [Sir Robert Peel]_{375-sir robert} , which produced three good harvests , have entirely revived trade at [Mowbray]_{402-lord marney} . [The Temple]_{1860-the temple} is again open . [newly - painted , and re - burnished , and Chaffing Jack]_{5975-newly - painted , and re - burnished , and chaffing jack} has of course “ rallied ”_{[436-mrs carey]} while [good Mrs Carey]_{436-mrs carey} still gossips with [[her]_{436-mrs carey} neighbours]_{5976-her neighbours} round [her]_{436-mrs carey} well - stored stall , and tells wonderful stories of the great stick - out and riots of ‘ 42 . And thus [I]_0-i conclude the last page of a work , which though its form be light and unpretending , would yet aspire to suggest to [its readers]_{5977-its readers} some considerations of a very opposite character . A year ago . [I]_0-i presumed to offer to [the public]_{955-the public} some volumes that aimed to call [their]_{955-the public} attention to the state of [[our]_5979-our political parties]_{5980-our political parties} ; [their]_{5980-our political parties} origin , [their]_{5980-our political parties} history , [their]_{5980-our political parties} present position . In an age of political infidelity , of mean passions and petty thoughts , [I]_0-i would have impressed upon [the rising race]_{9586-the rising race} not to despair , but to seek in a right understanding of the history of [[their]_{9586-the rising race} country]_{1580-their country} and in the energies of [heroic youth]_{5983-heroic youth} — the elements of national welfare . The present work advances another step in the same emprise . From the state of Parties it now would draw public thought to the state of [the People whom [those parties for two centuries]_{5985-those parties for two centuries} have governed]_{5984-the people whom those parties for two centuries have governed} . The comprehension and the cure of this greater theme depend upon the same agencies as the first : it is the past alone that can explain the present , and it is youth that alone can mould the remedial future . The written history of [[our]_5979-our country]_{1107-our country} for the last ten reigns has been a mere phantasma ; giving to the origin and consequence of public transactions a character and colour in every respect dissimilar with [their]_{5980-our political parties} natural form and hue . In this mighty mystery all thoughts and things have assumed an aspect and title contrary to [their]_{5980-our political parties} real quality and style : Oligarchy has been called Liberty ; [an exclusive Priesthood]_{5987-an exclusive priesthood} has been christened [a National Church]_{5988-a national church} ; Sovereignty has been the title of something that has had no dominion , while absolute power has been wielded by [those who profess [themselves]_{5989-those who profess themselves the servants of the people} [the servants of [the People]_{914-the people}]_{5990-the servants of the people}]_{5989-those who profess themselves the servants of the people} . In the selfish strife of factions two great existences have been blotted out of the history of [England]_28-england — [the Monarch]_{1104-the monarch} and [the Multitude]_{1200-the multitude} ; as the power of [the Crown]_{676-the crown} has diminished , the privileges of [the People]_{914-the people} have disappeared ; till at length the sceptre has become a pageant , and its subject has degenerated again into [a serf]_{5995-a serf} . It is nearly fourteen years ago , in the popular frenzy of a mean and selfish revolution which neither emancipated [the Crown]_{676-the crown} nor [the People]_{914-the people} , that [I]_0-i first took the occasion to intimate and then to develop to [the first assembly of [[my]_0-i countrymen]_{5998-my countrymen}]_{5997-the first assembly of my countrymen} that [I]_0-i ever had the honour to address , these convictions . [They]_5999-they have been misunderstood as is ever for a season the fate of Truth , and [they]_5999-they have obtained for [[their]_5999-they promulgator]_{6000-their promulgator} much misrepresentation as must ever be the lot of [those who will not follow the beaten track of a fallacious custom]_{6001-those who will not follow the beaten track of a fallacious custom} . But Time that brings all things has brought also to the mind of [England]_28-england some suspicion that [the idols]_{5703-the idols} [they]_5999-they have so long worshipped and the oracles that have so long deluded [them]_5999-they are not [the true ones]_{6003-the true ones} . There is a whisper rising in [this country]_{1135-this country} that Loyalty is not a phrase . Faith not a delusion , and Popular Liberty something more diffusive and substantial than the profane exercise of the sacred rights of sovereignty by [political classes]_{6005-political classes} . That [we]_6006-we may live to see [England]_28-england once more possess a free Monarchy and [a privileged and prosperous People]_{6007-a privileged and prosperous people} , is [my]_0-i prayer ; that these great consequences can only be brought about by the energy and devotion of [[our]_6006-we Youth]_{6008-our youth} is [my]_0-i persuasion . [We]_6006-we live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be no longer synonymous . [We]_6006-we must prepare for the coming hour . The claims of the Future are represented by suffering millions ; and [the Youth of [a Nation]_{1106-a nation}]_{6009-the youth of a nation} are [the trustees of Posterity]_{6011-the trustees of posterity} .